A bear cub seen opening a automobile door in Sierra Madre, California, might have been hopeful that the person within the automobile could be keen to share a chew of his sandwich.
As seen in a video, which was shared with a number of native information stations, a bear cub peeks by the automobile window and managed to open it, prompting Invoice Duvall to rapidly pull the door shut earlier than it might make its method into his automobile.
Duvall instructed ABC7 in an interview shared on Twitter that he simply parked in his driveway after selecting up a corned beef sandwich and seen two bear cubs approaching the automobile as he started to open the door. He mentioned one cub will need to have smelled the sandwich as a result of it instantly went straight to the automobile.
"This went on three or 4 instances, after which lastly the cub type of acquired the message it could not get in as a result of I locked the door," he mentioned.
Duvall's spouse, Sandy, instructed Fox 11 that it is not unusual to identify bears close to their house—one thing that some folks dwelling in areas which might be additionally house to bears can relate to.
Nevertheless, many companies encourage folks to do what they will to "bear-proof" their houses.
The California Division of Fish and Wildlife has an inventory of strategies on its web site for householders to safe their property. This contains utilizing bear-proof rubbish bins, ready till the morning of assortment day to place out the trash and holding scented merchandise inside, whether or not they're meals merchandise or not. This will likely embody sunblock, bug spray and cleaning soap.
If a bear manages to make its method inside a home, officers added that householders ought to attempt to not confront the bear.
"Most bears will rapidly search for an escape route," the company mentioned. "Transfer away to a secure place. Don't block exit factors. If the bear doesn't depart, get to a secure place and name 911."
A bear present in a home-owner's yard is prone to transfer on with out inflicting a lot of a difficulty if there's nothing omitted for them. If somebody finds themselves approached by a bear, the company recommends that the person ought to make themselves look greater and wave their arms whereas yelling at it.
"Black bear assaults are uncommon in California and sometimes are defensive in nature as a result of the bear is stunned or defending cubs," officers with the state's division of fish and wildlife continued. "Nevertheless, bears accustomed to folks might grow to be too daring and act aggressively."
Newsweek reached out to the Duvalls for additional remark, however didn't hear again from them in time for publication.
One other man lately had his personal encounter with a bear whereas he was napping by a pool, as seen in a video taken by a surveillance digital camera. Newsweek beforehand reported that the bear was seen sniffing on the water as the person continued to nap. The bear made its method over to the person earlier than it reached out and touched his foot, waking him up. As soon as the person sat up, the bear rapidly ran away.
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