Bears hibernate in dens. People watch TV in the dens of their homes.
Apparently a bear in Hopatcong, N.J., didn't understand the different definitions of the word den.
In a Goldilocks role reversal, a cable TV repairman entered a home on Wednesday afternoon to perform scheduled repairs and found a 500-pound bear slumbering in the basement, reported WNBC-TV in New York. No evidence of just-right porridge was reported.
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The breaking and entering bear ran from the house before New Jersey Fish and Game officials arrived.
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By about 3 p.m., the bear had been knocked out by a tranquilizer dart and subsequently relocated by officials.
Neighbors reported seeing the basement-bound bear earlier in the afternoon.
IMAGE: An American black bear (Ursus americanus) at the Grandfather Mountain Animal Habitat. (Credit: KenThomas, Wikimedia Commons).
Tags: Animal Behavior, Animals, Mammals, Weird News, Wildlife Conservation
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