Posted on 07/27/2021 5:59:52 AM PDT by SJackson
Shortly after the N.C. Wildlife Commission put jelly donuts and sardines on the ground near a tree outside UNC Rex Hospital, a black bear cub climbed down for the tasty treats.
The bear was seen running around near the tree at 12:25 a.m. on Wednesday. Then, Raleigh police said the bear had crossed the street, and police were trying to make sure it was safe. WRAL was the only news crew there when the bear came down.
Brad Howard with N.C. Wildlife said the cub probably showed up outside the hospital off Lake Boone Trail Monday night.
Officials say that the bear is around 18 months old and between 70 to 80 pounds. Raleigh Police Department has nicknamed the cub "Rex."
Greg Batts with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission said he bought the donuts from Krispy Kreme, which celebrated 84 years of business on Tuesday. Batts squeezed the raspberry jelly out of the donuts around the base of the tree and then put the donuts in a trail along with the sardines.
"I threw out all this food out in the base of this tree and he's laying up there in that tree and he's just smelling that," Batts said. "It's just coming up into his nostrils and some point you know you just gotta say 'I'm getting down out of here, I'm gonna grab some donuts and I'm gonna get out of town.'"
Batts said he was 3 for 3 in coercing bears out of trees.
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My bros 6 piggies escaped. My dad put a line of corn that led to the back of the truck. Why my brother was amazed, I’ll never know.
This bear was gonna come down, regardless of food. If I scattered quarters at the base of the tree, the bear would have come down.
Goodness! I must be a bear cub! Jelly donuts - Yum! Sardines - Yum!
Should have tried a picnic basket
He’ll be back. Unintended consequence.
So bears ARE Russian?
That’s why cops always carry jelly doughnuts.....just in case....
The jelly donuts would have been enough for me.
Beau picked up bear bait the other day. Have you ever seen a 55 gallon drum full of Pop Tarts? LOL!
They also got cookies and donuts. The bears LOVE the sweet stuff almost as much as the stinky stuff. ;)
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