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Omaha Steve

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Mon Nov 16, 2015, 10:30 PM Nov 2015

AP Breaking...Wildlife workers free hungry bear's head from milk can (Winnie the Pooh?)



In this photo provided by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service, a male black bear rests with its head stuck in a milk can near Thurmont, Md., Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. Maryland state wildlife workers used an electric hand saw to remove the can. DNR spokeswoman Karis King says the bear was calm, but the workers tranquilized him for safety reasons before carefully removing the can. (Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service via AP)

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/662527c2837f40eb921983a24c15e0d4/wildlife-workers-free-hungry-bears-head-milk-can

THURMONT, Md. (AP) — In an episode reminiscent of "Winnie the Pooh," Maryland state wildlife workers used an electric hand saw to remove a milk can that was stuck on the head of a bear.

Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman Karis King says the wildlife response team was called early Monday to a rural location near Thurmont to rescue an adult male black bear with his head stuck inside a metal milk can.

King says the bear was calm, but the workers tranquilized him for safety reasons before carefully removing the can. She says the animal regained consciousness, lifted his head and walked into the nearby woods.

King says the bear weighed 175 to 200 pounds.

In the children's story, a bear named Pooh gets his head stuck in a honey jar.
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AP Breaking...Wildlife workers free hungry bear's head from milk can (Winnie the Pooh?) (Original Post) Omaha Steve Nov 2015 OP
Very nice malaise Nov 2015 #1
They also witnessed a tiger bouncing away from the scene NightWatcher Nov 2015 #2
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