Recognizing real bears – and learning to not feed them
It had long been his dream to have a pet bear. When he came into his own, he figured his chance had come at last. He trained that cub with great care. He carried it around with him everywhere—nurturing an understanding . . . familiarity. He was convinced that with enough exposure to humans, he could tame the wild right out of that bear. As time passed, he forgot the animal’s true identity and came to comfortably view him more as a well-trained pet. So, he let his guard down a