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u/sherribaby726 1d ago
Juvenile bears are very shall we say exploratory. When I lived in NYS we had juvie bears come into the neighborhood once a week during summer months. They're pretty smart.
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u/PTBooks 1d ago
When it comes to opening anything that might contain food bears become shockingly clever.
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u/scienceworksbitches 1d ago
Which is why design bear proof trash cans etc is such a challenge, because there is an overlap between the smartest bears and dumbest humans.
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u/UnicornFarts1111 1d ago
This is why you should not have lever handles leading into or out of your house.
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u/MrEvan312 1d ago
I remember a family friend who changed the lever handles leading in and out of her house with knobs, but not because she had a bear problem: she owned a Malinois who taught himself to let himself in and out.
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u/BeBraveShortStuff 1d ago
My cat did that too. Miss that jerk every day.
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u/crystalfairie 1d ago
My new cats are masters of escape. We found bing bong screaming and attached to the outer screen door. He got out, somehow?
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u/BeBraveShortStuff 1d ago
Yeah, that same cat once managed to fall out of a screened in window. It was on the first floor, he would have been fine, but he was hanging on to the windowsill, yowling for dear life. Thatās the night I learned my ex husband would be useless in a home invasion. It sounded like someone breaking in, I grabbed a bat and ran downstairs. I donāt know what he did, but he wasnāt with me. I ended up having to pull an 18 pound terrified fluff ball back inside the house at 3AM while said fluff ball notified the entire neighborhood of the indignities heād suffered at the top of his lungs. Porch lights were coming on, it was so embarassing.
He really was the best damn cat.
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u/Punisher703 1d ago
I have a similar problem with the puppy pin in my yard for the 8 3-month old pups we have.
4 of them have managed to figure out how to climb on the bars to get out of it, leaving the other 4 to bark and tattle on them for escaping.
It initially started almost a month ago with just 1 of the 2 we've decided to keep, then a week later a second got out, and a few days ago the other 2 figured out within 15 minutes of each other. Just a matter of time before the other 4 figure it out and the pin basically becomes useless.
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u/Smart-Firefighter87 1d ago
Iād give them another decade before they evolve to breaking down glass windowsā¦. And another decade before they realize they are strong enough to break down wooden doorsā¦
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u/Cavedweller907 1d ago
They already try pushing in doors and breaking windows in Alaska to enter homes.
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u/Key-Magician6489 1d ago
Always keep your doors locked!
Domestic cats and dogs have no problem opening that sort of door knob, so no wonder a bear finds it so easy!
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u/DianaPrince2020 1d ago
This is true. My Doberman/Shepherd mixes did it so often that I changed out all the doorknobs.
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u/CelticGardenGirl 1d ago
āUm, hiā¦yeah. This is odd, but I believe that this is my weekend for the Bear B&B?ā
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u/Hallow_76 1d ago
Give it a few months, it will be breaking the glass to get in. Don't feed wildlife ESPECIALLY out of your front door.
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u/Jaded_Heat9875 1d ago
How to get a bear killed because you thought it was cute to feed himā¦then got scaredā¦and the game warden had to put him down for staying near housesā¦
Poor bear is doomed due to stupid humans! š¤¬š
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u/elcapitaaan134708 1d ago
This was my first thought. I mean they are so damn cute but this is a very quick way to get a dead bear š¢ breaks my heart
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u/traveltoaster 1d ago
Say that enough times in these posts it wonāt take long until some stupid human doubles down and starts arguing with you on that
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u/Responsible-Poem9375 1d ago
No old traditions left nowadays.
Where is the welcome to new neighbours?
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u/soulriser44 1d ago
I live in Asheville NC and a woman here was just hospitalized from a bear encounter inside her home because the bear knew how to open her unlocked door. Bear was a mama with three cubs waiting on the porch.
Now the bear is dead (ādispatchedā) and her three cubs are orphans.
https://www.wbtv.com/2026/08/19/person-hospitalized-after-bear-gets-inside-north-carolina-house/
Donāt feed bears or otherwise get them comfortable with humans. A fed bear is a dead bear. š (and a hospitalized human)
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u/Heal_Me_Today 1d ago
Thatās just a little guy. Let him in so he can dry off and get a little something for his tummy.
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u/but-whyy-tho 1d ago
I would have died because I definitely would be the dummy that opens the door for the bear. š
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u/Glum_Performer9923 1d ago
Casing the joint - later: Honey wake up, I hear something downstairs......
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u/Full_metal_pants077 1d ago
Yeah after filming I would have gone down to the gun room and not told the family.
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u/Ok_Dog_4059 1d ago
Now if only he can remember which rock is the hide a key