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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Coral Murphy Marcos

Cub found alone in US woods now being raised by wildlife staff in bear costumes

A person feeds a black bear cub with a bottle
Staff at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center go to lengths to prevent the cub from imprinting on to humans. Photograph: San Diego Humane Society

Human bears, some would say, are taking care of a two-month-old cub that spent days without his mother, starving in a California forest.

The small black bear cub was rescued by campers in Los Padres national forest after being found alone and starving. The infant bear is now recovering at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center, and is believed to be the youngest cub the organization has ever cared for.

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