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A three-legged bear near Lake Mary, Florida known as Tripod broke in and enjoyed a modest party over the weekend. The owner said she caught the brazen food and drink thief through surveillance footage.
According to Josaury Faneite-Diglio, Tripod was reportedly visiting their Magnolia Plantation home at around 5pm on Sunday. Joseph Diglio, her son, heard the household dog start to bark at the same time. He began recording when he saw Tripod entering the lanai, WESH reports.
"God, oh God," he can be heard stating, "I've never been this close to a bear." In terms of actual harm, Tripod mainly only consumed some of their patio food and left a hole in their screen.
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According to Josaury Faneite-Diglio, Tripod was reportedly visiting their Magnolia Plantation home at around 5pm on Sunday (Ark Media)"He ate the fish food we had outside next to our fish tank and then proceeded to the bar," Josaury said. "He took three White Claws, drank, and left very happy. His favorite flavor is mango and strawberry."
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Florida black bears (Ursus americanus floridanus) are most active and on the move in the spring and early summer, especially young cubs that have just separated from their moms and are looking for their own breeding and feeding territory. Additionally, the mating season lasts from June through August.
Florida authorities warned residents that black bears were expanding their territory (Ark Media)The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued an alert to the public warning that some bears are expanding their range. According to Mike Orlando, the coordinator of the FWC's bear management program, "leaving these bears alone is the most crucial thing people can do to help them. Give them plenty of room and allow them to proceed independently."
Florida black bears typically reach 250 to 350 pounds when fully grown, but the state's record male weighed an astounding 760 pounds. These bears are a subspecies of black bear that lives all over the state.
Black bears, like the majority of wild animals, may be trained using food. As soon as they start to identify humans with food, they start to attack individuals in order to get their meal, News-Press reported.
There have been more recorded encounters than ever since records first started being kept in 2003, reaching a peak of 6,680 in 2013 (Ark Media)They already consume enough calories each day throughout the summer to equal two enormous pizzas, largely in the form of berries, fruits, and insects. They also scavenge small mammals and dead birds. Feeding bears is forbidden.
Since records began being kept in 2003, there have been more reported encounters than ever before, peaking at 6,680 in 2013. 5,907 bear encounters were reported in 2022, according to FWC records. For a bear, bird food is similar to movie theater popcorn. They will swiftly grab a bird feeder off a post and devour everything inside.