Got Milk? Vermont Bear's Adventure Inside A Milk Gallon!

By Meera Dolasia on April 22, 2010

Over the weekend, a young Vermont black bear payed dearly for his curiosity. Upon coming across an old fashioned milk gallon, the bear decided to stick his head inside only to discover, that he could not pull it out again.

Bumping around boulders and trees, the poor little thing meandered around the forests for about six hours before he was spotted, lying down exhausted and breathing heavily!

State biologist Forest Hammond tranquilized the bear and tried to lubricate his head with soap to see if the gallon would slide off. When that did not work, he recruited some firefighters who helped cut the can off gently, releasing the poor bear from his misery.

The whole process took about 45 minutes, but when it was finally done, the bear was absolutely okay and scampered away unhurt, from what was probably his worst nightmare.

Vermont officials believe that the bear was hungry and decided to put his head in the gallon after spotting some bird food at the bottom. We have a feeling that the little guy has learned his lesson and will not be seen poking his head inside anything ever again!

www.reformer.com, kptv.com

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  • cahill74
    8/21/2012
    poor little bear!
    • cheyenne2
      7/9/2012
      vermont was my state in 4th grade.
      • Fernanda5/29/2012
        These bear is very cute but its so sad the bear was almost going to die.
        • person2/7/2012
          poor bear :( could have died!
          • coolerthanyou1/2/2012
            halarious and that cute beAR
            • MICHAEL11/10/2011
              POOR BEAR!!!!!
              • GTR5/2/2011
                OMG LOL TTYL
                • fogglehorn3/3/2011
                  i love Vermont i really hope the bears are okay and i call dibs on current events VERMONT rooooooooooooooooooooocks
                  • Animal Expert2/25/2011
                    It could have suffocated! At least people are fond of helping animals.
                    • Mimi2/6/2011
                      Poor bear...

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