Bear Sits at Picnic Table Like Human to Eat Gourd

A Himalayan black bear was spotted sitting upright like a human at a picnic table while eating a tasty treat at San Diego County's https://www.lionstigersandbears.org/about-us Lions Tigers & Bears animal rescue in Alpine, California. Bobbi Brink, founder and director of https://www.lionstigersandbears.org/about-us Lions Tigers & Bears , a 93-acre big cat and exotic animal rescue facility, recorded this video at the preserve in San Diego County. The organization reposted this video, which was originally https://www.instagram.com/p/COBMY6fDTlM/ posted in April of 2021, to Instagram on https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci0WC9mjEa-/ September 22 , with the caption reading in part, "Oh My Gourdness! It's the first day of autumn!" The video shows https://www.lionstigersandbears.org/our-animals/bears/teddy Teddy - a Himalayan black bear who bounced between small zoos and private owners until he was adopted by the sanctuary in 2014 - sitting upright on a picnic bench while snacking on a gourd. According to the organization's website, their mission is to provide "a safe haven to abused and abandoned exotic animals while inspiring an educational forum to end the exotic animal trade." (Footage by Lions Tigers & Bears/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)