When hungry bears tear into a beehive, they are actually looking for tasty bee pupae, larvae, and eggs, which provides them with fat and protein instead of the honey which is primarily sugar. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: What Do Bears Like to Eat in a Beehive? – North American Bear CenterNorth American Bear Center
In 2008, a Macedonian beekeeper sued a bear for stealing honey after attempting to keep the bear away from the beehives by blasting Serbian turbo-folk music. The bear was found guilty, and the beekeeper received 2,200 euro from the state for the damages. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Bear convicted for theft of honey
Americans are over 20 times more likely to be killed by a cow than by a shark, bear, or alligator. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/shark-versus-cow-deadlier/story?id=24931705
The original word for bear has been lost because our ancient ancestors were so worried saying the name of the animal would cause it to come after them. Instead they used the term bruin, meaning the brown one, which then segued into bear. – WTF Fun Facts
Source:http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2041313,00.html
A Chinese family adopted what they thought was a Tibetan mastiff but it turned out to be an Asiatic black bear instead. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/05/black-bear-dog-adoption-animals-spd/
Yogi Bear used to be the mascot of a chicken restaurant franchise, and when they all closed, the statues were dumped in the middle of a forest. This site became a tourist attraction in and of itself, known as the “Yogi Bear Graveyard”.
Yogi Bear graveyard – WTF fun facts
