Bear cubs playing by a lake
© Sergey Ivanov/Gett
Anchors away for April Fools’ Day. Unbearable cuteness
A photographer happened to catch these brown bear cubs in the act of stealing a boat. Patiently, the shooter watched from afar, snapping photo after photo. Realising what the cubs were doing, she knew she should document this event. Intent on getting the boat into the water, the cubs worked like they’d done this before. Laughing as they made their way on to the lake, the bears seemed to enjoy the ride.For years, scientists have known that brown bears are unusually intelligent. Observations of tool use in bears are common. Only this was something different – two cubs handled a small fishing boat like old pros. Later, the boat ran aground, and the ursine passengers exited, disappearing back into the forest.Don’t believe this story? Neither do we. Go back and look at the first letter of every sentence in the first two paragraphs.
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