Two of the four bears sleeping in a tree on Bruin Drive in Chesapeake, Va., on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021.
Image Credit: (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
December 28, 2021 - 11:20 AM
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — A mama black bear and three cubs clambered up a tree and napped in the middle of a Virginia neighbourhood before voluntarily ambling on hours later, wildlife officials said Tuesday.
The four black bears left their lofty perch on aptly named Bruin Drive in the city of Chesapeake around midnight Monday, Chesapeake Animal Services announced on Facebook.
One of the four bears sleeping in a tree on Bruin Drive in Chesapeake, Va. on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021.
Image Credit: (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
Officials had asked residents near the tree to stay inside and blocked off the road from outside visitors in order to give the bears “space, quiet, and time.”
Police were first alerted to the bears about 2 a.m. Monday, The Virginian-Pilot reported.
Four bears sleep in a tree during morning on Bruin Drive in Chesapeake, Va., on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021.
Image Credit: (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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