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Bear with head stuck in milk jug freed by firefighters

Lets try not to milk the Winnie the Pooh comparisons too much.
Lets try not to milk the Winnie the Pooh comparisons too much. Lets try not to milk the Winnie the Pooh comparisons too much.

A black bear had to be freed by firefighters after it got its head stuck in a milk jug.

Conservation officers from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources first drilled holes into the 150lb male’s new headpiece so it could breathe, after finding it north west of Roseau.

The bear with its head stuck with firefighters looking on
The bear with its head stuck with firefighters looking on (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources/Facebook)

They tried to use cooking oil to slip the jug off the bear’s head, but when that failed they called in the Roseau Fire Department who used an electric saw to break the 10-gallon jug.

The bear with its head stuck
The bear with its head stuck (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources/Facebook)

Black bears number between 12,000 and 15,000 in Minnesota but this bear and its lucky escape have given it 15 minutes of fame reminiscent of another well-known bear.

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Big shoes to fill – or should that be jug?