Florida Cops Urge Locals To Stop Taking Selfies With "Depressed" Bear
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The black bear was spotted hunched over near a telephone pole on the north side of Highway 98 near County Road in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
Authorities in Florida are urging people to stop taking selfies with a "depressed bear" spotted on a roadside. According to social media posts from the Walton County Sheriff's Office, the black bear has attracted a lot of unwanted attention after making himself at home on the side of Highway 98 in Santa Rosa Beach earlier this week. The office described the bear as ''stressed, depressed, lemon zest.'' Famous last words, “If not friend, why friend shaped?”Because this black bear is stressed depressed lemon zest.Walton County Sheriff's Office deputies are monitoring a bear on the north side of Highway 98 near County Road 83 in Santa Rosa Beach.Onlookers were trying to… pic.twitter.com/boRdiLucZG
''Walton County Sheriff's Office deputies are monitoring a bear on the north side of Highway 98 near County Road 83 in Santa Rosa Beach. Onlookers were trying to take selfies with the bear and he's not in the mood for pictures. The bear has shown signs of severe stress,'' the post said.
''PLEASE DO NOT APPROACH black bears at any time. Especially those that are showing aggression like this big fella,'' the post added.
