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Posted by Form&Funktion on Aug-19-2004 17:44:

Bears no longer prefer Busch

Beer-guzzling bear is brand-loyal to boot

ASSOCIATED PRESS

BAKER LAKE, Wash. � When state wildlife agents recently found a black bear passed out on the lawn of Baker Lake Resort, there were some clues scattered nearby � dozens of empty beer cans.

The bear apparently got into campers' coolers and used his claws and teeth to puncture the cans. And not just any cans � he appeared to favour one brand over another.

"He drank the Rainier and wouldn't drink the Busch beer," said Lisa Broxson, bookkeeper at the campground and cabins resort east of Mount Baker.

Fish and Wildlife enforcement Sgt. Bill Heinck said the bear did try one can of Busch, but ignored the rest. The beast then consumed about 36 cans of Rainier.

A wildlife agent tried to chase the bear from the campground, but the animal just climbed a tree to sleep it off for another four hours. Agents finally herded the bear away, but it returned the next morning.

Agents then used a large humane trap to capture it for relocation, baiting the trap with the usual: doughnuts, honey and, in this case, two open cans of Rainier.

That did the trick.

"This is a new one on me," Heinck said. "I've known them to get into cans, but nothing like this. And it definitely had a preference."

Posted by starsearcher on Aug-19-2004 17:49:

That bear has some seriously specific taste But it's been known for a while that bears are really smart...that's hillarious though

Posted by rabbitjoker on Aug-19-2004 18:00:

Rainer probably has more maltose - that is why the bear liked it.

Posted by Form&Funktion on Aug-19-2004 19:30:

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Rainer probably has more maltose - that is why the bear liked it.

Here comes the science!!!!