Abandoned Black Bear Cubs Capture Heart of Chinese Farmer With General Cuteness
- Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:18pm by
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BEIJING (AP) — A farmer in south China found twin black bear cubs alone in a forest while he was out picking tea leaves, state media said Saturday. He was planning to raise them until they were big enough to fend for themselves, but an animal welfare group has intervened.
China Central Television reported that the tea farmer, Tian Shougui, heard the animals crying in the forest two weeks ago and brought them home to his house in Sichuan province’s Longhua township without realizing they were bears.
“I heard their crying high up a hill, which made me very curious,” Tian told CCTV. “I didn’t know what animals they were but still decided to bring them back to my home, just to save their lives.”
The twins, a boy weighing just 7.05 pounds (3.2 kilograms) and a girl weighing 6.83 pounds (3.1 kilograms), were confirmed by local animal welfare experts to be Asiatic black bears, the report said.
Asiatic black bears are also known as moon bears because of a crescent shaped marking on their chests. They are protected under Chinese law but are sometimes poached for their bile, which is used in Chinese traditional medicine.
CCTV did not say what happened to the cubs’ mother. Based on their weight, they are likely about three months old, according to data from the Wildlife Information Network.
Tian fed them milk, rice powder and egg yolks, the report said. He wanted to keep them until they grew to about 15 kilograms (33 pounds), but a local animal welfare organization is planning to take over their care and releasing them back into the wild sooner.
“When they wake up, they come to me and play with my bottom of trousers,” Tian said. “After they are fed, they play for a bit longer, then go to sleep.”
Editor’s note: This does not seem to be related to a story earlier this month that also involved twin bear cubs in China:
Footage shows the twin black bear cubs at China’s Qingdao Wildlife Park frolicking with a tiger cub who was also hand-reared.
The three-month old cubs were taken from their mother at birth after she showed signs of rejecting them.
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Comments (52)
BubbaT
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 9:13am“Is he brown and taste like chicken? No, we no see your bear cub.”
Report Post »LBNJ
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 4:43amIt’s a shame that like so many other animals, they are in danger from poachers who want them for medicine and other wierd things. How wonderful for them that someone good came upon them and helped them to survive. They are so cute, I hope they survive to adulthood and live a full life in the wild.
Report Post »jacksonnky
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 3:05amI have only seen them on the menu a few time but they were worth every penny. I hear their Bald Eagle is to die for.
Report Post »Klibb
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 11:04pmHow about doing something about letting Christians in China have church services instead of rounding them up? oh yeah,………………..cute bear
Report Post »Anamah
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 10:56pmIn China bears have a gruesome perspective… to live the rest of their life in a tiny cage, so small to make them impossible to move or turn…They are constantly milked, directly from their abdomen permanent catheterized collecting their bile. They have a terrible life I hope Chinese people understand they need to respect animals. For tigers their perspective are also terrible. They are really, really cruel and disrespectful. Ignoring animals have their place on earth.
Report Post »glennisright.com
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 10:15pmAwww, they’re cute……but in two years they will eat you!
Report Post »Slowman101
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 9:19pmVery cute.
Report Post »Mainer forever
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 9:14pmSo cute!!! But watch out when they get older…..tear you apart!!!
Report Post »hgaut
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 8:54pmOk those bear cubs were too cute. Too bad the govt found out about them. Maybe when they grow up they’ll attack their captures and go back into the wild. Then go look for daddy farmer that found them and live happily ever after. Well at least that how I’d hope it would end.
Report Post »ThoreauHD
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 8:47pmEverything is cute until it grows up and kills you.
Report Post »Darla_K
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 7:56pmI would not trust any animal with the Chinese after I seen what they do to the bears to get the bile out of them.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 12:03amI don’t want to know!
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 7:42pmThey better not grill those things .
Report Post »OKTransplantInPA
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 7:28pmI want a bear cub!!!! They are just too cute!!!!
Report Post »Celticelfyn
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 7:24pmHeartwarming! So sweet!
Report Post »Speak without Fear
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 6:15pmAdorable!!
Report Post »Cold War Vet
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 6:09pmI admit, the bears are cute.
Unfortunately, that’s just about the only kind of story the Chinese will let out of their country.
Report Post »jeffyfreezone
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:58pmThe ones who are kept for their bile spend their lives in small cages with a tap implanted. It’s beyond awful.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 7:12pmhomer simpson…..mmmmm…..bile
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:56pmfuzzy wuzzy was a bear
cute little critters but it is sooooo wrong teaching that tiger cub to play with its food lol
” we are from the government- we are here to help” RUN !!! RUN FAST LITTLE BEAR
Report Post »ILUVAMERICA
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:47pmThe cubs are orphans, not abandoned! The mother was probably poached>
Report Post »americansfightingforcommonsense
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:41pmOf course the government will know better what do with them than the farmer. They sure know how to ruin a good thing and take control. Hopefully the cubs will do well.
Report Post »Sinista MACE
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:40pm…um…ok?
Report Post »thegoldman
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:32pmAdd your comments
Report Post »thegoldman
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:41pmi feel like the one at the 24 sec. mark !
Report Post »pavnvet
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 7:19pmOK I will add a comment.
Cubs and Kids both outgrow the cute stage. Although, bears never grow up to the point they ask for the keys to the car.
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:26pmVery cute bears, altoughthey sound like my dog, eat, sleep, play, eat, sleep.
Report Post »Dale
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:44pmdays;
They reminded me of my dogs until they started eating from a bowl, then I knew they were the same.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 9:12pmdale, how do you get your dog to eat out of a bowl. Mine literally the last 12 years has a seat at the dinner table
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 1:33amI like your dog. I dont mind the eat, sleep, play, eat, sleep part… but mine poops a lot too.
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:26pmCommunist bear.
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Venom
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:22pmAlright I’ll just say it AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Report Post »Dale
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:28pmAnd right you are!
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:51pmThey’re so cute @ this age :)
Report Post »MEESHEL
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:52pmYou took the ‘awwwww’ right out of my mouth lol
Report Post »jeffyfreezone
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 5:54pmDitto!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 6:12pmCute as cubs they are indeed.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 6:16pm……..
Report Post »“Abandoned Black Bear Cubs Capture Heart of Chinese Farmer With General Cuteness”.
I never found Chinese farmers particularly cute, but I do like dangling participles.
Showtime
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 7:30pm@Secret Squirrel
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 6:16pm
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“Abandoned Black Bear Cubs Capture Heart of Chinese Farmer With General Cuteness”.
I never found Chinese farmers particularly cute, but I do like dangling participles.
Actually, it wasn’t a participle, but a dangling modifier, a dangling (or misplaced) prepositional phrase. Dangling participles can be hilarious, though!
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 7:31pmDidn’t watch the video but the headline says a member of the communist army, General Cuteness, with the assistance of some black bears, cut out the heart a Chinese farmer. Watch out, it will soon be happening in your neighorhood.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 7:40pmOne day they will find him delicious!
Report Post »zoose
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 7:49pmWe adopted a bear when we lived in Colorado. We named him Sydney. Bear cubs are just like dogs and yes you can train those bruins.
Report Post »Bonnieblue2A
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 8:06pmDitto!
Report Post »zoose
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 8:08pmLooks like another slow news day here on the blaze.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 9:12pmJust the bear facts for this story.
Report Post »theonefromabove
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 10:19pmThey are cute now but they won’t be later.
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Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 12:01amOh my God I just LOVE animals! I truly believe they have God’s ear!
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 1:31amWho is this General Cuteness and not only will he be a threat to the cubs but to American Security???
Report Post »jackrorabbit
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:46amcute, until they grow up and try to eat you.
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