Bear breaks into ice cream store, eats until he passes out. In Tahoe, an ice cream shop had just rolled out its new monthly flavor: honey. Locals loved it, but the surprise fans turned out to be much bigger.
On only the second day of serving it, employees unlocked the shop to find tubs of honey ice cream completely devoured and a massive black bear sprawled out on the floor, fast asleep from his feast.
Wildlife officials were called in. Carefully, they managed to wake the bear and guide him out before relocating him to a safer area away from town.
Researchers explained that bears have an extraordinary sense of smell scientists estimate up to seven times better than a bloodhound allowing them to detect food from miles away. It was no wonder the honey ice cream had lured him straight through the shop’s door.
The local wildlife center ended up covering the cost of the ice cream, and when the owner was asked about it, he just laughed: “As long as someone’s paying, I hope he comes back, that’s the fastest we’ve ever sold out.”