A family in India that plays with a sloth bear as they would any other family pet was given a nod on MSNBC today. While this sloth bear seems to be comparable in size to a hefty St. Bernard, haven't we seen this humans befriending wild animals and then being torn to pieces play out before? (Did Timothy Treadwell's death not deter you from finding a pet in the woods?) I'm sure they're cute and cuddly at first, gladly taking food out of your hand and becoming giddy over long belly rubs, but when the food stops coming, the humans become the meal. In this case, the sloth had no time to pick up salt and pepper as it was recently taken from the family by wildlife officials. If you look past the claws, he actually is pretty cute, no?
Photo courtesy of MSNBC/Biswaranjan Rout / AP
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