Black Bear Naps in a Tree Near Florida School for 10 Hours

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Parents of students at Markham Woods Middle School in Seminole County, Florida received an email explaining there was a black bear in a tree at their children’s school. The kids undoubtedly thought it was cooler than their parents did. The teachers made the best of the situation, calling it an educational experience.

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“The kids were super excited,” Kendyl Thomas Williams, a teacher at the school, told local news in an interview. “It’s a great adventure. It’s an experience.” Williams even named the bear “Wriggly.”

Thankfully, the bear wasn’t seeking humans out; it was just taking a nap (a long nap). Wildlife officials didn’t interfere, and the bear left peacefully on its own a mere 10 hours later. Local FOX News streamed the moment the bear left the tree live on its YouTube channel.

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Watch a black bear in a tree in front of a Florida school here:

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