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Florida police tell people to stop taking selfies with ‘depressed’ black bear (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Midnight@slrpnk.net to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 57 points 4 months ago (10 children)

“Onlookers were trying to take selfies with the bear and he’s clearly not in the mood for pictures. The bear has shown signs of severe stress,” the post said.

It described the large male bear as “stressed, depressed, lemon zest” and urged the public not to approach a black bear at any time, “especially those that are showing aggression like this big fella”.

How are we supposed to take this seriously when they make jokes?

[–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Because it's possible to joke about something while still treating it seriously? Acknowledging that the bear is relatable, and that that's kind of funny, isn't incompatible with urging people to respect its boundaries.

[–] kayos@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Respect my boundaries bear!

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