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Black bear caught in passenger seat of truck


BIG CANOE, Ga. -- We'll never know if this American black bear in Georgia would have been a good travel companion.

Gilbert Simpson watched as a black bear climbed into the window of the company truck into the passenger seat in late July and proceeded to drink all the grape sodas stored in the vehicle.

The bear then proceeded to enter and exit the vehicle several times, Simpson said, delivering food to her cubs.

Unfortunately for work crews, the cubs' grub was originally their lunch. Simpson said that no damage was done during the surprise foraging and that the bear left when the food was gone.