Bears

Did you know that Maine has the largest black bear population in the eastern United States? You might discover that fact the hard way with this dry summer we are having in New England.

Wang Kayui, from the village of Yunnan, bought what he thought were two dogs from a Vietnamese man; the Chinese man was in for a big surprise when he discovered that his beloved pet dogs were, in fact, two bears.

The bears in Maine had the right idea to sleep through this long, cold and snowy winter. The weather is finally starting to warm up and the bears are waking up from hibernation. They are waking up and they are hungry.

Watch this video. Did the Band of Horses song make you cry? That's okay. That's most people's response. We know, we know -- how could this video actually be horribly offensive? Well ...

If you're not familiar with Birds With Arms, a single-serving Tumblr that posts images of birds with human arms Photoshopped onto them, Bears With Beaks might make no sense. If you are familiar, and you like Birds With Arms, you'll love this.

The Ellsworth Police Department received several calls of a large bear wandering around Elm and Water streets, a residential area in downtown Ellsworth. A dispatcher called the Maine Warden Service.

Priscilla Stevenson  is 96 years young and still lives in her home in Wayne. Priscilla and her son Ford, had notice that a bird feeder had been pulled down and dragged away from her house. They thought the culprit was a raccoon.

Disneynature is releasing yet another animal documentary, this time about the world of bears and not surprisingly called 'Bears.' And, of course, these bears are really adorable (when they aren't trying to maul your face). Watch the 'Bears' trailer and get your daily dose of "AWWWW!"