An Idaho man snapped pictures of a bear attempting to get into his home through a cat door but only managing to fit its head through the opening. Doug Harder said bears have become a frequent nuisance at his condo this year and he first snapped photos of the animals when a mother and two cubs climbed onto his second floor deck to eat birdseed. Harder said he went to investigate a racket at his door and was shocked to see a bear attempting to squeeze through his cat door. He said the animal was far too large to fit more than its head through the door. Harder says, “It came to the cat door Thursday night, trying again and again to get through, which is when I took the photo. My cat is in the photo on Friday, showing the width of the sliding glass door the bear squeezed through. It came back yesterday trying to get through the cat door again.”
A New Zealand man who describes himself as a “wizard” has been banned by a zoo for chanting and beating his chest at gorillas. Andrew Wright, a self-proclaimed wizard and energy healer, has been banned from the zoo after back-to-back visits last week left the park’s three gorillas agitated. Nathan Hawke, the zoo’s marketing manager, said staff members asked Wright to stop chanting, beating his chest and mimicking the primates, but his behavior persisted. Wright said officials misunderstood the gorillas’ reaction to his presence, claiming, “They weren’t agitated at all — they seemed to be enjoying the singing.” Wright said one of the gorillas came up to the glass to give him a high five, but officials said the gesture was misunderstood by the visitor.
