A hungry black bear in Connecticut was recently caught on camera breaking into a home and making off with a lasagna from the freezer.
Helena Houlis, the homeowner, shared the amusing footage on social media, capturing the bear’s unexpected raid of her Barkhamsted residence on Thursday.
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The bear entered the house through an unlocked window, wandered through the rooms, and finally reached the kitchen. In the video, the bear is seen opening the freezer, sniffing around, and selecting a lasagna wrapped in packaging.
Satisfied with its find, the bear used the freezer door as leverage to exit through the same window it came in. Once outside, the bear was filmed trotting away with the lasagna in its mouth, which amused many viewers online.
“We just had the most unexpected kitchen guest! This bear, clearly a foodie, must’ve heard of Ana’s Kitchen lasagna,” joked Houlis’s mother, Ana Oliveria, in her Facebook post. Oliveria owns Ana’s Kitchen, which made the stolen pasta dish.
Speaking to CT Insider, Oliveria mentioned that the bear used the same window through which it had entered to exit. Fortunately, the bear’s visit did no damage to the home.
The incident drew plenty of humorous comments on social media. One user remarked, “I wish we could see your reaction when you realized it was a bear that left the freezer open,” another quipped, “If that isn’t a promotion for Ana’s food, I don’t know what is.”
A third commenter added, “First Italian bear I’ve ever seen.” The bear, which appeared to have tracking tags, is being monitored by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).
This department had previously warned residents to be extra vigilant due to increased bear activity as the animals ramp up their food intake during this time of year.
“Conflicts with bears have tripled over the last five years in Connecticut, and bears have been sighted in all of the state’s 169 cities and towns,” DEEP reported.
DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes emphasized the importance of public awareness and safety measures to prevent bear-human conflicts, noting that bears losing their fear of humans poses risks to both parties.
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