Black bears may look alike to most of us, but Anthony Ballard swore he encountered one in the Mississippi wilderness that seemed familiar. Turns out he was right, only the bear weighed less than 5 pounds at their previous encounter.

The incredible encounter was captured "in one of the most remote places left on the planet," Casey Cooper told Newsweek.

The bear was added to the endangered species list in 1975 and it's been a tortuous political battle ever since

A black bear was killed at Yellowstone National Park after crushing an unoccupied tent and outsmarting a food storage pole this summer, officials announced.

A teddy bear left at a California gas station that was reported to authorities as being covered in human remains was a latex prop, the local sheriff’s department and the artist have said, though the false claim about its material has continued to spread online.

Black bear sightings are rare in Texas but have been increasing these past few months. The most recent black bear was spotted in the Trans-Pecos region on Friday, July 18. The 60-pound bear was later found and captured by a private citizen, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department .

The immersive historical experience brings visitors into settler life through music, demonstrations and traditional trades.

On the front end is a plate of brioche rolls served with a pad of charred leek butter cast in the mold of a teddy bear. On the back end, a vanilla and passionfruit sweet cream ‘semifreddo’ glistens in a black garlic salsa macha. The dessert is essentially an ice-cream bar in the shape of a teddy bear.