A little black bear cub and his family were crossing a road in Virginia, when his mom and sibling were tragically hit by a car and killed.
The poor cub was left all alone, so he crawled into the forest to hide. Police nearby heard what they thought was screaming, so they rushed into the forest to see what was wrong. They found the black cub in distress and took to Facebook to write about it.
“Unfortunately, the momma bear and another cub were struck and killed by a motorist,”Augusta County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post.
Officers took the petrified bear and drove him to the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro.
While the cub was weary of humans, he allowed Dr. Dave McRuer to examine him and was thankfully given a clean bill of health. Without his family, however, this cub was unlikely to survive on his own.
But, luckily, he’s not alone. While none of the bears have human-like names, as the center does not name animals who eventually will be wild again, the cub now has two new siblings- a brother and sister. And since his companions both have tags on their ears, and he does not, he’s been going by the funny nickname of “No Tag.”
Amanda Nicholson, director of outreach at the Wildlife Center of Virginia told The Dodo,
“We were caring for two other cubs when No Tag arrived, so the three cubs are now being raised together and find comfort in one another,” Nicholson says. “The three of them play, wrestle, sleep and eat together.”
While No Tag is a bit cautious, he’s adjusting slowly to his new environment, and next spring, he will be released into the wild with the other two bear cubs.
Watch this adorable video of No Tag and another bear cub checking out their enclosure for the first time.
[Featured Image Credit: Facebook- Augusta County Sheriff’s Office]
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