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Newly released footage shows the hilarious moment a black bear inadvertently filmed himself stealing a bird feeder from a residential backyard in Maine.<\/p>\n

The much-feared predator could be seen trying to steal some sunflower seeds from a feeder placed on a pedestal at a home in New Gloucester.<\/p>\n

But when the bear was unsuccessful in its attempts to swipe the meal, he can be seen knocking the feeder down and tearing off its attached camera.<\/p>\n

By the end of the video, the ‘vlogger’ animal can be seen walking away with its prize as the camera continues to record his movements.<\/p>\n

After reviewing the footage, camera owner Jeff Meissner has decided to make it a bigger challenge for the bear to steal seeds in the future.<\/p>\n

‘I’ve got the alarms turned on now. I’ve got a motion-sensing sprinkler set up there, so he’s going to get a shower, some loud noise and more pictures.<\/p>\n

‘So it’s a challenge and I love a challenge and I’ll beat the bear,’ he told WMTV.<\/p>\n

Maine is known to be home to the largest population of black bears in the eastern United States.<\/p>\n

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The much-feared predator could be seen trying to steal some sunflower seeds from a feeder placed on a pedestal at a home in New Gloucester<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the state’s Department of Wildlife, the bears are mostly active between April 1 to November 1 in the area and usually venture into backyards in search of easily accessible food such as bird feeders, garbage, grills and pet foods.<\/p>\n

Officials recommend homeowners to remove such food sources in order to prevent visits from the predator.<\/p>\n

They also clarified that attacks are very uncommon and bears rarely become aggressive when encountered.<\/p>\n

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By the end of the video, the ‘vlogger’ animal can be seen walking away with its prize as the camera continues to record his movements<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Earlier this year, a possum was seen stealing a 15-year-old’s birthday cookies late in the night in Texas on CCTV footage.<\/p>\n

The CCTV footage, which was posted by the Southlake Police Department on their social media, shows a blue balloon, a gift bag and a pack of cookies lying on the front porch.<\/p>\n

According to officials, one of the unknown family’s friends had sent Tiff\u2019s Treats icing, cookies and their never-deflating balloon on January 26, while the family was out celebrating the teenager’s birthday.<\/p>\n

‘A friend of the family sent a scrumtrelescent gift of Tiff\u2019s Treats, complete with one of their patented never-deflating balloons from the 1980s grocery check out lines.<\/p>\n

‘The gift came a little late in the evening when the fam was probably out celebrating, so it went unnoticed into the night\u2026which set up a seemingly impossumable theft,’ the department wrote.<\/p>\n

The department further wrote in its post: ‘Dr. M\u2019s son was a little shocked the next morning when he saw a bag of Tiff\u2019s Treats icing and a balloon, but no cookies.<\/p>\n

‘After a little junior detecting, the family found the mangled and empty bag of cookies in the side yard. They checked the cameras and found THIS.’<\/p>\n

Officials also clarified that they were not bad-mouthing the animal.<\/p>\n

This article<\/a> by Ishita Srivastava was first published by The Daily Mail on 25 July 2024. Lead Image: Robert Winkler \/ IStockphoto \/ Getty Images.<\/i><\/p>\n

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