The NIH Bear is back! Warn your neighbors!
A homeowner in Chevy Chase, Maryland, said he nearly pet a bear he mistook for a dog in his backyard Wednesday night.
The homeowner, who did not want to be identified, said he heard a noise in his backyard in the area of Woodlawn Road and Spring Valley Road and thought it was his neighbor's dog. When he went outside to investigate, he got within inches of the animal and nearly pet it before realizing it was a bear, he said.
He then ran back inside and called police.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/chevy-chase-homeowner-nearly-pet-bear-he-mistook-for-neighbors-dog/3337615/?_osource=SocialFlowFB_DCBrand&fbclid=IwAR0_actZvA-wRxZonNoYLHsuM8yhzGfLNjGz2O7GT5RhufshBPQZkEVfhwg