(Appalachian Bear Rescue)
A South Carolina man said he and his family approached a roadside box they suspected might contain puppies and instead discovered a trio of bear cubs.
Brandon Poole of Long Creek said he and his family were driving in their truck when they spotted the box and decided to investigate, WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, S.C., reported Tuesday.
"I thought it was little puppies in that little box, so I got closer to it, I noticed I heard squealing so I thought it was baby pigs. I got closer and picked one up. It was three baby bears," Poole said.
Poole, who said he had previously worked at a wildlife ranch but had never held a bear in his hands before, took the cubs to the firehouse where he works as a volunteer firefighter.
"I put them in the truck with us and got up here to the firehouse and called the
game warden because I couldn't let them freeze that night. It got real cold. They could have died," Poole said.
He said the incident was thrilling for his young daughters.
One of the cubs was taken to the historic Charles Towne Landing in Charleston, S.C., while its siblings were taken to the Appalachian Bear Rescue in Knoxville, Tenn.
길거리에서 귀여운 아기곰 삼형제 발견
미국 사우스캐롤라의 한 남성이 길가에 버려진 아기 곰 세 마리를 발견했다.
브래든 풀과 그의 가족은 트럭을 몰고 거리를 지나던 중 상자를 발견해 무엇이 들어있는지 알아보기로 결정했다고 현지 언론은 전했다.
“처음에는 상자 안에 강아지들이 들어있을 거라고 생각했다. 그래서 가까이 다가가보니 꽥꽥거리는 소리가 들려 아기 돼지인가 싶었다. 더 가까이 가서 한 마리를 집어서 봤더니 새끼 곰이었다”고 풀은 말했다.
풀은 자신이 자원해서 소방관으로 일하고 있는 소방서에 새끼곰들을 데려갔다.
“곰들을 트럭에 태우고 소방서에 가서 수렵구 관리인을 불렀다. 아기 곰들이 밤 동안 거리에서 얼게 둘 수 없었다. 너무 추워서 그대로 뒀다면 얼어 죽었을 수도 있다”고 말했다.
세 마리 곰 중 한마리는 찰스 타운 랜딩에 다른 두 마리는 애팔레치아 곰 구조대에 보내진 것으로 알려졌다.