Utility workers checking on a reported gas leak in Tennessee over the weekend were surprised when they crawled under the house and found "the ample caboose of a very large snoozing bear." Now the mother bear’s three cubs are being cared for by a rescue group after the animals were saved from the gas-filled space under the home, with hopes that they can be fostered to other mother bears in the wild. It all started on Saturday, when a homeowner in Sevier County – which is home to popular tourist destinations like Gatlinburg as well as an active black bear population – reported a gas leak. "The crawl space beneath a home is not a great place for a bear den, especially if there’s a gas leak," the bear rescue wrote. Instead, they hope to find other mother bears that may be able to care for them.

Source: Fox News February 17, 2021 01:18 UTC