{"id":551,"date":"2007-03-01T01:23:34","date_gmt":"2007-03-01T06:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/03\/01\/black-bear-in-back-yard\/"},"modified":"2011-09-24T19:00:44","modified_gmt":"2011-09-24T23:00:44","slug":"black-bear-in-back-yard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/03\/01\/black-bear-in-back-yard\/","title":{"rendered":"Black bear in back yard"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>A woman living in a small community west of New York City was startled when she looked out her kitchen window and saw a black bear looking back in at her. <\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* OddPlanet_300x250_inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3290981241\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&#8220;I was making a pot of coffee, and I turned around and there he was in the window looking at me,&#8221; said Lorraine Grossman.<\/p>\n<p>The womans scream spooked the 211 pound bear who ran and climbed a nearby tree.  He reached a height of 40 feet and wouldn&#8217;t budge.  The woman found herself entertaining more than 50 neighbors who gathered in her Maplewood home to watch the bear in the tree for five hours.   The bear didn&#8217;t do much more than yawn though. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s really kind of cute,&#8221; said Joanne Penaluna.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>State wildlife officers eventually shot the animal with a tranquilizer dart. After hanging on for about 10 minutes, the bear dropped into a net. 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