Curious and confused bears play with a pink balloon

Unfortunately, sharp claws and balloons don't mix.
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Brian Koerber
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Xaviera Simons recently captured a curious moment between a few sloth bears and a runaway balloon at the Safaripark Beekse Bergen in the Netherlands. 


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"Beren maken kennis met een ballon!" Wilde deze video graag delen omdat je de beren maar weinig op deze manier ziet 󾌵 (we hebben in de gaten gehouden dat de beren en apen de ballon niet op aten). Groeten Xaviera Simons

Posted by Xaviera Simons on Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Mesmerized with the floating device, three bears surround the balloon and begin swatting it around.

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Unfortunately, bears have sharp claws, which doesn't really work out when playing with balloons. 

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