Chill bear hitches a ride on a garbage truck

Trash bear rides in style.
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Brian Koerber
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Some bears like to walk. This bear prefers to ride to its destination on a garbage throne.

A hungry bear looking for a little grub in Los Alamos, New Mexico was recently spotted hanging out on top of a garbage truck.

Volunteer firefighter Caleb Johnson spotted the scene and filmed the whole thing, which he later posted to Facebook.


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"We were out washing the engine and a bear jumped out of a garbage truck," Johnson said on Facebook.

Fortunately the driver of the truck had the great idea to back up next to a tree, and the bear was able to climb down.

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[h/t:Daily Dot]

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Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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