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Mama bear and 4 cubs surprise drivers on North Carolina road

Anyone know why all these bears are crossing the road?
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Chloe Bryan
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These animals are bears, not chickens, but that didn't stop them from crossing the road.

Travis Platek, the son of a tour coordinator at North Carolina's Grandfather Mountain, captured footage Sunday of a mother bear and her four cubs bounding across a road in downtown Banner Elk.

Luckily, cars stopped to let the family pass, and all five bears went into the woods and on their merry way.

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.


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