Hungry Bear Snatches Peanuts From Virginia Family
A Virginia woman captured the thief stealing the snacks.
ByABC News
June 18, 2016, 6:19 PM
— -- One family in Chesapeake, Virginia, received a surprise visit from a four-legged friend hoping to make off with a tasty treat.
Around 9:30 a.m on Wednesday, as Heather Sperling was enjoying her coffee on the patio, her husband alerted her to the unexpected thief hovering over the fence.
"I expected a cat, raccoon, the typical things we see," Sperling told ABC affiliate WVEC-TV.
Instead, it was a black bear, helping himself to peanuts the family had put out, before continuing on his way. The family dubbed the bear "Wilson" –- after the neighbor form the '90s sitcom "Home Improvement," who was regularly seen poking his head out from behind a fence.
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