Hank the Tank: A massive bear has broken into dozens of homes in Lake Tahoe
The 500-pound animal is a "severely food-habituated bear," meaning that it "has lost its fear of people and is associating people with access to food," California officials say.
by Bill Chappell
Feb 21, 2022
3 minutes
It's not easy for a 500-pound bear to sneak around a neighborhood â and it sounds impossible for one to break into a house through a small window. But the animal known as Hank the Tank is no ordinary bear: California's wildlife agency says he has broken into at least 28 homes in South Lake Tahoe, adding that he's responsible for "152 reports of conflict behavior."
Hank is a "severely food-habituated bear," the said, adding that the
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