Two years later, it was discovered that a puppy adopted by a family in China was not a ‘dog’. The incident took place in a village in China’s Yunnan Province. In 2016, the family in the village raised the animal thinking it was a dog. But two years later, when the animal grew up, it weighed 250 pounds (about 114 kilograms) and began to walk on two legs. It was eventually discovered that it was an endangered Asian black bear that had been bred as a dog.
The family adopted the bear thinking it was a Tibetan Mastiff dog. These are black-brown furred dogs similar to Asian black bears. They can weigh up to 50 pounds, which is about 69 kg. After realizing that it was a bear, the owner informed the forest department officials.
The species and other details of the bear were confirmed by the forest department officials. Authorities revealed the bear weighed more than 400 pounds (about 182 kilograms) and stood one meter (3 feet) tall. The bear was taken to the Yunnan Wildlife Rescue Center.
In 2018, the forest department authorities took over the bear. The incident made headlines in the same year but has recently gone viral again.
Family raised bear as dog for two years
