By Daily Mail Reporter


After Winnie the Pooh, everybody knows bears have a tendency to get their heads stuck in jars.

But while the cartoon character managed to free his head from his favourite honer pot, this poor grizzly needed a little extra help.

The black bear was seen wondering the woods of Tennessee for up to three weeks with a plastic jar stuck on its head before it was tranquillised and seen to by a vet.

Stuck: The bear with a jar stuck on it's head weighed just 115 pounds when it was caught and treated by vets


State wildlife officers looked for the bear after reports he was caught in the jug.

The Knoxville News Sentinel said the male bear was roaming around Newport, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.

On July 17, wildlife officer Shelly Hammonds was checking another report of the bear when the animal ran in front of her vehicle.

Hammonds fired a tranquillizer dart and the bear into the stricken animal.
The bear collapsed soon after in downtown Newport.

It weighed just 115 pounds, about half its expected weight, when it was captured.
A crowd gathered a to watch as experts inspected the animal and cut the jar off of its head.

It was eventually released into the Cherokee National Forest.

Wildlife officials believe the bear got into the jar while foraging through garbage.

Treated: the bear was seen to by vets before being released back into the wild


source:dailymail