Pepperoni to go (and better hurry it up): Black bear terrifies customers as he drops in for a late-night pizza

By MAIL FOREIGN SERVICE

Self-service: The fully-grown black bear leans on the counter as he swipes the pizzas from Fat Tony's in Whistler, Canada

Traditionally, bears like nothing better than a pot of honey to dip their paws into.
But this hungry chap clearly prefers pizza.

And what a stir he caused at Fat Tony's joint in Whistler, British Columbia, as he helped himself to a takeaway with a difference.

Customers rushed to safety as the fully-grown 400lb black bear sneaked into the restaurant by the back door. They took pictures from behind the stainless steel counter of the bear gobbling up four freshly cooked pizzas.

It seemed his taste was for the vegetarian and cheeseburger options.


Late night snack: The bear arrived just before 10pm and sneaked into the restaurant by the back door, helping himself to four freshly cooked pizzas - with vegetarian and cheeseburger toppings

Having let himself in as the pizza shop got ready to close at 10pm, the bear was eventually shooed away by animal control, but only after he had eaten his fill.

Onlooker Nicole Smith said: 'I was at a bar across the road called Tapley's and I heard a massive commotion coming from across the road in Fat Tony's.

'I was with a bunch of people who ran out to say that there was a big 400lb bear in the restaurant eating pizza.


Don't mind if I do: The bear was eventually shooed away by animal control experts but only after eating his fill

'So we rushed across the road to check it out and saw the bear inside the pizza place up on the counter eating away at a pizza.

'It was having difficulty not slipping off the stainless steel counter but was able to reach up and grab all the pizza slices it wanted.

'He was eating slice by slice and had impeccable manners for a bear.'

'The bear ate all the pizza available to him and then after being allowed to film for a while we were asked to leave,' said Nicole.

'They established a safety zone around the restaurant while the authorities scared him away.

'He had a tag, so I guess they know him, although I haven't seen him around. I imagine that they will keep the back door closed more often now.'

source: dailymail