Don't go down the drain pipe today, you're sure for a big surprise! Hibernating bear awakened from his slumber by residents

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Bear he is: Motorists came across the black bear, who had briefly awoken from hibernating, when they saw his eyes glistening down the drainage tunnel

When they went down to the woods today, they sure had a big surprise.
Motorists driving through a wooded area in Vesper, Wisconsin stopped when they spotted two dark eyes glistening - down a drain pipe.
Inside the pipe, they found a 300 Ib black bear - who had woken briefly during his hibernation - staring back at them.

Den: Black bears often choose man-made objects for hibernating

'They said they were just driving along and could see his eyes shining in the dark,' Dillon Weiler told WAOW.com.
'As soon as I heard about it I wanted to come down and take a look.
'It is really cool. I have never seen one hibernating before, only walking around.'
The black bear had nestled among some straw at the base of the tunnel, which ran alongside a road in Wood County.

Witness: Dillon Weiler was shocked to hear a hibernating bear had been found

Experts said his choice of sleeping place was not unusual, with black bears often using man-made objects for make-shift beds.
'Bears don't need a lot of brush. They just go towards places that are dry and warm,' wildlife biologist Courtney Schaefer told the news channel.
'A lot of dens are quite obvious to the visible eye.'
Others choose to sleep under logs or rocks, or in caves.
And despite the bear's close proximity to humans, experts said nearby residents had nothing to fear.
'Typically bears are scared of humans and will turn around and run the other way,' Schaefer said.

Night night: The bear was able to get back to sleep after the attention

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