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February 22, 2022


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The 500-pound black bear has damaged more than 30 properties around Lake Tahoe, and last week broke into yet another home in an endless quest for a quick meal.

Known by residents as Hank the Tank, the giant bear has eluded capture for more than seven months

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The bear is responsible for more than 150 incident reports in the region straddling Northern California and Nevada.


https://apnews.com/article/oddities-envi...65e2db6f01

It’s a bear battalion! Hank the Tank turns out to be 3 bears


February 25, 2022


SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Hank the Tank is actually a three-bear battalion.

DNA evidence now shows that the 500-pound black bear the public had nicknamed “Hank the Tank” is, in fact, at least three not-so-little bears who have damaged more than 30 properties around Lake Tahoe in recent months.

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The bears are responsible for more than 150 incident reports in the region straddling Northern California and Nevada


https://apnews.com/article/oddities-envi...6fc5e1c58f