Spoon & Tamago, a blog about art and design from Japan, shares with us this news story from the Fukui prefecture. Assuming that Google Translate is reliable, a bear snuck into the backyard of a home, climbed a persimmon tree, and then began eating the fruit.
It was night, so when one of the residents stepped out to see what was causing the smacking and crunching noises, he just assumed that it was his father. When the boy asked his father to come back inside the house, he didn’t get a response, but wasn’t worried. It was only later that he and his mother saw clearly that a bear was in their yard.
The bear eventually left and wildlife authorities are tracking its location.