Watch: Bears climb water tank to eat honey from beehive

In the clip, the bear enjoys the tempting honey despite the buzzing of raging bees around it.

Remember the cute cartoon character Winnie the Pooh who loved to eat honey? Now, a video has gone viral in which sloth bears are seen climbing onto an overhead water tank to fetch some honey from a hive.

In the clip uploaded on Twitter by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Sushant Nanda, a bear can be seen going up the spiral stairs of an overhead tank. As the camera tilts upward, we see another bear already on top and reaching a beehive. The animal proceeds to grab a piece of the beehive and taste the tempting honey despite the swarming of bees raging around it.

“The sloth bear’s footsteps to the beehive shows the animal’s perseverance and determination for its favorite food,” the IFS officer wrote.

As of writing this, the video has garnered over 25,000 views on Twitter.

“Imagine you are on top when the bear bothers the bees. You still have to come down there,” wrote one user.

Another wondered how bears could avoid bees.

It reminded many of the iconic cartoon character Winnie the Pooh.

Expressing sympathy with the bear, a person wrote, ‘Poor…it must have been bitten badly too.

Some people seem to have been inspired by the dedication of bears to extract honey from beehives.

One user cautioned that it “could be dangerous for the creators of this video”.

Meanwhile, a person came with a suggestion.

So, wasn’t it alluring?

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