30-08-2026 22:03 via nytimes.com

When a Bear Cub Decides Your Boot Is an Appetizer

In Alaska, a cub taste-tested the footwear of a photographer, who got a rare close-up. The cub may have found it to be meh, or even revolting, judging by its reaction.
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