PHOTO | Real star: Bear takes 400 selfies on wildlife camera
A black bear from a protected natural area in Boulder, Colorado (USA), took about 400 selfies with a wildlife camera, the BBC reported today.
The city's Department of Open Spaces and Mountain Parks (OSPM) has installed nine cameras to monitor and learn about local wildlife species while minimizing human presence in sensitive habitats.
According to the local authorities, the camera recorded the movements 580 photos, and at approx 400 photos since November last year it was the same, curious black bear.
Recently, a bear discovered a wildlife camera that we use to monitor wildlife throughout #bouldering open space. Of the 580 photos captured, about 400 were bear selfies. 🤣 Read more about we use wildlife cameras to observe sensitive wildlife habitats. https://t.co/1hmLB3MHlU pic.twitter.com/714BELWK6c
— BoulderOSMP (@boulderosmp) January 23, 2023
Most of the other animals in the protected mountain park in Boulder are simply passing through, looking for food or a place to rest.
But not this bear, which stopped and posed in front of the motion-detecting cameras, taking hundreds of selfies.
- This animal was particularly interested in the cameras and took advantage of the opportunity - said Philip Yates, OSMP spokesman.
- Nine motion detection cameras have been installed on 18.600 hectares of the park. They are activated when the animal passes and then take photos or short videos - he added.
Bears, birds, foxes and owls are just some of the animals captured by the camera.
- These cameras help us find out which animals are present in that habitat, what they do during the day, week or even years - said Christian Nunes, wildlife ecologist from OSMP.
OSMP posted some of the images of the bear on Twitter, which, judging by the comments, were liked by many users of this social network.
"These photos made us laugh, and we think they will make others laugh as well." In this case, the bear took a particular interest in one of our wildlife cameras and took the opportunity to take hundreds of selfies," said one of the employees.
