A Bosnian Man Rescued an Abandoned Bear Cub. Now They’re Inseparable
Masa now weighs about 150 kilograms, and Tubic says he is keeping the bear and another rescued cub on his family property.
- On Mount Ozren near Doboj, Bosnia, Petar Pero Tubic cares for two rescued female bears, Masa and Ljubica, on his family property alongside his wife, Milica Tubic, and their 9-year-old daughter, Eva.
- In 2019, Tubic found Masa abandoned as a cub in a forest, weighing just 4.4 pounds, and nursed her back to strength before later taking in Ljubica.
- Masa now weighs about 330 pounds and often attempts to sit on Tubic's lap; playtime frequently results in torn clothing or bruises despite their gentle intentions.
- The property has become a local tourist attraction where visitors view rescued animals, including wolves and raccoons; "I am more of a pet to them," Tubic said.
- While Tubic has considered returning the bears to the wild, he worries they have grown too accustomed to human interaction; for now, the family continues caring for them.
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She weighed two kilos when Petar Tubić found her, alone in a forest, without her mother. Today Masa weighs about 150, but she didn't notice: every time she can try to climb on the knees of the man who raised her, as she was a puppy. She reports the agency AP. They live together on Mount Ozren, near Doboj, in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The bond was born in 2019, when Tubić found her abandoned and, without him, she would hardly have passed t…
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A man rescued a bear cub, now they’re inseparable
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Bosnian Petar Tubic has a pet that few can boast of. It's a female bear named Masa, whom he found abandoned in the forest in 2019 and decided to rescue. Today, the pair are inseparable, but their time together doesn't come without the occasional bruise or torn clothes.
Man and bear become inseparable friends – The Horn News
Masa the bear lumbers across a grassy enclosure on Bosnia’s Mount Ozren before rising onto her hind legs and wrapping her front paws around her friend, Petar Tubic. The pair’s unlikely friendship began in 2019 when Tubic found Masa abandoned as a cub in a forest and took her home.... Read More The post Man and bear become inseparable friends appeared first on The Horn News - Proudly American, Fiercely Independent.
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A Bosnian man rescued an abandoned bear cub. Now they’re inseparable
MOUNT OZREN, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Masa the bear lumbers across a grassy enclosure on Bosnia's Mount Ozren before rising onto her hind legs and wrapping her front paws around her friend, Petar Tubic.
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