US: meet the 'selfie crazy' black bear who took no less than 400 'selfies'

A black bear from a US park is going viral for taking selfies in front of a tracking camera. The viral photos show bear in different poses after being captured on motion-detecting cameras.

As per a BBC report, 400 out of 580 images from Colorado's Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) were that of the bear who seemingly posed multiple times after finding out about the cameras.

An OSMP official said animals usually search food or look for places to rest but not the bear, adding that the animal took "special interest" in the camera and seized the opportunity.

The motion-detecting camera are used to trace animals's movements. As soon as an animals walks past, the camera are activated. They either capture photos or short videos.

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