A black bear was found dead in the state of Tennessee after getting inside a car to find food, local authorities have urged caution against leaving food in vehicles.
Local media, including the New York Post on the 28th local time, reported that a black bear in Tennessee had suffocated while entering a car heated by the heat to find food.
Earlier, the Tennessee State Wildlife Service (TWRA) said on its official social media site that a black bear was found dead in a car parked near a rental hut in Sevierville, 50 kilometers east of Knoxville.
TWRA said, "It appears that the black bear used its teeth and front paws to open an unlocked door and entered." "The car door was closed after entering in search of food, and it is presumed that he died due to the hot temperature inside the vehicle."
"At the time, the temperature around this cabin was over 35 degrees Celsius, and the temperature inside the car must have reached 60 degrees," he added.
The owner of the vehicle said in an interview, "I went out at 10 am to do chores, and when I returned around 6:45 pm, a black bear was dead in the car."
Photos released by TWRA at the time show a black bear lying on the floor, caught between the driver's seat and the front seat, and cans of soda and food waste lying on the floor of the vehicle.
A TWRA official said, "Judging that there are drinks and food on the floor, it seems that a black bear came down to the private house and smelled it and entered the car."
"Bears can smell seven times better than bloodhounds, a breed famous for their highly developed sense of smell," he said.