Three bears risked their lives to pull a fallen cub out of the path of oncoming traffic when it was hit by a car in heartbreaking footage.
The video, filmed in Immokalee, Florida, captures the black bear cub as it stumbles in the road at West Main Street after being hit by a vehicle, WINK News reported.
The video, filmed in Immokalee, Florida, captures the injured black bear cub as it stumbles in the busy road at West Main Street after being hit by a vehicle
It then begins to drag the cub onto the hard shoulder and away from further danger, before turning and fleeing into the grass.
The three bears then gather around the cub for a moment before dragging it further into the grass to the side of the busy road.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed the cub was hit by a car and said the young bear later died.
As it falls and eventually lies down in the street, a two large bears emerge from beside it and attempt to pull the fallen cub to safety
The three bears then gather around the cub before pulling it further into the grass to the side of the busy road
Lisha DeShay, who captured the video when she stopped in her car, said it ‘crushed’ her to see the family of bears struggle to save one of their own.
‘It was heartbreaking to see that’, she said. ‘It crushed me. I see myself as a momma bear. I have a baby, so a baby in the road hit [me]. Whether it’s a bear or a human, it’s sad’.
‘People need to be aware and drive carefully at night’, she added.
Lisha DeShay, who captured the video when she stopped in her car, said it ‘crushed’ her to see the apparent family of bears struggle to save one of their own