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Hand-reared ‘moon bear’ cubs are cute as cuddly toys

May 12, 2017 update!

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The Okuhida Bear Park is offering visitors an opportunity to mingle with irresistibly adorable and fluffy Asian black bear cubs.

Of 13 cubs born in January and February at the bear park in the Okuhida Onsen hot spring resort in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, five have been chosen to be hand-raised before they come in contact with guests.

The cubs can only toddle and waddle, but they already have a crescent moon-shaped... (TOSHIYUKI TAKEYA/ Staff Writer)

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