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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Then why are house bears not a thing? Not fair.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They're called raccoons and they put holes in your drywall.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes, Raccoon Willie demonstrates that very very well https://piped.video/watch?v=E5ODWQPhB_0

(One of my favorite vintage YouTube videos)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Any thoughts I ever had of getting a raccoon for a pet were just destroyed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

At least we get other domesticated Caniformia (the "dog-like" suborder), just no domesticated Ursidae (bear family) specifically.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Probably for the same reason that racoons make terrible pets. They'll eat anything, and are very smart, so nothing in your pantry is safe.