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this is one animal that looks like it had quite a rough night. the female bear cub a little worse for wear was rescued from the forest in a province in north east turkey. wobbling and whining, the animal looked. well, it looked like she was high. but why would she be in such a fragile state? time for a quick science lesson. these flowers are called rhododendron luteum and these are rhododendron ponticum. both of them contain a substance called grayanotoxin, which has hallucinogenic properties. add some bees to the equation and you end up with something called mad honey, a delicacy that really packs a punch. the somewhat disoriented bear was taken to a nearby vet to receive treatment. she s said to be in good condition and will be released back into
for park rangers in turkey, coming across a wild bear cub is not an unusual event. but for one team in the northeast of the country, their latest encounter was a little out of the ordinary. the animal they came across was a tiny bit under the weather, as the bbc s tim allman explains. never has the phrase bear with a sore head seemed more appropriate. this is one animal that looks like it had quite a rough night. the female bear cub a little worse for wear was rescued from a forest in a province of north east turkey. wobbling and whining, the animal looked. well, looked like she was high. but why would she be in such a fragile state? time for a quick science lesson. these flowers are called rhododendron luteum and these are rhododendron ponticum. both of them contain a substance called grayanotoxin, which has hallucinogenic properties.
was rescued from a forest in a province of north east turkey. wobbling and whining, the animal looked. well, it looked like she was high. but why would she be in such a fragile state? time for a quick science lesson. these flowers are called rhododendron luteum and these are rhododendron ponticum. both of them contain a substance called grayanotoxin, which has hallucinogenic properties. add some bees to the equation and you end up with something called mad honey, a delicacy that really packs a punch. the somewhat disoriented bear was taken to a nearby vet to receive treatment. she s said to be in good condition and will be released back into the wild in the coming days. music: white rabbit byjefferson airplane but this was one bear that sure had a big surprise. she may be a little more