Watch: Two wild bears playing football in Nabarangpur forest

Nabarangpur (Odisha): The antics of two wild bears with a football was a visual treat for onlookers at Sukhigan village in Umerkote block on Sunday. The two wild bears were spotted playing joyfully with a football. The villagers gathered at a distance and started filming the incident. Prior to the arrival of the wild animal-duo, a group of children were playing in the village field close to the forest. On spotting that two bears were approaching, the local children fled from the field apprehending danger. “However, the bear-duo were not violent, rather they started playing with the football we left behind,” the locals said. The video of the two bears playing with a football is making rounds on social media. “The two animals played for a few minutes and then vanished into the jungle,” the children added.