Hank the Tank, Lake Tahoe’s infamous 500-pound black bear, who was invading homes looking for food has been partially exonerated from euthanasia thanks to new DNA evidence. NBC News’ Zinhle Essamuah has more on the story.
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it’s so refreshing to hear that murder is off the table (for once). May Hank the Tank, et al, live long and happy lives! 🧸🤎🐻
You guys are violating HIS PROPERTY 😂😂
The Black Bear will get the blame regardless
This is the coolest bear ever. Hank the Tank. Makes my day.
SAVE HANK
I don’t understand why this has anything to do with the youth in asia…
maybe don't build your overpriced houses on their territory 🙄
“Bear stuff”
BEAUTIFUL BEARS !!
Hank should sue the town for defamation/libel.
Make the people feeding the bears move. They didnt learn that people mean food from nowhere
I guarantee the problem is created by humans who feed the bears or put their garbage out causing the Bears to get used to finding food and associating food with humans.
Ya can't take ma boi out cause your in his hood and he hungry…that would be messed up.
Ah all these bear puns…. daddy
Hank should fight for Ukraine
As animals get more and more squeezed out of their natural habitat — hello, people……..do you expect them to catch a flight to a park thousands of miles away?
Big, sweet Hank The Tank! People are in HIS HABITAT, and he is NOT in theirs. Stupid people deserve to have their fancy houses broken into by Hank. If they can afford to live in Tahoe, they can afford to fix their stupid houses. Idiots! 🐾LONG LIVE HANK THE TANK! 🐾
Thank you thank you thank you . Poor hank, he deserves his happy long life.
Hank is huge.
Hank the tank is not guilty release him on the town
Humans breaking into bear territory then blaming bears for breaking and entering, smh
I can barely think of any more bear jokes
Proper name ..jeeeez..he is beautiful..DNA..wow..saving our wild life is sooo important
this is what happens when humans ruin their habitats. long live hank the tank and the others!!
Your stupid to even think putting down bear, put in zoo
I started laughing when they replaced the California state flag with him on it hahaha
Humans should have never existed
Chonke
leave the poor bear alone
Hank don't do Bear stuff no more.
Hank the Black Bear Burglar. He just wants some 🍯.
Hank deserves his own YouTube channel and tiktok
❤️🧸
Humans: Live among the wildlife.
Also humans: Shocked wildlife is living among them.
The people need to leave the area and go where there are other people and not bears.
Hank is not hurting anyone. He is just looking for food, surviving just like everyone else. 😁 Yes, I know, he broke into properties. Maybe devise a feeding program for him so he doesn't need to go into houses?🤣
Thanks for saving Hank the tank 💯💯💯💯
Hurambe is with him in spirit. Never forget.
"500 lbs" say what now? That's why they called him Hank the Tank.
Hank the tank life matters too😂
What if Hank the Tank starves when he is relocated?
Not hibernating is crazy.
Hank would make a better governor than Newsom
LEAVE HANK ALONE, STOP FEEDING THEM!
Despite our differences we have come together for my chonky boy Hank.
Damm even bear are doing crimes spree too I guess they gave something in comment with the crime that is going on
So basically the bear has adapted to living around humans and using tools. I tell ya bears of the path would have no idea how to survive like the bears today.