Volunteer Fire Fighter Finds 3 Black Bear Cubs On Side Of Road

Brandon Poole a North Caroline man was driving with his family when he noticed a box on the side of the road containing what he thought were three puppies. As it turns out it was a box of three baby black bears.

I thought it was little puppies in that little box, so I got closer to it, I noticed I heard squealing so I thought it was baby pigs," Poole told News13. "I got closer and picked one up. It was three baby bears."

Poole took the three bears to his fire station and then handed them over to the proper authorities. The two male bears were sent to the Appalachian Bear Rescue in Townsend Tennessee and the female was sent to Charles Towne Landing in South Carolina.

The female cub needed the most care and is doing well according to ABC News. The two male cubs are thriving at the bear rescue and are the stars of the organization's facebook page.

The Black Bear is the smallest of the three bear species found in North America. The size of the Black Bear varies depending on height, sex and season, but it can range from 130 to 550 pounds.

The average lifespan of the wild black bear is 18 to 23 years. Captive Black Bears are on record as living to 44-years-old.