Employees at the San Diego Humane Society dressed up in bear costumes to care for a two-month-old black bear cub. The goal is ...

To keep the cub from forming bonds with people that could jeopardize his return to the wild, staff members charged with his care are dressing up in bear costumes, including a mask, fur coat and ...

Think again. Employees at the San Diego Humane Society are wearing bear costumes to tend to a cub that came into the organization's care last month. The reason they're dressing the part?

The bear costume is meant to stop the rescued cub from ... The cub is the fourth to enter rehab care in California in the past five years. He could be paired with a buddy if another one turns ...

As odd as the bear suit and mask seem, it is essential that the cub doesn't get attached and imprinted on humans.

The bear costume is meant to stop the rescued cub from ... The cub is the fourth to enter rehab care in California in the past five years. He could be paired with a buddy if another one turns ...

(San Diego Humane Society via AP) In this photo provided by San Diego Humane Society, an employee wears a costume while interacting with a bear cub ... to enter rehab care in California in ...