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At a wildlife center in San Diego, caretakers of a black bear cub are using extraordinary measures to keep him from becoming reliant on humans, including donning masks and vintage fur coats.

Employees at the San Diego Humane Society are wearing bear costumes to take care of a rescued black bear cub in hopes that it doesn't bond with humans and can be returned to the wild.

The group took the two-month-old black bear cub into its care on April 14 after campers found it alone in the Los Padres National Forest.