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Colorado wildlife camera accidentally captures hundreds of adorable 'bear selfies'

Headline from KTVZ Bend, on the newest of 2 developments

CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN Unbearably adorable. A wildlife camera in Boulder, Colorado, captured about 400 “bear selfies” after a curious black bear started investigating the camera. Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks posted a few of the charming snaps on Twitter Monday.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Bear takes about 400 selfies after discovering wildlife camera in Colorado

    Headline from FOX 35 Orlando ·

  2. Newest

    Colorado wildlife camera accidentally captures hundreds of adorable 'bear selfies'

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

Reports & sources

26 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Colorado bear takes hundreds of 'selfies' on wildlife camera trap (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    After taking a "special interest" in a wildlife camera set up in Boulder, the creature apparently couldn't bear to pass up a photo opportunity.

  2. Fox News

    Colorado park shock: One bear took 400 'selfies' via trap cameras in the woods (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Colorado's Open Space and Mountain Parks placed nine trap cameras throughout the grounds to capture images of wildlife in the habitat — see the shocking results.

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Star of the Show: Brown Bear Discovers Wildlife Camera at Colorado Park and Takes 480 Selfies (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Main character energy.

  4. FOX 35 Orlando

    Bear takes about 400 selfies after discovering wildlife camera in Colorado (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

    Published

    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    “Of the 580 photos captured, about 400 were bear selfies,” the wildlife agency revealed.

  5. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Bear takes 400 'selfies' on wildlife camera (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    "Of the 580 photos captured, about 400 were bear selfies," a Colorado parks official wrote.

  6. NPR

    A curious Colorado bear strikes a pose for 400 selfies on a wildlife camera (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Photoshoots are an unintended — but amusing — use of the cameras. The Open Space and Mountain Parks department in Boulder, Colo., set up nine of them to learn about and protect local wildlife.

  7. Washington Examiner

    SEE IT: Colorado bear strikes a pose, takes hundreds of selfies on wildlife camera (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A black bear brought delight to Colorado park rangers after it took hundreds of “selfies” on wildlife research cameras.

  8. WMUR

    WATCH: Camera-loving bear creates hundreds of selfies on trail cam (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Out of about 580 images captured on a trail camera in Colorado, about 400 were bear selfies.

  9. KTVZ Bend

    Colorado wildlife camera accidentally captures hundreds of adorable 'bear selfies' (opens KTVZ Bend)

    Published

    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN Unbearably adorable. A wildlife camera in Boulder, Colorado, captured about 400 “bear selfies” after a curious black bear started investigating the camera. Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks posted a few of the charming snaps on Twitter Monday.

  10. East Idaho News

    Wildlife camera accidentally captures hundreds of adorable 'bear selfies' (opens East Idaho News)

    Published

    East Idaho News's feed description

    (CNN) — Unbearably adorable. A wildlife camera in Boulder, Colorado, captured about 400 “bear selfies” after a curious black bear started investigating the camera. Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks posted a few of the charming snaps on Twitter Monday.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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