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A bear acting funny after eating some honey has caught the attention of Twitter users around the world.
The video out of Turkey showed a bear cub intoxicated by hallucinogenic honey. The substance is also referred to as "mad honey."
Turkish media outlet @dokuz8haber originally shared the video online.
\u201c\ud83d\udc3b Obur ay\u0131n\u0131n sonu veteriner klini\u011fi oldu\n\n\ud83c\udf6f D\u00fczce'nin Y\u0131\u011f\u0131lca il\u00e7esinde ac\u0131 bal \u00fcretimi yapan ar\u0131c\u0131lar\u0131n kovanlar\u0131ndaki bal\u0131 yiyen ay\u0131 bay\u0131ld\u0131. Orman \u0130\u015fletme M\u00fcd\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc ekiplerince al\u0131nan ay\u0131 kamyonetin kasas\u0131na konulurken, sarho\u015f halleri g\u00fcl\u00fcmsetti. Ay\u0131n\u0131n tedavisi s\u00fcr\u00fcyor.\u201d— dokuz8haber (@dokuz8haber) 1660169070
The Google translation of the Turkish caption read:
"Gluttony ended with veterinary clinic"
"The bear, who ate the honey in the hives of the beekeepers producing bitter honey in the Yığılca district of Düzce, passed out."
"While the bear, which was taken by the teams of the Forestry Directorate, was placed in the box of the pickup truck, his drunken state made him smile."
"The bear's treatment continues."
In the video, the young animal can be seen sitting in the back of a pick up truck, uncomfortable, dazed and confused.
People on Twitter made jokes about the bear's apparent bad trip:
\u201cA brown bear cub got intoxicated after eating an excessive amount of \u201cmad honey\u201d \ud83d\ude29\n\nMad Honey is a type of rhododendron honey that can have hallucinogenic effects.\u201d— Shannonnn sharpes burner (@Shannonnn sharpes burner) 1660283227
\u201c@pachangajoe @shannonsharpeee This is one of them life lessons\u201d— Shannonnn sharpes burner (@Shannonnn sharpes burner) 1660283227
\u201c@SkyNews Un-bear-leavable\u201d— Sky News (@Sky News) 1660373100
\u201c@SkyNews Did the bear say she wanted to be rescued though?\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\u201d— Sky News (@Sky News) 1660373100
\u201c@SkyNews All of us in the UK trying to survive this heat like\u201d— Sky News (@Sky News) 1660373100
\u201c@SkyNews\u201d— Sky News (@Sky News) 1660373100
Turkish forestry personnel rescued the cub and put it in the truck where the video was filmed.
The bear seemed to struggle to breathe before passing out.
Turkish media account @gundemedairhs later shared a video of the bear, named Balkiz, being released back into the wild.
\u201cD\u00fczce'de ac\u0131 bal yedikten sonra bayg\u0131nl\u0131k ge\u00e7iren yavru bozay\u0131 Balk\u0131z'\u0131n, tedavisi tamamlanarak do\u011fal ortam\u0131na b\u0131rak\u0131ld\u0131.\u201d— G\u00fcndeme Dair Her \u015eey (@G\u00fcndeme Dair Her \u015eey) 1660376315
The honey the bear ate is known as "mad honey", which originates from Turkey's Black Sea region and Nepal.
It is produced by bees that pollinate rhododendron plants, which contain neurotoxins known as grayanotoxins. It is commonly eaten in Nepal, China, Germany and Brazil.
Mad honey tastes bitter and is expensive, but reportedly has numerous health benefits including pain-relieving and antimicrobial properties.
Though deaths by mad honey ingestion are uncommon, it does have neurotoxins that can cause intoxication which may require medical treatment.