Pictures of Bears Who Love to Get High Sniffing Kerosene

What does this bear need from the helicopter?

Source:  http://shpilenok.livejournal.com/65075.html

Igor Shpilenok, who closely follows the life of bears in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, knows the answer to this question… and it’s possibly not what you think.

From Игорь Шпиленок:

The animal is waiting for people to fly away, hoping to sniff kerosene which usually stays at the landing site. The bear will spend some time sniffing the place and rolling on the ground. Then he will dig a hole in the place which has the strongest odor of kerosene and lie there in the state of nirvana.

Similarly to this teddy who already got his dose…

In another case a helicopter brought few barrels of gasoline. Workers of the nature reserve didn’t take them in time and the female bear named Suzemka used the opportunity. She seems to be one of the addicts…

Comments of Russian netizens

nutsey:  Maybe it helps them against parasites? Может это помогает бороться с паразитами?

rok88 (replying to the above):  It just helps them to relax.Это просто помогает расслабиться.

wine_soul:  They could also leave him something to smoke :))) дунуть ему бы тоже оставили:)))

_teemon_:  Drug addiction exists in the animal kingdom as well. наркомания существует и в животном мире.

_russkiy (replying to the above):  The dosages are low to talk about the drug addiction. I have to admit that I also like the smell of gasoline, but not to the extent that I would roll in it.дозы не те для токсикомании. Признаться мне тоже нравится запах бензина, но не настолько чтобы в нем валяться.

irina_reklaming (replying to the above):  It’s your upbringing that prevents you from doing it)) Вам просто воспитание мешает))

quarry_girl:  I noticed that many animals are fond of such harsh chemical smells. Maybe it’s a bad example in comparison with bears, but my rats are crazy about the smell of acetone. Every time when I remove the nail polish, they try to steal the cotton wool from my hands and drag it to their cage))заметила что многие животные неравнодушны к таким вот резким химическим запахам. пример неудачный в сравнении с медведем, конечно, но мои крысы с ума сходят от запаха ацетона, всегда когда лак с ногтей стираю, они вату из рук вырвать норовят и к себе в клетку утащить))

betrisa (replying to the above):  Our cat prefers the bleach ))А наш кот, например, предпочитает отбеливатель ))

capt1976:  It seems that bears are the biggest junkies after humans. They also happen to suffer from alcoholism, right?похоже медведи самые большие торчки, после человека. алкоголизм у них тоже вроде есть?

evgen2:  Now I understand why “United Russia” chose such symbol.Теперь понятно, почему ‘Единая Россия’ выбрала себе такую эмблему

[Note:  Bear is the symbol of Russia's ruling party "United Russia"]

aleksisius:  You’d better give him a big barrel of honey.Лучше б ему бочку мёда подарили