A man in Sierra Madre, California, came home to find a bear raiding the chicken he left on his kitchen counter Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

In December, the bear was found to frequently feast at a chicken coop, posing a threat to farmers. He was caught and transferred far from this food source, per CNA. Field surveys indicate that Zhuoxi ...

"OMG! I was going through my snowboarding videos and I found a bear chasing me!!!" Murphy captioned the video, making ample use of exclamation points to get her message across. "I nearly got eaten!!!