When staff interact with the cub, they are usually garbed head-to-toe in a bear costume. They wear a bear mask and an oversize fur coat, as well as leather gloves. They also rub black-bear-scented ...

The hope is to eventually return the cub to the wild. The bear costume is meant to stop the rescued cub from bonding with humans. The fur coats are stored in bins with hay scented by black bears.

(San Diego Humane Society via AP) In this photo provided by San Diego Humane Society, an employee wears a costume while interacting with a bear cub, which was found alone in Los Padres National ...