In early August in northwestern Turkey, a female bear cub was found dead and unconscious following eating a large amount of honey, which is said to have hallucinogenic properties.
Footage filmed on site shows the bear cub sitting on the back of a truck, looking like he’s drunk.
The cub sits leaning once morest the edge of the car and looks dumbfounded. She takes her deep breaths and exhales many times, occasionally licking the area around her mouth.
The dazed appearance with a bare stomach is somewhat human.
Honey called “mad honey” is believed to have been ingested excessively by the cub. It is a type of honey obtained from rhododendron flowers.said to have hallucinogenic effects。
british newspaper guardianSimply licking a teaspoon whole or drinking it in hot water or warm milk can cause mild hallucinations and euphoria, according to the study.
Excessive consumption can lower blood pressure to dangerous levels and can lead to symptoms such as nausea, fainting and seizures. In the worst cases, it can even lead to death. In Turkey, dozens of people are hospitalized each year due to mud honey poisoning.
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare websiteAccording to the report, cases of poisoning of rhododendron flowers with honey are found in many places in other countries, and it is reported that the poisoning was caused by honey of the genus Rhododendron along the Black Sea coast of Turkey. Rhododendrons grow in a wide range in Japan, from Hokkaido to Kyushu.
The drunken cub was treated at a veterinary hospital,good conditionit seems like. They are likely to be released back into the wild in the near future.
A bear cub that became famous because of an unexpected video.Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry solicited the bear’s name on Twitter, calling it ‘BALKIZ’.named。
