Bears!

Canadians love camping and every time I ask if there are bears where they go camping, they laugh at me!  Apparently raccoons are far more dangerous in a camping ground!  If we lived on the other side of the country people wouldn't be laughing about the grizzly bears but around here no one seems to worry about the little black bears.

I've been wanting to see these guys since they woke up from their long naps in the early spring so today we headed back to the Ecomuseum.  (Fanta Pants took the kids not long after we arrived in Montreal see here).  It was pretty warm and steamy today so many of the animals were looking for a cool spot but this bear put on a lovely show for us.

We all felt very "secure" being this close behind an electrified fence!  I think I was the most excited to see the bears although Little Miss D announced at dinner she'd like to look after the baby bears when she grows up.

We also got to see a very fast little chipmunk and some very lazy looking raccoons.  They really do have the cutest creatures in Quebec!!

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