Peru: Orphaned 'Paddington' bear is rescued by farmer

An orphaned spectacled bear cub, also known as an Andean, which inspired Paddington Bear, was in good health after it was rescued in Oxapampa, Peru on Wednesday (2 December). A local farmer, Federico Tarazona, saw the small bear alone and noticeably wet in the middle of a highway in the country's Chontabamba district in central Peru. Tarazona decided to take the spectacled bear cub – the only surviving species of bear native to South America – home to give him some much-needed food a