Okay, this story made me laugh. A ginger tabby named Jack chased a black bear up a tree in its back yard, not once, but twice. The owner had to call the cat back to the house to allow the bear to make its escape back into the woods. Yes, we do have black bears around here, and it's the time of year when the older males kick out the younger ones to go seek their own territory and mates.

They usually leave you alone if you leave them alone, but this is the first time I've ever heard of one running scared from a pet cat. Kudos to the quick thinker who managed to snap a picture of it.