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Intoxicated bear cub high on ‘mad honey’ had to be rescued from the forest

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Turkey’s Duzce province on Thursday (August 11), the female bear appeared to be wobbling and whining in footage taken as people had rescued her from the forest.The mad honey that the bear had consumed, or “deli bal” in Turkish, is produced in small quantities by beekeepers in the Kaçkar mountains above the Black Sea.READ MORE:Bees ejaculating to death due to severe heatwaves as population in dangerIndigenous species of rhododendrons produce a potent neurotoxin called grayanotoxin and if bees consume on a certain amount of the rhododendron nectar, the mud-red honey that is produced possesses a strong scent and bitter taste, that could include a potential high for animals that consume it.A euphoric state can be reached with a consumption of a small spoonful eaten on its own or taken with hot water or boiled milk.Despite that, there are also disadvantages as increased consumption of the mad honey could result in nausea, fainting, seizures, arrhythmia and, in some cases, death, as dozens of people a year have been admitted to hospital in Turkey for mad honey poisoning.In the case for the bear, she escaped any serious harm despite passing out after her consumption as she was taken to a vet and treated. To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Officials confirmed the bear was in good condition and would hopefully be released back into her home in the wild in the coming days.The news found a home on social media where the government took advantage as Turkey’s agriculture ministry went on Twitter to ask Turkish citizens to come up with a name for the bear.READ NEXT:Hot weather could lead to 20,000-strong swarms of angry bees in the UKNearly a third of Brits have no idea.

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