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Take A Look: Black Bear Caught On Camera Strolling Through New Jersey Neighborhood

ESSEX COUNTY, N.J. (CBS) -- A black bear caught on camera caused a spectacle in Essex County, New Jersey. The bear was seen casually taking a stroll on Monday.

Then it went up a tree where it stayed all day and into the night.

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Social distancing went out the window as neighbors watched.

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Wildlife officials say the bear was too high in the tree to tranquilize.

It eventually came down and then disappeared.

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