Bear

Some people gave direct answers to the question, then the jokes appeared and an interesting pattern emerged.

In case you haven't heard, according to an FWP expert the "hip strip bear" is back in Missoula, and he was even spotted at the University of Montana. I've decided to name him "Barry." Aren't I creative? Anyway, here's what we suspect Barry was up to on his lil campus visit...

There's only one logical explanation why a bear would pop up on UM campus this weekend.

It wasn't even a punishment for the show!

Another reminder to always be "Bear Aware."

A woman was walking on a popular Missoula trail when she came face to butt with a bear.

Another day, another bear sighting at the University of Montana.

Just walking along 6th street like it owned the place.

Bears are popping up all over the place in Montana, but no one expected to see one wandering the halls of Bozeman High School.

Whoever said beer was just for humans was dead wrong, according to a recent story out of Baker Lake, Washington.

Everyone loves bears. From Yogi and Balloo, to Paddington and Fozzy, and the Carebears and Winnie the Pooh, we humans have a craving for bears that we can’t seem to satisfy. I’m not sure if it’s their fuzzy wuzzy hair, their cute round ears or their nubby little tails that make them absolutely irresistible. Perhaps it’s a combination of all three.

The first verifiable appearance of a grizzly bear in the Missoula valley in over 50 years occurred not long ago. Here's what happened.