Glendale bear has become a celebrity, worrying authorities

Twitter and other media have made 'Glen Bearian' a social phenomenon. If public safety issues force authorities to kill the animal, there will be a lot of explaining to do.

The bear affectionately known as "Glen Bearian" or "Meatball" proclaims his love for food in trash cans and makes high-minded allusions to everything from top-40 songs to the Egyptian revolution. He gives bear hugs, tweets wisecracks and once even promised to challenge Kim Kardashian if she ever ran for Glendale mayor.

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