Bizarre Canadian taxidermy bear heist featured on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"
A bizarre heist involving a 500-pound taxidermy polar bear north of Edmonton was recently spotlighted in a Late Show with Stephen Colbert segment.
The theft was featured on the “Meanwhile” segment of the show, wherein Colbert reads strange and attention-grabbing headlines from across the world, and we’re not too surprised to see that this one made the cut.
“Meanwhile, a massive taxidermy polar bear was stolen in a bizarre Canadian heist at a resort near Edmonton,” Colbert read.
“So far, the police have no leads on who the culprits could… College students. It was college students,” he continued, followed by a roar of laughter from the audience.
Colbert continues joking that the polar bear is likely at the nearest college campus being used as part of a “frat pledge” in the quad.
“It’s definitely a bong now.”
Other headlines to make the segment included a monkey on the run in the Scottish Highlands and a 285-year-old lemon that auctioned for $1,780.
While hilarious, Colbert’s claim that the thieves are students is entirely speculative, as police are still on the lookout for the missing polar bear.
On January 22, Redwater RCMP received a report of a break and enter to the Lily Lake Resort on Lily Lake Road in Sturgeon County.
Mounties were told that someone had gained entry into the resort and stole a 500-pound taxidermy polar bear, with police attaching a photo of the massive bear in a news release.
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The resort had a similar occurrence in August 2023, when two taxidermy raccoons were stolen. Mounties also released a photo of the raccoons.
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The estimated cost of these taxidermy animals is $35,000, and Redwater RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in aiding with the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Redwater RCMP at 780-942-3607.
With files from Laine Mitchell.
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