Matevz Logar plays with brown bear (Ursus arctos) cub 'Medo' in Podvrh village, central Slovenia, on June 1. Authorities do not want the Logar family to keep Medo as a pet. (Srdjan Zivulovic/Reuters)

Medo the Slovenian brown bear cub makes a cute pet – for now

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'Medo' is an abandoned baby brown bruin rescued by a family in Slovenia. Now they want to keep him, much to the chagrin of local animal experts.

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