A disorientated brown bear cub, who is believed to have become intoxicated after eating a large quantity of "mad honey", has been rescued in north-western Turkey.
The female bear looked rather confused as she lay in the back of a pick-up truck after being rescued from a forest.
Mad honey, or "deli bal" in Turkish, is produced in small quantities by beekeepers in the Kaçkar mountains above the Black Sea.
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The area is the only place in the world other than the Himalayas' foothills where indigenous rhododendrons produce a potent neurotoxin called grayanotoxin.
"Mad honey" is produced when bees feed on enough rhododendron nectar to produce a mud-red honey with a sharp scent and bitter taste.
If the honey is consumed, it can cause a high for animals.
A small spoonful eaten on its own can induce a mildly hallucinogenic or euphoric state.
It is normally taken before breakfast as a traditional treatment for hypertension, impotence and a number of other conditions.
However, if too much is ingested, it can reduce blood pressure to potentially dangerous levels and induce nausea, fainting, seizures, arrhythmia and, in rare cases, death.
Dozens of people a year are admitted to hospital in Turkey for mad honey poisoning.
After being rescued, the bear was brought to a vet, where she was treated.
Officials said the animal was in good condition and would probably be released into the wild in the coming days.
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