Last night poop let me know that the Bears that live here were about 75 ft. from my front door...so I will be aware!
Also deer, rabbits, raccoons, skunks, Turkeys....but not the bobcat!

They are here because the river, blackberries apples and pears are ripe! Nature is awesome!

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: Tourists alerted to mysterious rolling balls of poop in Great
: Smoky Mountains

: By Mark Price
: August 26, 2019 01:28 PM, Updated 5 hours ago

: This tumblebug is one of the several beetles found in the
: Smokies that relies on animal waste at to complete its life

: cycle.
: This tumblebug is one of the several beetles found in the
: Smokies that relies on animal waste at to complete its life
: cycle. Video screenshot

: In what may be the oddest public notice ever issued by the
: National Park Service, tourists are being alerted that
: brown balls seen rolling across trails in the Great Smoky
: Mountains National Park are animated animal poop.

: Yes, bear, deer and raccoon dookie is moving, seemingly on its
: own.

: Closer inspection, however, reveals dung beetles, also known
: as tumblebugs, are the ones behind the balls of “crap,”
: which they roll around as part of their birthing process,
: according to a National Park Service Facebook post.

:
: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article234381417.html