A black bear in Colorado spent days trapped inside a vehicle, tried to escape and destroyed the car’s interior in the process before being found dead.

The roughly 300-pound bear was likely trapped inside the car for days before it was discovered in Colorado Springs, The Denver Gazette reported.

A Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) wildlife officer told The Gazette bears are smart and dexterous enough to open unlocked car doors while searching for food, but can struggle to escape if a door closes behind them, Travis Sauder said.

“Typically what happens is they pull the door open, get in, get their food, and then they leave,” he said. “But…

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