Video gone viral is of a beaver, not a bear, in downtown Denver

By Hannah Metzger | Westword

Don’t believe everything you see on social media.

A viral video claiming that a bear was spotted in downtown Denver has accumulated millions of views and thousands of comments discussing wildlife danger in the city. But the animal in the video was actually a beaver, says Miles Ifie, the man who recorded and posted the clip online.

“I knew it was a beaver when I posted,” Ifie admits. “I did not think it was a bear.”

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