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Robots save people from bears - 21st December 2020
Bears are dangerous animals. They can hurt people and farm animals. In Japan, bears sometimes hurt people and farm animals.
Takikawa is a town in Japan. Takikawa has a problem with bears. They are coming near the town.
People in Takikawa don’t like the bears. They want the bears to go away. The town is using two scary robots.
The robots have four legs and red eyes. They look like wolves. They make sounds like wolves. There aren’t any wolves in Japan. But the bears are afraid of the robot wolves.
Bears sleep all winter. Before this, they eat a lot. The bears are looking for food. They are hungry. Hungry bears are dangerous.
Now, the bears stay away from the town. They are afraid of the robot wolves.
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