Lily the Black Bear

Just in case I didn't have enough to distract me from the things that I don't want to do, along came Lily the Black Bear and her webcam.  You can sit and watch her breathe for hours, hoping for a glimpse of her cub which was born a couple of days ago.  The researchers are looking for volunteers to take 2-hour blocks of time and document anything exciting, like when the cub squeaks.  I like the highlight videos myself.  Here's a video of the cub's birth:



And a link to the North American Bear Center's den cam.  There are currently 1791 people watching Lily sleep.

And here's Lily's Facebook page.

Don't say I didn't warn you.  Lily and her cub, Peace, will be the cause of worldwide productivity reduction.  ;-)
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