A good argument could be made that it’s impossible for an animal to be an asshole. Being an asshole requires intentionality – the knowledge that your words or actions will negatively impact the world around you, but choosing to do it regardless for pleasure or personal gain. Animals act on instinct, they do not consider if their actions will upset someone. They simply exist.

A good case, however, could also be made, that this one bear is a straight up asshole. This bear – which we shall hereon refer to as ‘Ursus McFuck‘ – has raised the ire of a French farmer by assholeishly chasing more than 200 of his beautiful sheep over a cliff, purely for the fun of it (I assume).

According to The Guardian, Ursus McFuck attacked one of the sheep, causing a panic which led to 209 of his former mates hurling themselves off a staggeringly high 200-metre cliff near the France–Spain border.

The bodies of 169 of the sheep were found at the foot of the cliff on the Spanish side of the border in the village of Lladorre, the rest were found over the border in France.

Ursus McFuck is believed to be a brown bear, a species reintroduced to the area by the French government as part of a repopulation programme started in the early 90s.

The French government have stated that they will be compensating the farmer for his lost sheep.

Source: The Guardian.

Photo: Getty Images / Fernando Camino.