Hungry Bear Loose In NYC

A robotic replica of a 1,400-pound bear was set loose on the streets in New York City in an online video to promote Chobani yogurt's

The bear could only eat food made with natural ingredients, so the standard fare from food trucks in Manhattan such as pretzels, hot dogs and stacks of pizza were non-starters for the animal, who terrorized a few carts.  The animal roared at quite a few terrified New Yorkers, but a lot of passersby just looked at the loose wild animal with bemusement and snapped pictures with their phones.

The stunt was a real-world extension of the Chobani commercial in which a bear throws a tantrum in a small town's general store because it can't find food with 100% natural ingredients.  The bear finally settles on a honey Chobani yogurt, though the clerk is too terrified to ring the animal up.