Meatball

Meatball, also known as Glendale Bear, Glen Bearian, Meatball 210, and Meatball the Bear, is an American black bear known for his frequent visits to neighborhoods in northern Los Angeles and Glendale, California. He was moved to the Lions, Tigers, and Bears Animal Sanctuary in San Diego, California in 2012.

Life Meatball was born . He was later ear-tagged with the number 210.

In March 2012, Meatball made his first known neighborhood visit in northern Los Angeles and by the end of the summer, he had visited similar neighborhoods two more times,

After Meatball's third visit, he was relocated to the Lions, Tigers, and Bears Animal Sanctuary in San Diego, California. Plans to relocate him to a larger sanctuary in Colorado were blocked by state officials after the San Diego facility pledged to build a $250,000 habitat for him. Meatball was not euthanized, the typical response to bears in his situation, due to his popularity online and amongst locals. 600 pounds in 2013, and 600 pounds again in 2016.

Intellectual property dispute During Meatball's rise in popularity, Twitter user Sarah Aujero opened an account for him. The account soon had more than 25,000 followers. The following year, the Lions, Tigers, and Bears Animal Sanctuary entered into a dispute over control of the Twitter account and rights to the bear's name with Aujero regarding the account. Lions, Tigers, and Bears Animal Sanctuary has since copyrighted Meatball 210 and Meatball the Bear,