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Firefighter Adam Deem holds a badly burned bear cub he rescued from a fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California, 17 July, 2008.

The bear has been named "Lil' Smokey" weighs 8 1/2 pounds and is estimated to be 6 months old. He suffered burns to his paws and his left eye was singed.

He currently lives at the Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care center.

Photographer not credited, found at: Los Angeles Times, Copyright 2008 Los Angeles Times.