Weird BUT true

This Canadian was a dog’s best friend.

Shawn Hanson and his yearold dachshund were headed for a fishing trip in rural British Columbia when a cougar grabbed the hot dog-shaped hound.

Thinking quickly, Hanson punched the cougar in the face. The big cat dropped the little dog, now recovering from puncture wounds.

The force is strong with this heartbroken Minnesota widower.

Kevin Doyle, 57, is expected to arrive at ComicCon International in San Diego on Thursday after traveling 600 miles — on foot, wearing a “Star Wars” Stormtrooper costume.

The incredible journey is in honor of his wife, a huge “Star Wars” fan who died from brain cancer in 2013.

Yogi Bear was never this rough at Jellystone Park.

Two children suffered minor injuries after an aggressive pack of hungry elk knocked them down to grab their grub on a picnic table near Kingman, Ariz.

The kids weren’t feeding the elk but their confrontation is a reminder why people shouldn’t feed wild animals, officials said.

A family visiting the Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium’s tiger cage in Omaha, Neb., got a little too close to a big cat that wanted to mark its territory.

So the tinkling tiger did what cats of all sizes do in this case: spray. Mom Kyle DeBusk and her two kids caught the splash end of the confrontation, which they also got on tape.

“You don’t get that kind of experience from watching tigers on TV,” dad Skip DeBusk said.

Albuquerque, NM, cops are searching for a man they’ve dubbed the “Gummy Bear Bandit.”

Greg Romero was caught on surveillance video entering a convenience store, grabbing a handful of gummy bears and walking out, cops said.

He’s wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.