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The footage drew suspicion from investigators with the California Department of Insurance, who after executing a search warrant, found a bear costume in the suspects’ home.

"Upon further scrutiny of the video, the investigation determined the bear was actually a person in a bear costume," the department said in a press release.

Except it wasn’t a terrifying beast — it was a person in a bear costume using a kitchen tool designed to shred meat, authorities said.

On Wednesday, detectives executed a search and arrest warrant and discovered the costume and claws.

A bear costume with meat claws was discovered in the suspects’ home on Wednesday, according to the insurance department.