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The toys that feature robots that can be transformed into vehicles, objects or creature began in the '80s as a collaboration between Hasbro and Japanese company Takara Toys.

At least that’s what happened Tuesday in La Crescenta, where multiple law enforcement and wildlife personnel spent the afternoon monitoring a bear cub hanging out in a tree in front of Crescenta Valley High School, powerless to compel the creature to go home.

Michael Gonzalez said his office contacted a local humane society and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to report the creature.

Earlier this year the family announced its intention to sell the property as part of a plan to have the Jim Henson Co., which makes several children’s television programs, and Burbank-based Jim Henson’s Creature Shop under one roof.

One twitcher who made an early morning journey from London described catching a glimpse of the creature as "exhilarating".