A 'human skin teddy bear' found outside a convenience store in California has turned out to be horror art made from latex and is a "prank" amid a police investigation, according to reports.

In this prank call, we contacted a Build-A-Bear store and made a playful request for a custom teddy bear with unusual features. The staff responded politely, and the call remained light-hearted ...

The teddy bear lacked the typical soft fur the cuddly kids’ toys are known to have and instead featured an almost leathery, human-like skin that had been stretched and pinned to its body.

Investigators in San Bernardino County responded to reports of human remains spotted outside a convenience store and found a teddy bear purportedly wrapped in human skin, though it now appears ...

911 callers said 'a teddy bear made of what looked like human flesh' was left in front of the business. A coroner later found it was not human skin.