New York, New York - Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling down on his now infamous roadkill bear story, claiming he's been picking up dead animals for years.

According to The Associated Press, Kennedy was speaking to reporters in the hallway of a courthouse on Wednesday, when one asked if he had ever picked up other roadkill.

"I've been picking up roadkill my whole life. I have a freezer full of it," Kennedy responded with a laugh.

The Independent candidate's campaign spokesperson Stefanie Spear later clarified that Kennedy was not joking, as he uses the meat to feed his pet birds.

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The bizarre admission comes after Kennedy recently shared a video on social media, in which he recounted the story of how he picked up a roadkill bear he spotted while in New York back in 2014.

Kennedy claimed he intended to put the meat in his refrigerator, but ended up dumping it in Central Park as a prank after forgetting it in his car for several hours.

The politician has made a number of bizarre claims and admissions while on the campaign trail, but has chosen to stand by them, arguing that he had "a very, very rambunctious youth."

Kennedy, who is currently polling around 5%, was in court on Wednesday battling an ongoing lawsuit that aims to exclude him from New York state's general election ballots in November.