[kellyhound]

A curious bear spotted a few women, approached them, sniffed them, got on its hind legs and seemingly hugged them, and they lived to tell about it.

It went down Saturday in Mexico at the Chipinque Ecological Park. You see the bear at one point putting its paw on one of the women, almost nuzzling her.

As most people know, bears often attack when people panic or run. They remain clam -- and pretty much still as 2 men in the background try to scare the bear away by talking loudly.

The bear eventually has had enough and leaves.

So here's what authorities say about black bears that get too close: "Stay calm, never stand between a baby and its mother, do not go near or feed them, take shelter and watch it, avoid photographing it or taking selfies."

[soja]

i think that bear wanted some muff.

[Sugar³]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

As most people know, bears often attack when people panic or run. They remain calm -- and pretty much still as 2 men in the background try to scare the bear away by talking loudly.

Especially noise though. I have to chase away black bears all the time. If these people wanted to make it leave very very quickly they should have all just stared directly at it, yelling and waving their arms.
Plus, almost all animals will move toward you if they catch you trying to move away from them. Even with dogs. You can change almost any dogs mood to play mode, just by getting their attention with a step or two back and a then a quick pivot toward them with a clap, and then freeze in a low stance--all of it so quickly and loud that it serves, almost, as a shock reset. A dog will freeze too, low too, and now a dog that probably would have bit you two seconds earlier, only wants you to chase it and play, as long as you follow through.

It would feel too weird to recommend doing this, but I have noticed that something very similar works on bears too--and I've tested my technique many many times. Even the most cracked out looking, hungry, Spring Bears, that wake you up after they wake up from sleeping all Winter, clawing at the chicken hut, will absolutely effing book it, if you can sneak to an angle right behind it and then startle it with crazy "Screamin Jay" style gibberish shouting, and hand fulls of gravel hitting the hut above its head. If it's dark, running toward them with a headlamp on--I scare myself with that shit sometimes. I've frightened some so bad, I almost felt bad after, and wanna leave some snacks out for them after. You can actually track how far they ran, all scared and clumsy style, just by the sound of branches and saplings still cracking and breaking in the distance a minute later.

I think if you can make almost any animal give up its ground, no matter how tricky your method was, you're more or less out of harms way. You just have to roll with it--animals don't consider shit, they just do what ever they're doing until the new thing to do just pops out of nowhere. If you've made it playful, keep playing. If you've scared it, keep doing the same. I've always wanted to try my method on a cat, but I only ever get to see the cougars here once they're dead, after these forest *******, or the forest ****** police shoot them for eating too many dogs, or babies, or whatever else.

Dang, sorry this was so long!

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[Windracer]

someday they will be encountered by a massive bear that will tear them apart

[Bohemond]

No way i could do that. I heard its best to make yourself look big and scream at them.

[Shadolife]

The chick in the second clip looks like she gets a good selfie with bear

[Eaton]

Originally Posted by sojalemmi ↗

i think that bear wanted some muff.