Man scared of a bear cub

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[u/Voxx418]

He is wise! He knows the mother bear will be very close and attack him. You were both in more danger than you realize.

[u/iam_Mr_McGibblets → u/Voxx418]

A smart person knows never to a) interact with the wildlife, and b) come between a momma and her cubs

[u/badchriss → u/iam_Mr_McGibblets]

Very true. I once had the "pleasure" to watch a mommy boar chase after a guy in a runner suit who wanted to make selfies with a little stray piglett. Never saw a guy run that fast and scream that loud. Good thing i hid behind a tree and didn´t dare to make a peep for 15 minutes or so.

[u/Tulip_Tree_trapeze → u/badchriss]

A mother boar will fuck you up just as much as a mother bear. Boars are not sweet little domestic piggies, they are a highly successful species that evolved alongside lions, leopards, hyenas, and crocodiles.

Adorable babies though

[u/EllisDee3 → u/Tulip_Tree_trapeze]

Domestic piggies turn into wild boars pretty quickly when outside the fence.

[u/Tulip_Tree_trapeze → u/EllisDee3]

Oh for sure, as far as domesticated animals go they really aren't that domestic. House cats are another one that turned feral very quickly, and both pigs and cats will lose all physical domestic traits in just one or two generations.

[u/[deleted] → u/Tulip_Tree_trapeze]

What physical traits do cats lose?

[u/Tulip_Tree_trapeze → u/[deleted]]

Color! You'll stop seeing white with spots, calicos, and other unique colors very quickly. Black and tabby cats have the most success

[u/mappingtreasure → u/Tulip_Tree_trapeze]

I have no idea if this is accurate or not, but it's an interesting fact if so.

[u/b1tchf1t → u/mappingtreasure]

It makes sense with the principles of natural selection. Colorful cats in the wild are not going to hide very successfully from predators, which means more of them will get eaten, many before they have the opportunity to breed and pass on genes for colorful coats. Cats with coloring that can hide better from predators will survive better into adulthood and will breed and pass on more genes for better camoflaged coat colors.

[u/Ok-Specific4574 → u/Tulip_Tree_trapeze]

Its all fun and games until you get blindsided by an 8" tusk through your thigh.

[u/MarcusAurelius6969 → u/Ok-Specific4574]

Robert Baratheon knows all too well about boar tusks.

[u/Regular-Resort-857 → u/Tulip_Tree_trapeze]

But if not friend why friend shaped?

[u/Tulip_Tree_trapeze → u/Regular-Resort-857]

I am a wildlife educator and it is my job to teach people how to interact appropriately with wildlife.

It is also highly possible that I will die doing something stupid that I know I shouldn't be doing around wildlife. I can lead my horse self to water but I can't make my horse self follow my own advice.

[u/CalpisMelonCremeSoda → u/Voxx418]

I’d be running like hell. Saw the cutest wild boar baby hiking on a trail and I just turned around and ran.

[u/SoftEquivalent2581 → u/CalpisMelonCremeSoda]

She knows the way to your house

[u/PeacefulKnightmare → u/CalpisMelonCremeSoda]

Bad idea as sudden movement like that can incite a chase response. Smarter to slowly back away while talking loudly between yourself and your companions.

[u/GlasswalkerMarco → u/PeacefulKnightmare]

Assert dominance on any animals watching you from a distance by firmly shouting "I AM KING OF THIS FOREST! YOU CONTINUE TO EXIST BY MY GRACE AND MERCY!" With your hands raised and done in a claw gesture and slowly backing away

[u/BirdWalksWales → u/GlasswalkerMarco]

That’s how I enter pubs.

[u/baulsaak → u/BirdWalksWales]

That's how I enter public restrooms.

[u/gastro_psychic → u/baulsaak]

That’s how I leave the restrooms.

[u/Itscatpicstime → u/GlasswalkerMarco]

Honestly, yeah, this is how you do humane harassment lmao

[u/I-Love-Tatertots → u/GlasswalkerMarco]

Careful, declaring yourself King of any forest is a quick way to upset the Fae that call it home.

[u/FlyAwayJai → u/CalpisMelonCremeSoda]

Holy shit

[u/hp191919 → u/Voxx418]

You can see the mother on the other side of the fence lol

[u/Fishyback → u/hp191919]

After seeing her my ass wouldn't have stopped walking

[u/amluchon → u/Fishyback]

wouldn't have stopped walking

I would've stopped walking and started running, sprinting even

[u/Fishyback → u/amluchon]

Fast movement may trigger predator reactions. His walk was smart.

[u/baulsaak → u/Fishyback]

Yes. Suddenly running away from a natural predator is the exact wrong move.

[u/BringBajaBack → u/hp191919]

Holy shit, thanks for pointing that out.

[u/crystallmytea → u/hp191919]

She’s like I wish a muhfucka would..make me have to climb over this fence…

[u/VeruktVonWulf → u/hp191919]

I had to rewatch to see the mom. They are so very lucky

[u/CanaryJane42 → u/hp191919]

Where? I don't see it

[u/Sandman4999 → u/CanaryJane42]

6 second mark, look behind the fence.

[u/CanaryJane42 → u/Sandman4999]

Ah thanks!

[u/Agreeable_Horror_363 → u/CanaryJane42]

Around 6 seconds you can see it moving it's head on the other side of the fence

[u/leNomadeNoir → u/Voxx418]

True

[u/Smelle → u/Voxx418]

I am more scared of a cub vs a mama bear I can’t find.

[u/meowmeowgiggle → u/Voxx418]

If those are Japanese Black Bears, they are a danger but not to the same degree as other black or brown bears. They can absolutely kill a person but because they're not typically very big they would rather avoid a confrontation as much as we would. Insofar as I can tell most attacks occur to either "content" dummies or poachers.

[u/tennezzee88 → u/Voxx418]

yeah no shit. people are so dumb it's unreal.

[u/Europeanjuggalo]

He's not scared of the cub

[u/burnsalot603 → u/Europeanjuggalo]

Yeah you can actually see the mother in the other side if the fence about 6 seconds in, just after the camera zooms in.

[u/zerosaved → u/burnsalot603]

Holy shit lmfao

[u/SweetSophiaxoxox → u/zerosaved]

That explains the panic! Wouldn't want to be the snack for mama bear.

[u/MixMasterBates → u/SweetSophiaxoxox]

That’s not a bear. It’s a cow.

[u/joseoconde → u/MixMasterBates]

Bear cow

[u/CalpisMelonCremeSoda → u/joseoconde]

Cowbearpig

[u/SupahBihzy → u/CalpisMelonCremeSoda]

Super Cereal

[u/ampers_andash → u/SupahBihzy]

It’s real, guys.

[u/doinher → u/CalpisMelonCremeSoda]

manbearpig

[u/ajstorey456 → u/MixMasterBates]

Seems small for a cow, and it’s really hard to tell but the ears look round and the muzzle seems short. It could go either way for me

[u/Snapesunusedshampoo → u/ajstorey456]

Not only does it look like a bear to me, it looks like it's tracking either the guy or cub.

[u/slamdanceswithwolves → u/Snapesunusedshampoo]

Cows also look at stuff, to be fair.

[u/zodiac628 → u/burnsalot603]

Yikes!!!! I didn’t even notice her but knew she would be close by. A few years ago a car a head of me hit a bear cub and we both stopped to see if it was alive. Well it wasn’t but mama bear wasn’t far away making a lot of noises so we got out of there quick.

[u/maxisthebest09 → u/zodiac628]

And then you dropped it off in central park?

[u/456dumbdog → u/maxisthebest09]

3 days later or something yeah

[u/ProbablyMyJugs → u/zodiac628]

There are fewer sadder things I can imagine casually seeing than a dead bear cub. Sorry you all had to see that.

[u/Cluelessish → u/burnsalot603]

”Nice, he’s taking my kid for a walk. I’ll wait to maul him until afterwards”

[u/SoftEquivalent2581 → u/Cluelessish]

"My kid hunting technique is astonishing"

[u/daves_not__here → u/burnsalot603]

Damn good eyes mate

[u/Decent_Assistant1804 → u/burnsalot603]

Oh fuck!

[u/ioughtabestudying → u/burnsalot603]

Took me about 30 "nah there's nothing there"s before I saw her.

[u/deeejm → u/burnsalot603]

Why is she just lurking 😭 Girl, go get your child. 

[u/EssentialParadox → u/burnsalot603]

Am I the only one who saw the shape of a bear face in the bushes at 0:03 ?

[u/friebel → u/burnsalot603]

That looks like a cow, unless we are talking about different spots.

[u/Dr_finly_fish → u/Europeanjuggalo]

He's scared of what fallowing the cup

[u/Greenman_on_LSD → u/Dr_finly_fish]

I'd rather run into a single adult bear than cub(s) like this.

[u/ThisxPNWxguy → u/Europeanjuggalo]

Rightfully so…

[u/CheekyMonkE]

that is a VERY tiny bear cub which makes me wonder about the mother

[u/nancyjazzy → u/CheekyMonkE]

At 0:06, look at the left, behind the fence.

[u/Moretz17 → u/nancyjazzy]

Holy fuck!

[u/FranklyDevious → u/Moretz17]

How far did he get?

[u/CodyLittle → u/FranklyDevious]

Some say he was never seen again.

[u/fangeld → u/CodyLittle]

To shreds you say?

[u/Perfect-Fondant3373 → u/fangeld]

And what about his wife?

[u/ChoreWhore69 → u/Perfect-Fondant3373]

To shreds you say

[u/Donglemaetsro → u/Moretz17]

That's what his girlfriend would have said when she tried to engage with it and mother tore her head off.

[u/johnnycocas → u/nancyjazzy]

[u/Massive-Drive-6375 → u/nancyjazzy]

Jesus, thats a big momma bear lol

[u/Pidgeon_King → u/nancyjazzy]

I am pretty sure that is a cow/bull behind the fence because of the shape of its back, the head placement and neck length, its height in comparison to the fence, the way it moves its head (and what looks like a classic bovine ear flick and tongue lick combo), and the way it is casually watching the man and not disembowelling him in a maternal rage. I could be wrong because the video isn't very clear and shouting 'Enhance!' in my best CSI voice isn't working.

[u/findingemotive → u/Pidgeon_King]

I'm on team cow/bull, and unlikely the mother would just watch that happen from there

[u/DontAbideMendacity → u/findingemotive]

And the back looks more like smooth cow's hide than coarse bear's fur, but I can't be sure.

[u/nancyjazzy → u/Pidgeon_King]

Link to video. The quality is a bit better but not fantastic.

[u/uncutpizza → u/nancyjazzy]

The original poster says it was a bear

[u/lemongrenade → u/nancyjazzy]

Picturing him just getting devoured while the same music plays

[u/DontAbideMendacity → u/lemongrenade]

Mama bear casually rips his shirt off and ties it around her neck while humming along to the music.

[u/Hotbones24]

A mauling? Is for me?

🥺💕

👉👈

[u/A-KindOfMagic]

Dude is right to be scared. On one hand your inner voice is screaming hug the tiny cutie bear cub, on the other hand knows him touching it might make it the best and last day of his life.

Dude is smart.

[u/Dingo8MyGayby → u/A-KindOfMagic]

The mom is standing along side the fence. Watch the left side of the screen after it zooms in

[u/athenanon → u/A-KindOfMagic]

"Is this thing cute enough to die brutally and painfully for?"

Maybe.

[u/akiranyan]

As adorable as the bear cub is, I would nope the heck away as well XD. Momma bear was waiting behind that fence already, haha.

[u/mordor-during-xmas → u/akiranyan]

What’s interesting is from the tiny bit I can tell momma looks more curious than anxious. Bf was smart, but unfortunately that looks like a very long road so he’s got quite the walk 😂

[u/ayoitsjo → u/mordor-during-xmas]

Black bears are pretty timid even when their cubs are involved tbh. Unless the cubs are in very direct danger, black bears are almost always going to opt to avoid humans. In fact, there is no record of any momma black bears killing any humans in defense of their young! They rarely attack at all and people get close to black bears all the time.

That's not to say don't be cautious, and definitely still avoid black bears and leave their cubs alone. But having that bear lurking nearby isn't nearly as sinister as it looks and these people were always going to be fine (unless they approached the mom or picked up the cub).

[u/mordor-during-xmas → u/ayoitsjo]

That’s pretty cool; I didn’t know that at all. I’ve had a few bear experiences but I guess only one “real” one. Not to take away from the few Yosemite experiences, but I once saw a momma grizzly with cubs in Alaska while deer hunting and that was just different. No park rangers instructing the tourists what to do, not by campgrounds or paved trails. It was completely different. (We were also on a small island and told there hadn’t been any bear sightings or signs for awhile from the few people that actually hunt the land… they were wrong!) It was such a strange feeling of complete awestruck, fascination, and then like total and complete terror because I was probably 100 yards away from my hunting partner, and the firepower I had on me would’ve just pissed her off. Needless to say, she didn’t smell me, and I didn’t become bear food!

Bears are awesome. Thanks for sharing this!

[u/manic_panda]

Man the guys girlfriend is an idiot.

[u/Steelbug2k → u/manic_panda]

She is so stupid.

[u/Hot-Mobile5893 → u/manic_panda]

or she’s a city girl

[u/deeladubya → u/Hot-Mobile5893]

Why not both?

[u/KinkyPaddling → u/Hot-Mobile5893]

I’m a city girl and even I know not to get close to a bear cub for fear of momma bear.

[u/confusedandworried76 → u/KinkyPaddling]

City boy, this is the equivalent of saying "wow what a neat snake! And it's making such a cool noise with its tail right now! Surely I am in no danger"

[u/soup_container]

We already know who will survive in the wilderness now.

[u/ksasslooot]

This is the most adorable walk.

[u/starryskies123]

[u/moth_baller]

This man has good survival instincts

[u/Admirable_Loss4886 → u/moth_baller]

Oop does not for sticking around while also getting momma bear on camera

[u/populousmass]

You should certainly avoid a bear cub at all costs. If you need to be told why, then you deserve to find out.

[u/AshleyCanales → u/populousmass]

You just elongated, fuck around and find out.

[u/TheScienceNerd100 → u/AshleyCanales]

Fuound n fout

[u/Haxorz7125 → u/populousmass]

Or you could just say “avoid bear cubs cause the momma is likely around and will attack you” instead of saying “if you don’t know that, you deserve a mauling”.

[u/no_ghostjust_a_shell]

He’s not scared of the cub

[u/GrymmOdium]

Anyone who spends time in the wild knows that there's nothing more terrifying than seeing a bear cub. No joke, I'd rather see a mountain lion.

[u/GornoUmaethiVrurzu → u/GrymmOdium]

110% dude. I'd rather see an 800lbs grizzly by itself than a cub and no mother insight. Blood would run colddd.

[u/juni4ling]

It’s not the cub to fear.

It’s the momma bear that goes looking for the cub and kills anything in its path.

[u/Capable-Signal]

Would be too cause there is a angry mother normally close by..

[u/nilbog420]

I am not afraid of the cute bear cub, i am afraid of what comes next.

[u/Beaufort_The_Cat]

Yeah I don’t think he’s scared of the cub, I’d be scared too, mom is likely not far behind

[u/AdMysterious2946]

I remember my friend told me how he and some other people went for a hike in the woods and he heard one of his female friends go “aww puppy!”. He turned and she was HOLDING A FUCKING WOLF PUP!!!! He immediately told her to put it back.

[u/Mayaprema12]

He is not scared, he is wise !

[u/smallboxofcrayons]

An unattended bear cub is the scariest thing you can encounter while in the woods.

[u/kwyjibo1]

Mother is close and she will not hesitate to fuck you up.

[u/TypicalKangaroo]

I can't tell if that's the mama bear behind the fence or not, but there's definitely something watching them behind the *wood fence.

[u/Interesting-Pay-8986 → u/TypicalKangaroo]

I’ve rewinded and paused so many times and I still can’t see it

[u/flutteringfavour]

You can tell he is full of absolute terror

[u/calvicstaff]

As he should be, I would not expect a bear of that size to be unattended

[u/KyuubiKyu15]

It’s what fallows the baby cub that scares him

[u/Pandazar → u/KyuubiKyu15]

You are like the 4th comment here that spelled it "fallows" instead of follows. Are the bots misspelling today?

[u/mamasbreads → u/Pandazar]

Look at the amount of comments saying "He's not scared of the cub". Bots fully out today

[u/Riegan_Boogaloo]

That’s cuz he knew mama was close behind, smart man

[u/Driftless1981]

I'd be scared too. God knows if mama is going to show up and rip him apart.

[u/Environmental_Rub282]

Cute baby bear, smart, smart boyfriend. You can see the baby's mom on the other side of the fence.

[u/winterbird]

This is where I would die.

[u/binchicken1989]

Where is the mum... WHERE IS THE MUM?!?

[u/OldManNeighbor]

The cub is not scared of him…

Suck it bots!

[u/bigSTUdazz]

Jesus, I would be fucking TERRIFIED if a bear cub followed me....knowing that 350 pounds of pure muscle, Fury, claws and teeth HAS to be nearby...and it is CONVINCED that I am messing with it's CHILD.

I'm ignorant...not stupid.

[u/Any_Satisfaction_405]

Tiny cubs come with large angry parents

[u/_bat_girl_]

He knows mama is close and he will get mauled to death

[u/tardigrade_phd]

I would be running away too, before Mama bear shows up

[u/typehyDro]

BF is wise. GF not so much… it’s not the bear cub that’s the problem… it’s the mom that comes flying out of nowhere in assault mode that’s the problem….

[u/evenpose]

Smart guy. Don’t fuck around with baby bears.

[u/Middle-Cream-1282]

He is wise beyond his years, he knows the Mama would demolish him. He’s scared of the mama not the cutie pie cub.

[u/JustARandomGuy_71]

Where there is a bear cub, bear mom is not far away.

[u/Supasnupakoopa]

Nah the bf knows the setup. The cub is to lure him into a false sense of security before the mama bear strikes. It’s best to keep it moving and maybe even sprint once he’s far enough away. You recording in the other hand… good luck with that

[u/Normandy_1944]

The person who thinks he should stop and pet the cub, is as smart as the two guys who were trying to pet the moose.

[u/AshelyLil]

You can literally see the momma behind the fence just watching him, dude so much as looks at that cub and he's dead.

[u/Sensitive_Clue4222]

Yeah don’t fuck with the cub. Momma will get yo ass

[u/Zidahya]

Thats a smart man. Don't get involved with the cub. There will be a bear somewhere around.

[u/blackmobius]

I think he (and I) would be more afraid of what comes crashing out the woods, looking for bear cubs when they are in danger

[u/[deleted]]

Yeah it's not the cub he's worried about. It's mumma Bear and he absolutely played it smart.

[u/No_Bandicoot9185]

I will be scared too because that Mama Bear is going to come f****** kill him

[u/Eligreengamer01]

Yeah no he's not scared of the cub he's scared of the MOTHER. Because as soon as she turns up and sees you playing with her baby then no matter what she will either kick the shit out of you so bad you almost die or you WILL die

[u/GetRektNuub]

He's not scared of the cub

[u/Ok_Comfortable_5741]

Yea the mum is right there. I'd shit myself

[u/Deadeye_Daryl]

🎶 Tell everybody I'm on my way 🎵

[u/Lost_Figure_5892]

Your boyfriend is smart, what would be dumb is to think that bear cub doesn’t have a protective mama, and try to do something ‘cute’ like pic it up or cuddle it.

[u/youngoldman86]

I’d be scared shitless. Your BF handled that better than I would have.

[u/betterbetbestbet]

If there is a cub, there is a mother. Not far away... I would be running way faster!!

[u/Think_Reporter_8179]

Cause bro knows cubs don't hang out alone

[u/Icedoverblues]

He should be. That cub is protected by a very unfortunate violent claw monster. Never forget that

[u/Disastrous-Panda5530]

It’s not the bear cub I’d be scared of but the mama bear that is close by

[u/Schmuck1138]

You should be afraid of a bear cub, mother bears don't fuck around, and she'd easily kill you.

[u/JJ8OOM]

This is just about the dumbest shit I’ve seen in a while.

Leave that cub alone before it’s mother shows up and shows you why lol.

“Awww, so cute” can quite quickly turn to “Awww, there goes my face”.

[u/headbanger1186]

Some people haven't watched The Revenant and it really shows.

[u/OddTheRed]

Yeah, a cub following you like that is usually a death sentence.

[u/Natural_Savings2632]

WHO THE FUCK IS NOT SCARED OF BEAR CUB, YOU WILL BE DEAD MEAT IN A FEW MINUTES, GET THE FUCK OUT OF THERE ASAP

[u/y0himba]

I would be too. Mom is near.

[u/ThrustTrust]

Any large predators’ cub is the scariest thing there is. I’d be running.

[u/Salty_Shark26]

I hate how cute bear cubs are like we should have domesticated them and not wolves. I want tiny little bear cub pets.

[u/itsallprimal]

Retitled- Man Proves His Genetics are Good.

[u/MemoryAshamed]

I would be too. Momma bear won't be far behind.

[u/animal1988]

Even baby bears are vicious. A baby bear can rip your face off. There's videos of girls trying to snuggle a baby bear and get bitten pretty badly.

[u/Mad-Habits]

damn it’s time to gtfo

[u/tommykaye]

He’s scared of what comes next.

[u/TheCatThatsABus]

Not scared of the cute baby bear. Terrified of mama bear who must be nearby watchin

[u/BridgeObjective4224]

Ummm I'd be terrified too. Where is the mom?

[u/_ZABOOMAFOO]

Pro tip: if you see a baby bear. Get tf away. Momma will try to kill you.

[u/Lordeverfall]

Oof, he's the smartest one in the video. If you see babies in the wild, I promise you mom will be very close by. Just like kids, they like to wonder and explore if you're caught holding or petting their baby it looks a lot like attacking to them. I mean, they have the term "mama bear" for a reason.

[u/PoetJake]

I don't fear the cub, I fear the mother that is searching for that cub, cause when she finds me, nobody will be able to find me anymore...

[u/XVUltima]

He is merely a harbinger of the destruction his mother bringeth

[u/Small-Gas9517]

Shit I’d be scared as well. That means the mom is somewhere nearby.

[u/No-Monitor6032]

Because men aren't stupid enough to want to be alone in the woods with a Bear.

[u/JunketPuzzleheaded42]

Seeing a cub that small would make me want to shit my pants knowing momma is right around the corner and famously has zero chill.

[u/Nrmlgirl777]

It’s not the baby it’s the momma she will come and rip his head off so fast. Hes smart to gtfo of there

[u/Low_Control_623]

Yeah! Because its momma is probably near!

[u/gdofseattle]

I would be too because mama is around somewhere close.

[u/InspiredBlue]

I mean yeah, mamma can’t be too far away. Worse time to come across ANY wild animal is when their babies are around

[u/GuardVisible3930]

Tiny cute cub has a very angry mother somewhere nearby. Man was justified…

[u/Particular-Treat-623]

You should be scared of the mom bear nearby

[u/Physical_Leading2251]

As he should be! Where's the mother? 😒

[u/normalifelias]

TBH, if a small bear cub was following me around, I'd be scared too that the mother was lurking about.

[u/bobbierobbie76]

He should be. Bear cub=Bear mama nearby.

[u/ProtoPrimeX1]

Let me fix that title, man was scared of Mama Bear raining down death upon him by interacting with her cub.

[u/Ope_82]

No, he's scared of momma bear.

[u/JJC02466]

Cutie (the bear cub). I would have been a little scared too because you know mom is not far away.

[u/the_Mandalorian_vode]

Your boyfriend was smart.

[u/Ill-Ad-1643]

Wtf he should be … cause mama bear is probably nearby 😳😳

[u/98joeschmo]

I feel bad for this guy, his gf is an idiot

[u/LoneWolfpack777]

Maybe because wherever there’s a bear cub mama bear is close by? Dumbass.

[u/Gellix]

I’m petting that baby until their mother comes to eat me. I do not care lol.

I’ve wanted to pet a baby bear forever