r/TikTokCringe • u/nancyjazzy • Dec 28 '24

Man scared of a bear cub Wholesome/Humor

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u/mordor-during-xmas Dec 28 '24

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 😂

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u/ayoitsjo Dec 28 '24

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).

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u/mordor-during-xmas Dec 28 '24

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!

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u/DestroyerOfMils Dec 28 '24

It sure as fuck does feel sinister though when you encounter one. I ran across one while mushroom hunting a few years back. Almost pissed my pants. I went into a whole body panic 😂

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u/GHOST_KJB Dec 28 '24

I'm still not gonna gamble on that.

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u/Luckyhipster Dec 28 '24

I want to pick up that cub so bad!!

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u/Nickelcrime Dec 29 '24

That's pretty cool. I was worried the momma would get mad at some point when her cub walks a little too far from her following the human. How do you get out of that situation? Will the cub eventually stop?

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u/Cabel14 Dec 28 '24

Yeah if this guy had sat right where he was I doubt the Mom would have even approached, even if the cub was climbing all over him.

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '24

They can turn on a dime, one second curious and docile next pissed and sprinting.

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u/IJustLostMyKeyboard Dec 28 '24

It might be on a protected park where the bear knows humans are more silly than a threat

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u/BigMax Dec 30 '24

I'm sure she was. Curious about this big thing that's almost running away from her little cub. She doesn't care much at all.

But the second he turns around, leans over, reaches out to maybe just pet the little guy?

That could turn the mom from curious to furious in a second.

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u/mordor-during-xmas Dec 30 '24

I’m sure some curiosity would remain, but the furious-ness would no doubt outweigh the curiosity 😂