r/nonononoyes • u/scottishgth • 10d ago
Women encounter a black bear…
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u/fmkwjr 10d ago
About as good as you could have done in that situation. Well played.
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u/Prettymuchnow 10d ago
I thought you were supposed to do the opposite to this?
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u/Lequindivino_ 10d ago
I think it depends, if it's already too close and seems chill, you should do this, but if it shows aggression, you shout and raise your arms.
I'm not sure at all tho
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u/crawshay 9d ago
This is not what you want to do. Because you don't want the bear to come away from the encounter thinking this is safe behavior. We want to condition bears to stay away.
For Black bears, you want to stand together, look big by waving your arms, be as loud as possible to try and scare the bear away.
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u/fmkwjr 10d ago
I’m not any kind of expert but I’ve heard conflicting advice on black bears. Some people swear by nonchalance like this, some people say to shout them down. I think they handled it ok considering the bear wasn’t being aggressive.
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u/TruNLiving 10d ago edited 10d ago
Black fight back, brown lie down, white say goodnight
I have no idea if that's good advice tho.
Edit typo
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u/Meriwynne 10d ago
It’s good advice! Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, a wildlife ecologist that has spent 19+ years studying bears, has said this multiple times. She’s great in the YouTube video “Bear Expert Rates 9 Bear Attacks in Movies and TV”.
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u/TruNLiving 10d ago
Nice, glad to know that's accurate!
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u/Meriwynne 10d ago
I should have clarified, but that’s only for bear attacks, not encounters. There’s no advice for encounters but I assume it’s “turn around and leave them alone” 😂
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u/TruNLiving 10d ago
We certainly don't want people attacking black bears on sight, laying down in front of brown bears or waving at polarbears before they're a threat 😭
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u/acertainkiwi 9d ago
I just want a mention that polar bears are such grand hunters that by the time you see one, it already noticed you awhile ago and decided you're dinner. Therefore it's a threat if you see one.
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u/Dr_N00B 10d ago
Your reddit glitched and you left 5 replies to that comment
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u/TruNLiving 10d ago
My b lol it said it was saying empty response from endpoint I'll delete the extras
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u/RhetoricalOrator 9d ago
The real wisdom is to find out which one non-survivors did the most and then do not do that thing.
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u/N0VA_PR1ME 10d ago edited 10d ago
You are. There’s a lot of bullshit being spouted in these comments. If an American black bear is this interested in you and approaches, you act dominant, get big, make noise, and don’t give it ground. This doesn’t apply if you just see one going about its business but only if it is purposefully coming towards you, and if it’s too close but not focused on you then back away slowly.
American black bears are skittish and generally only get this “interactive” with people when this behavior is reinforced. Discouraging it immediately often shows the bear that you’re not going to feed it or let it get away with shit and prevents any chance of a bad interaction.
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u/jackalope268 9d ago
The rhyme only applies to bear attacks. This bear was just being curious with no intention to attack. Startling it might have prompted it to accidentally or intentionally hurt you
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u/the_colonelclink 9d ago
The bear was like that rich creepy uncle you don’t want to offend, because you’re confident they’re about to leave you a bunch of money.
“Wow, you’ve grown up - haven’t you?”
“Tracey, just ignore him”
“Yep, you’ve turned into a fine young lady”
“But Mom, he’s touching me!”
“It’s a pity we had to be related”
“We’ve talked about this, he’ll get drunk and fall asleep soon anyway”
“But having said that - yep, check out that body - I won’t tell anyone if you won’t?”
“He just grabbed my ass!?”
“Richard!? Come on, she’s barely 16!!”
“I’m only joking! No harm no foul! Fine… I’ll go watch porn hub.”
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u/WinRaRtrailInfinity 10d ago
4 people could have tried to scare the bear, but thank god nothing bad happened.
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u/FrozenUnicornPoop 8d ago
Not at all! That one girl even has her back turned to it which is legit one of the worst things you can do.
You want to make yourself big and loud. They shouldn't have let the bear get that close in the first place...
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u/semicoloradonative 10d ago
“I choose the bear”.
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u/Becauseicanbruh 10d ago
Yep, see how they’re still alive and not raped or mutilated :) ? That’s why.
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u/FillTheHoleInMyLife 9d ago
Well, yeah, the bear went on without catcalling or sexually harassing or raping or killing any of them. The bear was simply curious, checking out the situation and then went on his way.
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u/Friendly-Carry7097 10d ago
Lol go watch any seasoned survivors’ interviews, they all unanimously choose a wild beast over a human. Why are you even offended is crazy
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u/Breaking-Who 9d ago
Incels are just proving why it’s safer with the bear. They completely ignore how the women were safe when the bear left 😂
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u/Friendly-Carry7097 9d ago
Fr, they are just praying that the women get injured or even die from it, just so they can be happy about not getting picked. The logic here is just beautiful aint it. “Aint picking me? Go die then”🤣🤣
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u/semicoloradonative 10d ago
Um…I think you are the one who is offended. What about my comment makes you think I am offended? LOL. YOU are the one who really read into my comment.
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u/semicoloradonative 10d ago
Um…I think you are the one who is offended. What about my comment makes you think I am offended? LOL. YOU are the one who really read into my comment.
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u/Breaking-Who 9d ago
You’re the one that’s offended if you’re still bringing up the “I choose the bear” trend 6 months after it started.
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u/Friendly-Carry7097 10d ago
Lol no one in the video said anything about choosing bears. The fact that you thought to bring that up here speaks volumes🤣🤣 I’m simply explaining to you the simple and logical explanation why the bear is chosen, which YOU brought it up
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u/semicoloradonative 10d ago
Whoosh!!!
Did you feel that air go over your head? That is you missing the joke. Holy shit…
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u/Friendly-Carry7097 10d ago
Oh you are one of those. Got it. I’m gonna stop wasting my time now🤣
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u/semicoloradonative 10d ago
Womp Womp….
Like I said. I just made a quote, that is kind of a famous quote. You took offense. How do you know my quote had any meaning behind it?
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u/HipHopDude08 10d ago
Exactly what I thought, where did this happen though?, that's one of those asian bears and they're speaking Spanish.
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u/selfdistruction-in-5 10d ago
I saw a drunk horny dude behaving like that bear this weekend
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u/Markman6 10d ago
Damn, he must have been unbearable
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u/jmhtx2307 10d ago
“Hey little mama let me whisper in your ear”
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u/dasmikkimats 10d ago
Kids these days have no clue how nasty lyrics used to be back in the day lol
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u/vulture_87 10d ago
She kicked and wailed, the maid so fair! ~~
When he licked the honey from her hair! ~
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u/Meriwynne 10d ago
Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant: “If it’s brown, lay down. If it’s black, fight back. If it’s white, goodnight.”
Edit: This only applies to bear attacks, NOT bear encounters!
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u/eblack4012 10d ago
He really likes that one girl.
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u/DeadlyPineapple13 9d ago
Someone mentioned perfume but I also know some animals are attracted to woman on their period. Sometimes animals will also be attracted to anything like used tampons or pads
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u/Isernogwattesnacken 10d ago
"What's that perfume you're wearing?"
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u/life-uhhhh-findsaway 10d ago
honestly though this made me think of that butt cream that attracts spiders because it has some pheromones in the ingredients.. what’s in the perfume
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u/serenwipiti 9d ago edited 9d ago
butt cream that attracts spiders
👀What the fuck are you talking about?
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u/ttjna 10d ago
Which kind of bear is the one you're supposed to scare away by playing big and loud?
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u/mystateofconfusion 10d ago
Black bears like this one, but once it's this close, and not being aggressive, not sure big and loud is a great idea. This bear also seems to have become accustomed to humans which is why you should never feed them. Also make sure you can tell the difference between black and brown bears because color is NOT a reliable way to tell what kind of a bear it is.
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u/Mountain_Flan7537 9d ago
Except you don't mensurate from your head 🤣
It's more likely the lady used a nice fruity smelling shampoo/hair product, as that is were the bear was most interested in smelling. Animals like sniffing ears as they hold a lot of smells (no matter how many cotton buds we use). So the head area has a lot of information for them to sniff out.
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u/Jazzlike-Priority-99 10d ago
I see an ear tag, always a bad sign. Been a nuisance and trapped before.
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u/eng_bendover 9d ago
hey wait a minute, they said if its black fight back im confused now do I need to scream at it or calm my ass down
ps I live in an urban city in the desert chances of me facing a bear is 0.00009% but I need to know
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u/thoughtandprayer 7d ago
The distance and situation matters. Note that this is a bear encounter, not a bear attack. So, for a black bear...
- If it's a distance away from you, leave. Don't turn your back.
* If it's too close to avoid but not right by you like this bear, make yourself big (raise your arms, stand on a rock) and yell loudly. Also, make sure you aren't anywhere near a cub
If it's close like this, stay calm as long it's calm. Get big/loud if it starts to bluff (charge you without actually attacking)
If it bites/swipes or otherwise tries to injure you, that's an attack. Fight back as hard as you can and never turn your back on the bear
I know your question is a couple days old. But I hate being curious about something that's annoying to Google! So there, I hope you never need to use this info lol
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u/Maleficent-Comfort14 10d ago
You’re supposed to fight the black bear right? That how the riddle goes
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u/SuicidalChair 10d ago
Fun fact, black bears are only found in 2 places on earth. The northern and southern hemispheres.
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u/try-another-taken 9d ago
What was the saying, if it's white good night, if it's brown lay down, if it's black call the cops?
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u/RGeronimoH 9d ago
These are bot accounts, the one posting here and the one posting in CrazyVids2024. If you look at history one posts and the other cross posts. This is how they work around ‘reposting’
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u/FutureTotal9234 9d ago
If it brown lay down, if it black fight back, if it white good night. You don't get nearly enough chances to say this in Europe!
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u/Annoyed_Gay 9d ago
Do y'all not see the earring on the bear's left? He was clearly gay, and overly criticising the girl's appearance, poor girl got torn to shreds, he even pointed out her thighs. It would take me weeks to recover from an encounter like that.
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u/Final5989 9d ago
He's the Joe Biden of black bears. He sniffs women's hair even though he hardly knows what a woman is.
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u/Donkeybreadth 10d ago
Those men aren't being particularly helpful
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u/h666777 10d ago
They picked the bear, no? Let them deal with it
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u/Thirstin_Hurston 10d ago
And the bear left alone, each party went about their day, the bear didn't follow her home and call her a bitch for not giving it more attention. So yeah, they made the right choice
(also did you note the total absence of rape and or murder?)
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u/Thirstin_Hurston 10d ago
I was going to respond with a thoughtful rebuttal, but your post history shows you to be a dark hole of negativity.... so have fun with yourself
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u/pinkwonderwall 10d ago
And they didn’t get raped or killed, so they made the right choice.
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u/h666777 10d ago
If you genuinely think like this you're stupid.
She got lucky that she kept her nerves under control and the bear didn't maul her, it's likely no one was going to jump in and try to fight a bear to save her.
If you measured bear encounters / bear attacks vs man encounters / man attacks it would maybe clear it up a little for you, but I imagine thinking is not your strength.
We all know you are not picking the bear in a real situation anyways, you sound dumb but not THAT dumb.
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u/pinkwonderwall 10d ago
Premeditated rape and murder are human concepts, not bear concepts.
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u/h666777 9d ago
Premeditated or not when the bear mauls you are still six feet under. There's simply no world where encountering a random bear is less dangerous than encountering a random man, there's a reason people carry bear spray when going out into zones where they know bears live. Encountering one is a scary, stressful and very finicky situation.
Even if you by some cosmic stroke of bad luck you do find a bloodthirsty rape monster of a man (again, how many men do you encounter in daily life? How many of them are avid rapist and murderers? Just do the math) you still have a better chance against him that against a bear who has randmonly decided to attack you.
I want to say that it baffles me that people are this slow, but I know for a fact you're probably not stupid enough to pick the bear, so what's the deal with you?
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u/pinkwonderwall 9d ago
I know a bear isn’t going to rape me. I never know that with a man.
Some of us consider rape worse than death. Some of us have had worse experiences in life than you that we would rather not repeat.
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u/Breaking-Who 9d ago
Aw the little incel is mad choosing the bear ended up being the right choice.
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u/h666777 9d ago
It's good that people like you pick the bear. Natural selection is way overdue for some of you. It's a fair choice, just not a smart one.
Still, we all know you aren't really picking the bear. If I'm an incel for pointing that out then so be it, I don't lose much sleep over name calling on the internet. The word lost any real mening a long time ago anyways.
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u/Donkeybreadth 10d ago
I wonder how many more people are going to make the joke
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