Bear Gives a Warning Bite | BBC Earth

This bear delivers a warning bite to Gordon Buchanan for getting too close to her cub.
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[@matthewcolquhoun7710]

In a calm, relaxed voice: "It appears that whilst I was not looking, the bear has eaten my leg."

[@artiew8718]

this is the same guy that put himself in a plastic box and baited a polar bear. did he not learn anything

[@meyerlemon3776]

@@artiew8718 Polar bears see us as food and do not understand our power

[@emin948]

Ahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahhahwhwhahahahahahhahahahahah

[@gejuarez4848]

LOL!

[@orionion]

Welll, you dont want to be shouting from the top of your lungs when theres a potentially angry bear right next to you :D better kerp things cool

[@yurisucupira]

"Now she's eating me alive, what an amazing creature"

[@YaNansCrustyToe]

Unoriginal

[@somethinggood9267]

Lmfao

[@Ariel692769]

Good one.

[@paulwillis1722]

Yeah,, that Nut is definitely a short timer!

[@yurisucupira]

@@paulwillis1722 Haha, yep.

[@MrWingo]

The look of realization that he might genuinely be in trouble is hilarious 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@PapiCthulu2]

Quieted him down

[@tw0sidestory]

this comment is under appreciated. bro was silently panicking, desperate to get out of the situation..

[@MrWingo]

@@tw0sidestory 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@Dougie-ex1ov]

@@tw0sidestory in this moment, he knew he fucked up.

[@CH-tn3fn]

"That lip-smacking is her letting me know that she's nervous". Oh, now he can read bear! Funny how a small warning bite can turn you into a fast learner.

[@Sycon-X]

“Funny how quickly it chances” Could have been his last words😅

[@j04370859]

Perhaps you should read about black bears before posting because they do lip smack when they are nervous or stressed out. 😂

[@smiley7078]

Bruh the most dangerous animal on earth is a mama bear and this dude asking for a friendship with 4 grapes 😂😂

[@canuckereh5646]

A Massive legend Correction. The most dangerous animals on Earth are humans.

[@LuckoDaStars]

Canucker Eh! A mother bear will hunt down a human to the edge of the Earth to protect their cub. Hunter or not

[@smiley7078]

Canucker Eh! Yeah yeah cos humans are smart blah blah but put a human and a grizzly in a cage and you’ll get answers real fast 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@beaabadobee]

A Massive legend Well i mean the strength of a human is not muscles its the ability to make and use weapons

[@smiley7078]

Zekedgaming yes that is correct but that doesn’t make us the most dangerous cos we not gonna shoot whoever walks by or is near our kids but if you as a human or any other animal is near a baby bear and his mama is around there is a 99% chance you gonna get attacked and ripped to pieces lol.

[@mscarolynnigro]

When he said - How quickly it changes - He's talking about the state of his underwear .

[@gloryayara7914]

His balls are made of steel mate 😂😂

[@huzcer]

The bear smelled the load of poop just dropped off involuntarily into his cacks

[@lockandloadlikehell]

Who are all these diseased people who shit themselves under stress Pathetic If you're that vulnerable you should stay inside where you can't be stressed or in danger.

[@huzcer]

@@lockandloadlikehell with most people shit comes out their ass. in your case it seems to be your brain/ mouth.

[@ishma2100]

Yo this should get way more likes

[@billcarruth8122]

"Bears aren't as dangerous as we thought they were" "One move on the bears part can end everything" ... correction, bears are exactly as dangerous as we thought they were. Some people just aren't as smart as they are supposed to be.

[@davisappletv9931]

Yeah, I was rather puzzled by the juxtaposition of those two statements!

[@littlebirdie2]

Well stated!

[@justinmiller1118]

Yup

[@rottweilerdog10]

I think he should have used the word “aggressive” rather than dangerous. Cos bears are as dangerous as hell and he was completely at her mercy. But she wasn’t as aggressive as she could have been.

[@Shaz-gq7pv]

She wasn't even as aggressive as she was entitled to be considering he came into her habitat into her space and tried to touch her cub. Idiots like this get themselves and the bears killed they'll either maul him or get over familiar or aggressive with other humans and be put down

[@Zone_Stomper]

_"Who in the world wouldn't want to do this?"_ Well, you found me.

[@dsglife]

Right??

[@visualdog1]

What would you do if you were hungry and a friendly hamburger handed you a grape?

[@Tony_A_441]

lmaoooo I am completely dead

[@dogman75]

Bears are not carnivores.

[@lemting2264]

J.R Paiva lol they are, they both meat and plants, which makes them omnivores, also their digestive system is design for meat, like panda, but panda lost its taste for meat thats why it need to eat bamboo 1/3 of their body weight a day just to get the nutrition they need. In conclusion all bear species need meat, they arent cow which has specialize bactieria to break down plants or crops for food and proprer digestion.

[@dogman75]

@@lemting2264 never said they don't eat meat, just said they are not carnivores, they are omnivores and some species like the black bear their main diet is plant based.

[@lemting2264]

J.R Paiva oh i see

[@olliea1663]

"She's nervous about something" yeah it's you mate

[@bulgarianenglishpropertytr3555]

the guy is an idiot. feeding bears like this takes away their natural instinct for foraging and thus become reliant upon humans for food. heck he should of been eaten just for his idiocy.

[@beaverchops08]

these ppl act like bears are friendly and fluffy and we should study them from a 2 yard distance at all times giving them pet names they have no clue off

[@mikelazer5661]

@@bulgarianenglishpropertytr3555 he gave her like four berries, I'm sure that's about 1 percent of her meal, her instincts will be fine

[@tablature6121]

Magical Cookies -- No matter the amount of food, the bear will still learn to associate humans with food, which is the reason for the signs in ALL national parks: DON'T FEED THE BEARS. Ya reckon? And getting close and trying to "befriend" them, aside from being really stupid, causes them to lose their natural fear of man, sometimes to the point of being a "nuisance" animal and having to be relocated. Repeat offenders have to be euthanized -- not good for bear or man.

[@JS-mn5lf]

and you people are always saying Americans are the stupid ones... tsk tsk

[@d8l835]

Thanks for teaching these bears and their offspring to expect food from humans. Definitely the right move, that was a 'thank you bite'

[@Abandoned_Brane]

Nothing like telling bears that humans equal food. That's always a dandy of an outcome. 🤦

[@ilovelalakers]

Good point about food habituation.

[@d8l835]

@@ilovelalakers lol i forgot about this video. I in no way want the following to happen...but this dude getting mauled would have been best case scenario. We cannot have generations of bears growing up thinking that humans will have/give food. They need to be afraid of us, and to an extent us afraid of them. Distance between us and them is whats best for the bears and in turn ourselves

[@fearfeasog]

Fed bear is a dead bear. When did Bear Expert forget that?

[@donaldhysa4836]

@@d8l835 Its impossible for them to be forever afraid of us if we are gonna live in the same areas

[@jjs3890]

Bears are amazing creatures. But nothing good ever comes from getting to close to them. We live in different words and benefit best when we respect each other’s space.

[@AsifIcarebear3]

I find it arrogant, and harmful to the animals, to go close to them. You might damage them fighting for your life, even kill them, because you provoked a siituation where the animal attacked you. Just fuck off, take video and pictures from afar, and let nature be.

[@wodensblot]

Cringed so hard when he started reaching for the cub with the mother behind him. This guy is ridiculously lucky

[@mlmartin2922]

Betting on how long it takes her to fully attack him... Leave them alone, you are in THEIR space!

[@mlmartin2922]

More like stupid.

[@wodensblot]

Mother bears are dangerous enough with Cubs when you're just walking in the general area but to be between them and have the audacity to make movements towards the baby is just unheard of. If that was a grizzly the warning bite wouldve left him legless (and probably throatless too)

[@lornemalvo3298]

@@wodensblot Zoologists aplenty on here apparently...

[@ColdNorth0628]

@@lornemalvo3298 everyone has a degree.

[@Nflguy4949]

That dude has seen way to many disney talking bear movies.

[@martyreking5487]

LOL

[@liamabrahams8718]

Brother bear 😭

[@lordjim3109]

He indeed is a bit of an idiot...

[@martyreking5487]

@@lordjim3109 "a bit of an idiot " ? Sorry Lord Jim but you are way to nice , this man is an absolute moron and shouldn't even be allowed to cross any street by himself let alone go in the forest without supervision . Oh yeah and the camera man is an idiot too btw .

[@adamantiumpimmel7857]

@@lordjim3109 huge idiot, only the mother can show the child how to survive and be strong, not him

[@sweeneytod1]

Being attacked by a bear has to be one of the worst things that can happen and this guy is asking for it really.

[@summerswan3872]

This guy is going to cause more damage than good by making these bears comfortable around people

[@josephshields2922]

And that idea is exactly what they have disproved through 30 years of research. The bears who are predators are for the most part bears with little human contact and not your garbage can bears.

[@mrandersson2009]

Next episode: spooning with a great white shark dressed as a seal

[@evabartlett4599]

😂🤣

[@PinheadLarry673]

Why does this not have 20k likes LOL

[@marcsmith3739]

Lol

[@userwatttt]

There’s a great white shark Ed dressed as a seal? This I gotta see!

[@GangThePker]

literally crying with laughter

[@JHenry-tt5mp]

Stay tuned for our next episode: “How to befriend a lion by wearing a pork chop necklace.”

[@donaldyeeter9842]

😂😂😂

[@mxbig8167]

haha @Jermon Henry ... pork chop necklace 👍😄😁🤣😀😆👍 lol

[@josephsuarez8178]

😂😂 ooh shit

[@flarion00]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@britny9641]

I just spewed coffee everywhere

[@brunoc687]

The guy is 100% crazy. A bear can charge you, just because you're on its territory. Moreover, the guy tries to reach its cub. Suicide mood!

[@gcprost]

I have a lot of experience with wild bears. I strongly advise people to disregard the advice in this video.

[@austinreed1124]

i would love to be eaten by a bear

[@ironfist7789]

For that matter, a lot of animals can be dangerous and people aren't always careful around them and get complacent. Especially animals that weigh more or have big teeth, it just takes one mistake. We've had horses and other large animals, but kicking at a fly can hurt a human badly if they are in the wrong spot.

[@misscypher9857]

“She’s nervous about something, I think there’s a tree squeaking over there” *the fact that you are still alive is a miracle.*

[@moeso4384]

🤣 right

[@treesway2241]

Miss Cypher I lol’d at this. Thank you and have a fine day.

[@rhettlover1]

Really made me angry. I live in Missoula, MT, bears regularly come into the wildland-urban interface, especially in the fall, searching for food. People are encouraged to not put out bird feeders, secure food waste, fence gardens and fruit trees, keep their dogs in when bears are active. The saying is, "A fed bear is a dead bear". Idiot, just so he can make a video.

[@flavorlessquark8614]

just stay alive, that would be enough

[@patzimmusic]

I was going to comment the same thing til I saw this

[@MissEmsiee]

If you think about it, the only reason he is giving the mama bear food is because he wants to touch her kid. Bit weird that mate.

[@deadchildren5135]

That trim is a tell tale sign of a kiddy fiddler

[@ourtruth216]

Exactly he seemed like a creep “ I mean who in the world wouldn’t want to do this?” He was too persistent after the cub backed away from his hands twice he should have stopped right then and there. He was acting as is he couldn’t help himself

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

bit noncey

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

@Cynthia Downs do you use those emojis unironically? I only see that combination in ironic Instagram memes making fun of shitty Instagram influencers or the captions of shitty influencers themselves

[@cletussamboy8650]

@OurTruth It's a bear not some young human child in a park so creep is a bit much.

[@foxwood67]

This is 4 years old. I’d be surprised if this guy is still alive. I’ve never witnessed such poor judgement in my life

[@Zone_Stomper]

Unfortunately, he is no longer with us. He was busy playing with his phone as he was walking across some railroad tracks. Suddenly, BOOM! He was struck by a train.

[@foxwood67]

@@Zone_Stomper somehow I envisioned a bit more of a gruesome death😂

[@lisaotoole3082]

“We are going to quickly become friends” he says. Then reaches out to engage with the stranger’s baby. Brilliant. This Dufus should be sanctioned by any wildlife associations he belongs to.

[@miguelsalgado9702]

“The bear is now eating me alive, that is a sign it doesn’t want my presence here, I better walk away. Oh wait I can’t, it won’t let me go, ok that’s it, bye guys, hope I see you somewhere”

[@Khonvicted]

lmfao that is exactly how calm this dude would be if that were to happen

[@sarynium]

best reply

[@pm8278]

lol

[@TheRainmustFall7]

" she's chewing my fingers very loudly, and that indicates that she is indeed enjoying my meat"

[@charliecopeland390]

Miguel, will you be my fertilizer??

[@janzeyellie]

“Who wouldn’t want to do this”- literally any sane person.

[@yoboo6167]

Exactly!!!

[@gabrielvicente8406]

Alexandre P Yeah this guy said it wrong.

[@gabrielvicente8406]

I would want to do that

[@321tiempo3]

I'm sane and i want to have a friendly bear as a pet But that's impossible, i would get mauled the first day

[@tabbyreed8925]

Maybe I'm not sane but I love bears. It'd be great to get up close and personal with one.

[@77thNYSV]

Funny how we humans project our emotions and thoughts onto animals that have been wild for hundreds of years if not millions of years and think that they're just going to be our friends. Under certain conditions, bears, even black bears, will cannibalize. They know nothing but their instincts to survive. They're not our friends. They're a form of life that deserves respect.

[@garyearl4288]

Having spent half my life hiking in the Sierras and Rockies I had about a dozen close encounters with bears and cougars almost never intentional. This guy is off base because he's teaching the bear to approach the next human he sees looking for food. I don't care how cool he thinks he is the next person might get mauled or killed

[@pegjones7682]

And the bear will be destroyed!

[@lilweedsea]

She might like you, that doesn’t mean she wants you around her children.

[@fulmi8101]

yeah who knows

[@shaygahweh]

many women told me the exact same thing

[@mulonzee8773]

Sounds like a pof date

[@statinskill]

It's surprising she let's him that close anyway, because bear males kill bear cubs.

[@elian958]

I dont think she ''likes'' him. For the bear, its probably more of a grape handing curiosity. A curiosity that could get hurt if it doesnt follow momma bear's rules.

[@sierras.2467]

"Her stomach acids are melting my flesh into a soft jelly. I wouldn't call it digestion."

[@clintbeasthood9758]

x'D

[@gogli666]

Underrated comment

[@Chromwel-A]

It's just a friendly saliva

[@krashd]

I like the cut of your jib, old boy.

[@brightfuture0959]

The elemental building blocks that formerly constituted me are being repurposed and/or used for energy inside her. I wouldn't call it metabolism.

[@dougj8000]

Grizzly Man really seemed to enjoy the time he spent with his best friends. Up until the time when one of them, well, you know ....

[@AndrewBrethourMusic]

This guy's got Timothy Treadwell energy

[@Superior1995Rex]

Next episode: how to become friends with a killer whale by offering a shrimp.

[@0oHITo0]

Possible, killer whales are, for some reason, not hostile toward humans

[@ColdNorth0628]

Bears prefer fish over humans. Berries as well.

[@goferlp7011]

@@0oHITo0 thay are smart enough to know to not anger humans. Nevertheless thay love to mess with us.

[@therealmeemawmallen9493]

There is so much wisdom and wit at it's finest in this comment!

[@BrockTheTrainer]

@@0oHITo0 it's because orcas pass down hunting through generations. Due to us not being aquatic animals, orcas don't see us as a valid food source. Also they are picky eaters so they won't eat anything they haven't learned to eat growing up.

[@JohnDoe-yx7jw]

Alternate title : Tolerant mama bear checks delusional man

[@annaelisavettavonnedozza9607]

Much better title

[@somethinggood9267]

Too true

[@amgm1996]

i love this

[@fourearwolf3315]

Lmao, exactly how the video should be called

[@lydiapetra1211]

😂😂😂

[@ureasmith3049]

"That didn't hurt. It's just a flesh wound." 😄

[@jdog2345]

Never mess with a mother and her baby, doesn’t matter the species.

[@boneybone8123]

Yeah, how about those moms chucking their newborns into thrash cans all over the country in recent years?

[@justdoit83388]

Hell yeah.

[@user-gf1nj8ip4m]

Especially a fn bear

[@jraybay]

I'm not an animal expert but I wouldn't want to get anywhere near a mama bear, her cub, and pretend we're bonding between 4 grapes 😐

[@zaphiris]

hahahahaha!!!

[@prody666]

You wouldn't do that with a human baby either. Imagine you see a dude using candy in order to get close to your child. Wouldn't you get into alert mode?

[@Amy-ti1pm]

Seriously. And he's put her and her baby in danger by making them think humans will give them food if they approach. If he got mauled for being a dumbass, they would have killed mom and baby. Selfish, ignorant man.

[@peachoxo4099]

@@prody666 Agreed, he's an idiot and will most likely end up being mauled and everyone will blame the bears

[@melvinsmith1176]

@@Amy-ti1pm he's a dumbass no doubt. But he's on a remote island away from human. He's the only human those bears ever saw or will see. Oh ...and he was eatn by bear tho🙄 he got his gf eaten too. Not even killed and left...but eaten.

[@griffinstaats1209]

“It’s not a bite, she just exerted copious amounts of force with her teeth into my flesh with malicious intent”

[@MrManfly]

that was a "give me more grapes" bite, LOL !!

[@biodudezerothree9236]

I think it wasn't a bite because she was generous enough to let him keep the leg.

[@allesschwarz_liebe5871]

biodude zerothree 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stienogamez8296]

griffin staats just shut up...

[@jtray1251]

If it was malicious intent he wouldn’t be able to walk again

[@ZuhaLoveMusic]

He was ready to pet her but then he's like "funny how quickly things can change" lol

[@zfrmusic6663]

She bit him because of the way he looked at the cub when the cub turned its back, and the camera also turned towards the cub. The mother took that as possible aggression

[@63yogi]

Sitting in between the mother and its cub?? Trying to touch the cub?? Really? Some people just want to die.

[@Jkur2009]

yogi6 yup, he was begging for it. He’s lucky she did it take a swipe at his face. I’ll take a bite to the leg over a face removal any day.

[@ubelmensch]

Guy: Hey, cute little cub Mom Bear: *omae wa mou shindeiru*

[@EnragedOwl]

what does that mean?

[@dochmbi]

Sad to see such terrible mental health issues.

[@TheCptCoy]

Jaqen H'ghar NANI?!

[@AmbiAnts589]

I love how when Mum turns her back for 2 minutes the little kid is climbing to the top of a 40ft tree.

[@ebscoHOSTpub]

the ending just killed me. Kid knows mom is pissed and getting his distance.

[@norberto6005]

I think the mother gave out the sound to go to safety... that's why it claimed up...

[@BadseedGarden]

The cubs know when its time to get the fuck out of moms way cause shes not playing anymore.

[@RealShinyDummy]

That made me laugh super hard, I don’t know why

[@burtharbenson8860]

Lmao thought the same thing the kid was just on the ground now it was 70 feet up a tree lol

[@mencken8]

All very fascinating. As far as I’m concerned, everything he did was just asking for it.

[@407pit]

"The bears are who we thought they were. " -Dennis Green

[@psychedelicpain420]

Next episode: Playing catch and run with a pride of lions with it's newborn cub strapped om my back.

[@Jimmybeck14]

Lol

[@jayluis189]

😆🤣🤣🤣😂

[@jinx7501]

This is one of my fave comments

[@sisu4134]

😂

[@isaiahreid2143]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Lumiere_]

This guy broke rule number 1, don’t play with a bear cub

[@somethinggood9267]

Yah even i knows thatz

[@abhijeetace8786]

As if you're an expert 😂😂idiot

[@stefanozanni6988]

Legendلا ترضى عنك اليهود والنصارى حتى تتبع ملتهم

[@thefacelessasmrtist468]

@@abhijeetace8786 he’s not an expert he just has common sense

[@deannagolden32]

What a total moron!#@!$@

[@WinnifredJPeacock]

"...Who wouldn't want to do this?" Me. And all of my sane friends.

[@chrisscheid3444]

I'm a park Ranger that works with Black and Grizzley bears regularly. This is reckless and irresponsible! Never feed bears. Your actions will lead that bear to believe it can approach people for food. It's called habituation. It will become more and more aggressive in its search for food. Thanks for starting this bear down the road that will lead to it's death.

[@seaweedseaside5905]

"It has taken a few weeks for me to feel really connected with this family." Bear eats him.

[@zaphiris]

ahhahahahahahaha omg

[@papuchu]

the same connection i have with my beef steak when I am hungry at lunch time

[@ChrisTaylor-Guitar]

No worries, that connection feeling will end when lily shits you out in a day or 2.

[@jimthompson8947]

I wish. Yes, let him connect with her digestive tract. Next week on "Dumbass with Bears". Please become 1 with her. Imbecile.

[@SuperBubbleduck]

....Have you ever heard the legend of timothy treadwell?

[@chrisfegan81]

Note to everyone: If you're going into the woods to feed a bear, bring more than 4 damn grapes smh

[@marlak4203]

that's why she bit him. Didn't bring enough.

[@Payable_Upon_Death]

But how is it “so much hate”?

[@Ninjaananas]

Actually, you should not feed them at all.

[@lastonesleft3868]

Bring a pump Acton shotgun lol

[@bogdanferu1160]

Well he didnt have only 4 grapes with him. Bear had at disposal 4 grapes + a 150pound man as main course. More then enough to feed the bear and its cub

[@PerfectoM]

Funny how quickly it changes. Well it never changed for the bear. The bear knows it's a bear. I question if these guys know it's a bear.

[@KatrinaJoseph]

Like a mom bear or not there's no denying the fact that she is one helluva of a mom.

[@ddomni8199]

actually the fact that she didnt ate his face in a moment he reach out to cub makes her pretty bad mom in bears world.

[@KatrinaJoseph]

@@ddomni8199 really? I think black bears are the most tolerant and least violent compared to other bears. They generally leave humans alone. It would definitely be another matter if it's a mom grizz or a polar bear.

[@Shaz-gq7pv]

Black bears actually the most likely to be predatory and view humans as prey

[@jaredf6205]

Imagine not looking at your baby for 10 seconds, and suddenly, it's 80 feet up a tree.

[@marionallira4462]

Hahaha

[@Kleaz80]

That’s why she bit him 😂

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

@@Kleaz80 "YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE BABY SITTING! Now I gotta call the fire department again! You KNOW how hard it is as a bear to use a phone!"

[@daniellye6820]

Him: "It's not a bite, she just grabbed my leg with her teeth." Me: 🤨

[@ReviloWedj]

A bite implies force exerted, no?

[@dazrebirth9041]

@T C do better bruh On KZbin ... really

[@dazrebirth9041]

@T C she deleted her comment you going out bad

[@DaVisionOutdoors]

😂😂😂

[@toyamason3205]

That is a beginning bite that you need it run.

[@boke75]

3:15 "I'm going to stand up". I think it would've been smarter to sort of back away crouching low as possible. Would've been less dangerous-looking to mommy bear. Also, putting his hands out in front palms open is defensive for humans but maybe for bears could be interpreted as exposing claws ready for a fight. Correct me if I'm wrong. This guy will end up soon in some bear's gut. 😂

[@davidpowell3347]

The baby bear made a noise expressing nervousness about the man which made the mother defensive,also remember that male bears,or at least ones that aren't the father are a threat to cubs,the man as a male may be thus perceived as a potential threat to the baby by the mother. Best not to get between a mother and an offspring,of almost any kind of animal,even a deer.

[@DAP-mi7ck]

“Ok Lilly, I’m just going to change my pants”

[@bensondeadfromtheneckup5057]

DAP123 HA!!

[@KnCmSSCeRrSs]

Omg. I died 😂

[@johannatheone]

😂

[@naeemabdul6565]

🤣🤣🤣

[@shhimbob6825]

It's just a black bear... I weigh more than an average black bear...

[@HardRockMiner]

They say if you're attacked by a bear it's best to play dead. I'm pretty sure that's because You'll be spending a lot of time dead right after so you should get in some practice.

[@Mystravian]

Unless you're smaller you're actually supposed to fight black bears. They aren't the same unstoppable Force that grizzlies are.

[@pizzas4breakfast]

HardRockMiner depends on the bear. A male broqn or grizzly is a scavenger so playong dead ia like a homeless man finding a whole 4 piece kfc meal with sides and a drink, he won't think twice.

[@marcellb579]

I thought you only play dead around grizzlies and fight back black bears... but then again I'm getting this info from KZbin so idk how viable it really is...

[@Mystravian]

marcellb579 lol, yeah. Basic idea is that there's two options when youre up against a grizzly: 1. It actively wants to kill you. In that situation, unless you're about to bust out like Muhammad Ali, you're dead and you just don't know it yet. 2. It just wants to get rid of a threat Taking the hits will make it think the fight is over and won't make it want to chase you.

[@username8171]

You are right, fight black bears /play dead to grizzlys. Generally black bears do mean you harm if they attack, grizzly are mostly curious and non threatening. You do have a chance against black bears but not so much with grizzlys because of their size. All bears are extremely strong and stout. My brother raised a black bear cub, and I can tell you the little guy was awfully strong for his size at three months.

[@728browneyes]

Unbearably funny the way this dude just thought he had it like that 🤣

[@woog74]

Gordon: "We're going to be good friends" Also Gordon: "Wow it's funny how quickly it changes"

[@TheFemSniper]

i love how at the end the tiny bear is just inching up the tree

[@olixbob]

inch? he miles up there

[@nutgobbler100]

Hahaha he's so high up there by the end

[@agentnukaz1715]

Probably why the momma bear is pissed

[@GinaisaBAMF]

that's what I do when my mama gets mad

[@raynel1000]

ahahhahha

[@trulymeparker]

The way he holds his hands up like the bear has a gun

[@artdude2823]

Terranovation 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@darrenhawkins924]

That's hilarious

[@garethbelfield1636]

he was showing the bear that he was no threat you moron.. and also showing the bear he had nothing in his hands

[@ThaNiiiklas]

The bear is black.

[@juliancollot7579]

"settle down buddy, we're all friends here"

[@junepearl7993]

Oh hell no. This could go real bad real fast. My heart was pounding watching it.

[@marsha-madness-super-badness]

No, that lip-smacking is her firing up those taste buds 😂😂😂

[@LittleLulubee]

Cub is like: Shit’s about to go down, I’m out! 😂

[@ronaldolson6553]

I had similar feelings whenever the neighbors did something to annoy MY mom...

[@tokeson8642]

😂😂😂

[@adonnarowe1811]

LittleLulubee right! 😂

[@jessH090]

I saw this comment before it happened and when I saw the lil fella rush up that tree like roadrunner I died 😂

[@imotogin]

🤣 I was half expecting to see the guy's mutilated corps in the end 🤦‍♀️

[@GetMeThere1]

It's majorly insane to try to play around with that cub. There's simply NO WAY the mother can see that as anything other than at least potentially threatening.

[@thenarrowpath6661]

obviously not otherwise it wouldve attacked it him... god damn utube know-it-alls

[@nobba255]

But it did bite him for that soo...

[@nobba255]

It's also common knowledge to not mess around with a predator's baby

[@chrisman01]

Adult male bears eat cubs all the time, of course the mother is going to be wary.

[@MrSamulai]

+Planet Boom Acting so condescending towards "utube know-it-alls" kinda makes you one.

[@edwardlobb4446]

Her body language, even as she approached, clearly indicated distrust.

[@beaudidly5347]

I lived remotely for years, I personally know of 5 deaths and 3 mauling's by black bears and 2 grizzly bears. This guy is on a fools errand , and he will definately become bear lunch one day.

[@Teeb2023]

I think he learned his lesson here.

[@Exosfear13]

next video: Bear rips off my finger as a sign of friendship.

[@marsha-madness-super-badness]

@Anna K These comments are killing me 😂

[@klyzer5725]

😂

[@marsha-madness-super-badness]

@barry herpes Wow. I just looked him up.

[@lennyluzitano8920]

@@marsha-madness-super-badness yes..lol...lmao

[@SouthernShodan]

"It wasn't really a rip, more like a friendly tearing off of the finger. I'm going to stand up now".

[@high_Vapor]

You can see when he starts regretting everything.

[@disbaby94]

Lmfaooooo yessss

[@darthjarjar5309]

You can actually feel and smell all that shhhit he just excreted after mama bear bit him. Lol

[@michaelbruner3938]

You can see all over him the fact he knows that at any second he may be mauled and possibly killed and there is nothing he can do about it. Dude why would you stick your hand out to a cub after you can clearly feel/sense the unease in the air beforehand?

[@farawayfaerie8829]

"huh, funny how quickly it changes." says the man between a momma bear and her cub, no kidding. 😂

[@cd4429]

Some people just think nature is full of teddy bears and cuddly things. OMG! Respect nature!

[@lisarochwarg4707]

"It's not a bite. She just clamped her jaws around my leg."

[@abc4356]

🤣🤣🤣

[@adrianmartin4901]

"Who in the world wouldn't wanna do this?" As he sits there and downplays how bad he's in pain in order to on trigger an attack

[@lisarochwarg4707]

@@adrianmartin4901 Sometimes it's a person's lifelong ambition to imitate a pot roast.

[@DinoDudeDillon]

He meant the bear could have bitten him hard enough to do a lot of damage, but instead it didn't draw blood. So clearly a warning, not an outright attack

[@ninahighh2000]

Camera man had one job and missed the most important moment

[@CuriousConnoisseurs]

cause it never happened.

[@bbc6]

Cause it didn't actually happen, there's no way they missed it it's BS for TV.

[@dickswingston8854]

@@bbc6 What's wrong in your head, the cameraman was probably focused on the little one. Shit happens. Greetings, a cameraman.

[@sinaasadi3800]

@@dickswingston8854 😂 are you him?

[@ThiagoCT9]

Dick Swingston nah, this one looks very fake, the camera was getting the whole picture, than suddenly (and for no reason at all) they cut to the POV camera (which doesn’t show nothing either) and when it returns to the camera man the guy starts acting as if he had been bitten without any evidence at all, and conveniently, the cameraman was zoomed in on the cub.

[@outrageousalan7780]

This guy is a graduate of the Timothy Treadwell Bear Institute.

[@elvisperezley9244]

What a clown. He didn't know mama bear is very protective with her cubs.

[@findingfitmom9926]

This guy went into this unprepared. I raised bear cubs for a while and the mom was giving body language that she was in a bad mood well before he gave her the grapes. She was purposely rubbing against branches which is a territorial display, she was chuffing, (breathing out of her nose loudly) and she was clacking (clicking her teeth together) which are all "back off" signals. He didn't know any of that body language so when he says its amazing "how fast it changes" he's full of it, cuz nothing changed, her mood was the exact same the whole time. He just was oblivious to it.

[@AydarBMSTU]

Gotta love wastes of sperms thinking they know better than this professional

[@Keefe_Outdoors]

And here we have one of the rarest species, someone who isn't here to make a joke but will help people like me who think of bears as big racoons

[@Al-pb3fm]

Oblivious? From the start he noticed the bear was nervous and said that the bear was bothered by something. Did you even watch the video? His mistake was underestimating the degree of the bad mood the bear was in but he wasn't oblivious to the bad mood overall.

[@stonecoldelviscat8461]

Heather Hardman can you record yourself surrounded by bears in a video plz thx

[@tonymontana3742]

Guy in Alaska following the bears and making friends with them, one day gotten eaten by one of his friends.

[@rossmichael7532]

His mistake was being there and reaching his hand out to the cub. He's lucky she didn't maul him severely. Very risky situation.

[@kcash6359]

These fools think they somehow have magical powers that bonds them with wild animals. Then they get killed.

[@rossmichael7532]

@@alexanderlee5669 you can't breed out instinct, a bear is still dangerous even under controlled situations. Animals have emotions and bears are known for being unpredictable. You can science the crap out it, but even science is flawed.

[@amgm1996]

i understand both of alexander and ross perspectives

[@liborsionko]

@@amgm1996 Okay Soloman 😉

[@DP-ot6zf]

@@alexanderlee5669 Research bears. Yeah. THEY ARE STILL WILD, DANGEROUS BEARS. Putting a collar on it doesn't turn that bear into anything less than what it already is. Listen to him say the bear was worried about a tree squeaking... Which is something she hears all day long. And hand feeding is NOT what biologists do. He's habituating the bear to associate food with humans. That is stupid and dangerous to people and the bear.

[@5725Hurley]

I can't believe that 🐻 didn't have a strong sense of humor like we all thought she would

[@BeyondPostal]

This guy realize how lucky he is to be still breathing? I hope he finds being "Alive" is "Magical" too.

[@kman-mi7su]

She's not too happy and he's not too bright. Next, to calm her nerves he pours A-1 steak sauce all over himself.

[@7viewerlogic670]

LoL

[@melindaunknown6411]

Hahahaha

[@liborsionko]

Bright enough to survive

[@DP-ot6zf]

@@liborsionko That's entirely luck. He is NOT bright.

[@philc5499]

Bear expert: "She's nervous about the tree squeaking." Also bear expert: Literally sits between mother and cub.

[@mannyx2796]

Yea this guys a dumbass

[@Baneslayer]

Someone should tell him that Bears are used to hearing trees squeak every day..... what a stupid muppet this guy is...

[@superapex2128]

Amazing, isn't it? That's breaking rule number 1 right there...

[@fourearwolf3315]

@@Baneslayer Right, like why did he act like THAT was the reason, lmao!!

[@RANDO4743]

@@fourearwolf3315 black bears aren't protective with thier cubs like grizzly bears,yall don't know what your talking about.

[@brancampbell]

Get this camera operator an award. /Sarcasm Guess we have to take his word that he was 'bitten'. But hey, he definitely acted like he was, haha. Leave the bears alone! 😆

[@emeraldgreen777]

Stay away from the cub. Mama Bear protector instinct will kick in instantly

[@tuggerjb]

His soft, soothing voice is really starting to piss me off so can only imagine how the bear feels.

[@andyman8630]

well the bear did bite him!

[@brandondyck5421]

lmao this guy acted like the bear just broke up with him when she bit. he looked so heart broken

[@406mark]

As he should’ve been, he was given proper punishment for his stupidity, hopefully he learned his lesson.

[@ph8077]

That look you describe is also known as... "sh*tting oneself"

[@xaviermontano6872]

@@406mark he got let off pretty easily lol dude is lucky he had already developed some type of relationship with the bear or he wouldve been killed

[@KOdenV]

fear, not heart broken

[@sapereaude6274]

It dawned on him how foolish he was being

[@qbconnect2883]

Imagine a chicken walking right up and handing you a clove of garlic, an onion and some rosemary 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ambassador8524]

“Their not as dangerous as we thought” Last words

[@yizzieclips]

So we gonna give the Camera Guy a pass for missing the bite??

[@PresbianTier]

Not me

[@SimakSantana]

prob fake

[@lofireflexology]

Camera guy? He’s safe af. I’m willing to bet this was short on a zoom lens

[@AutobahnSean]

Finally someone addressed that

[@polani77]

see 2:04

[@outbackeddie]

What's really fun to do is grab a bear cub and hold it upside down while mom watches. Mama bears love this and the cubs will squeal with joy. Give it a try. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

[@IsaacNussbaum]

Great advice, Eddie. I love your tag line.

[@garla5851]

outbackeddie Legend has it, Once you do that , The rest of your life will be happy, fulfilled, and blessed with good fortune! 😀

[@ryancnayr]

outbackeddie I just did it bro..............................I’m typing with one hand

[@lostfound6819]

outbackeddie 😂

[@vvanderer]

outbackeddie you go first

[@leebatt7964]

If I remember correctly he was introduced to Lily and the cubs by the biologist that collared her and is studying her. He had made several visits with them prior to this one. I think he got a little too comfortable with Lily and she got a little annoyed with him. Must have been fun while it lasted.

[@irnbrubhoy]

This is what someone’s face looks like when their sphincter involuntarily loosens.

[@IDrNasti]

Watching his mood change from bears are friends, to oh shit she’s going to attack me is priceless 💰lmao

[@wotevazyo11]

You only went with 3 grapes?

[@CortewitaCortewita]

wotevazyo11 lmfao

[@Vapornator]

Really, I would have bitten him too the cheapskate.

[@mfundimkhize3137]

This fellow is really unbelievable. 😁😁

[@RichardDuron]

No wonder she got mad.

[@DivineVibrations9]

😂😂😂😂

[@SouthernShodan]

Everyone is a hippy until they get bit - Mike Tyson

[@gottafly2day]

The bear is keeping him around as backup food for her cub.

[@MrWFactor]

Just give her cub a big loving hug, it'll be fine. I promise.

[@johnnydebeer9409]

lol

[@aperson3620]

I tried it and now i have no arms. 0/10 wouldn’t recommend

[@nanorbogin896]

@@aperson3620 How are you typing, with your nose?

[@aperson3620]

Daven Port nah the bear got that too, I’m basically Voldemort now. Anyway, I’m typing with my toes

[@PhilReyPopp]

@@aperson3620 ew

[@xavierzlotorowiez316]

i love how you can tell in his eyes and face expression that he's now scared for his life, wondering if he's living his last moments. dayum

[@vicandsam7576]

ROTFFFFFD Exactly 🤣🤣🤣

[@XSemperIdem5]

I hope momma bear taught him a lesson. Wtf was he doing feeding a wild bear? Getting between a momma and her cub? Trying to touch the cub? This is basically a what not to do video. Feeding wild bears puts the bear's life in danger. They learn to view people as food suppliers and get bolder with going into populated areas and even trying to approach people. People then freak out and you end up with the bear getting killed. This behavior does not show him loving bears. It just seemed like a selfish desire being fulfilled.

[@xavierzlotorowiez316]

@@XSemperIdem5 yeah i mean i have zero absolute experience with deadly animals BUT already know by pure obviousness that u better not stand btw a mom and her cubs. like its somthing u learn at the age of 10 or something.. ppl wanna be famous on internet and do crap. and this is not going to end soon

[@TheHISTORYmann]

@@XSemperIdem5 Imagine being such a sanctimonious moron that you believe you're more knowledgeable than a vaunted wildlife researcher with decades of experience. What was he doing feeding a wild bear? Durr I don't know, perhaps research? You know, there are people in the world that research and document wild animals? have you heard of something like that before?

[@kaoskartoffel6572]

@@xavierzlotorowiez316 The weird thing is though, he is not peoplee who want to be famous on internet, he is a nature journalist for BBC. How is BBC supporting his behavior???!!!!!

[@datboirn]

mans casually the bravest dog ever sitting next to a bear mama with her cub

[@danallshaw1131]

The bear burped, Ah..Hippy, I take it or leave it".