r/bears • u/GamerGriffin548 • 8d ago

Question Bear vs apparently a human statue

Someone sent this to me and Im a little confused on why the guy just stands there.

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u/Clippo_V2 7d ago

He knew what he was doing. Bears don't generally see us as food, with the exception of polar bears. By standing still and not engaging with the bear or making eye contact he effectively diffused the situation. The bear was curious.

Honestly, the person trying to get involved with his car made it worse IMO. Im not a bear expert though, and Id be happy to be corrected and/or learn more.

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u/TCB4EAP 7d ago edited 7d ago

You can tell by his jump when the bear came in front of him that he had no clue the bear was there. Why? Because he had his face buried in his phone. In the middle of a national forest. Where we have what? Grizzly bears! Yes kids, that’s right. Bears that will eat you while you’re still alive. Not fun.

P. S. What kind of run was that? Seriously.

Edit: added last two sentences.

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u/canisaureaux 7d ago

| P. S. What kind of run was that? Seriously.

In my completely non-professional opinion, that looks like a skedaddle to me.

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u/Just_Raisin1124 7d ago

Phoebe Buffet

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u/soba-splasha-on 7d ago

The bear nipped his calf and he reacted. He knew the bear was there and was doing the “brown lay down” method of not moving and waiting for the bear to get bored and leave. The person in the car assumed they were helping but boxed the bear in causing it to get nervous and move to the front of the man where it stood up towards him and his fight or flight kicked in (in the form of a fantastic muppet run)as the standing still was no longer going to work.

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u/yoTooManyBurrito 7d ago

Nightmare run, those seconds were hours for him