cdestroyer
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watch how fast the cub disappears into the trees. according to the time reference at the bottom it took less than 5 seconds, could you run that fast??
false charge grizzly bear in yellowstone
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hawkdon
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She would'na made it 25 feet !!!!
Exactly.
Instead of expending energy on how they got it on video, the girl who was bluff charged should count her blessings that she's here for another day.
fmdog44
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When morons like her get mauled to death the animal should never be killed as often is what happens.
So, what really happened? The bear really was heading toward the woman, and the cub ran into the woods, but not nearly as fast as it is shown?
Why was the woman a "moron?" It looks like she was behind a stone wall, on one of the walking paths in that park. If you stay on the paths, you're usually far enough from the bears to be safe from them, although you can still see them.
My husband and I saw a brown bear from one of those paths. It couldn't care less about us. Yellowstone is full of wildlife, including bears. That's what people go to the park to see. The park has plenty of safety signs, warning people what not to do. And yes, there are some morons who ignore those rules and get into trouble. Some of them fall into boiling hot springs, for instance.
But I can't see what this woman is doing wrong.
Why was the woman a "moron?" It looks like she was behind a stone wall, on one of the walking paths in that park. If you stay on the paths, you're usually far enough from the bears to be safe from them, although you can still see them.
My husband and I saw a brown bear from one of those paths. It couldn't care less about us. Yellowstone is full of wildlife, including bears. That's what people go to the park to see. The park has plenty of safety signs, warning people what not to do. And yes, there are some morons who ignore those rules and get into trouble. Some of them fall into boiling hot springs, for instance.
But I can't see what this woman is doing wrong.
hawkdon
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Group of bears, some juniors, woman gets within 50 feet, that what she did wrong...she was in THEIR SPACE asking for trouble........imo
Ruth n Jersey
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I saw the same thing happen in Yellowstone only with Bison. There was a huge sign saying don't get out of your car yet people were only a few feet from where they were grazing trying to get photos.
I'm sure any of the brochures that are handed out throughout the park plainly state in detail not to get within so many feet of any wild animal, stone wall or not.
I'm all for getting photos but when people do these things they only hurt the wildlife.
When one attacks, someone is there in short order to kill the harmless creature who is only doing as Mother Nature intended.
I have no sympathy for someone who has been mauled or killed.
You have invaded what little land they have left and you paid the price.
If you want photos so bad get a camera that will take pictures close up.
I'm sure any of the brochures that are handed out throughout the park plainly state in detail not to get within so many feet of any wild animal, stone wall or not.
I'm all for getting photos but when people do these things they only hurt the wildlife.
When one attacks, someone is there in short order to kill the harmless creature who is only doing as Mother Nature intended.
I have no sympathy for someone who has been mauled or killed.
You have invaded what little land they have left and you paid the price.
If you want photos so bad get a camera that will take pictures close up.
As far as I'm concerned the woman was way too close to the bears, and she was absent of being aware and vigilant. Just because it's a National Park doesn't mean you can walk/stand within spitting distance of apex predators and believe that it's okay, because you're on a walking path.
When it comes to apex predators, anything goes at any time. You don't necessarily have to do anything to trigger an attack. The bear that bluff charged her in the video may have just had enough of being watched that day, tired of all the people who crowd his or her domain on a daily basis.
In the wrong place at the wrong time, that's all it takes.
As Hawkdon, mentioned, she is in their territory, and National Park or not, people need to learn to respect distancing when it comes to observing apex predators up close and in the wild.
Yes, that's what happened.
Under threat or when momma goes on the attack, cubs typically head for a tree or the thick.
But why would the stone wall be there, if it was the bear's territory? It looks to me like the woman was on a legitimate walking path, but the bears invaded an area where they usually do not go. When animals get hungry, they sometimes start exploring new territory. Probably that path should be closed off. (If any of this really happened at all, that is.)
My guess is it serves as a platform for visitors to observe animals from a safe distance, when animals are at a safe distance.
As I mentioned, Sunny, sometimes people don't have to do anything to bring on an attack.
Watch this video. These men were minding their own business and simply making their way down a river in a boat when they spooked several grizzly cubs, panicked, the cubs scrambled, and that's all momma needed to act.
Fast-forward to 1:40 in the video
I did some googling, and found that the Yellowstone video is on the level. But the same site shows a really terrifying encounter between a hiker on a Utah trail, and a cougar.
https://abc7news.com/bear-charges-woman-yellowstone-national-park-wild-bears-service/10650614/
https://abc7news.com/bear-charges-woman-yellowstone-national-park-wild-bears-service/10650614/
The video of the cougar attack is frightening.
I posted the same video a while back on another thread.
These examples should serve as reminders to all that even when exercising safe outdoor practices, anything can happen.
Gaer
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That's not a grizzly! That's a black bear!
You can tell the difference.
if it were a grizzly, they would have been eaten by now and would not have time to take the video.
Yellowstone has black bears. They are pretty mild.
You can tell the difference.
if it were a grizzly, they would have been eaten by now and would not have time to take the video.
Yellowstone has black bears. They are pretty mild.
While the hump isn't as prominent as a fully grown adult grizzly, it is indeed a grizzly, Gaer.
The face is dished, which is a genetic grizzly trait, and the bear that charged (if you look carefully) has a dished face, and in addition to, the ears are short and rounded.
Gaer
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Nope! It's a black bear! probably tagged. We had a lot of black bears in Co;orado and some are HUGE and brown or reddish brown.
And we had grizzlies in Alaska. Believe me that's a black bear!
his butt, the way he lops away, completely different!
No, Gaer, if you play the initial charge frame-by-frame, it's as clear as day the bear in question is a grizzly.
Gaer
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Nope! Not gonna convince me! I've been arm's length from black bears several times.
You can tell by the way he lops and runs, for Pete's sake!
Grizzlies are VICIOUS! Theywouldn't be alive to tell the story! Believe me! i know!
Been There
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It's a Grizzly. It has the predominate HUMP on its back.
fuzzybuddy
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I have bears walking through my yard pretty often. There was a huge female with two big cubs. They scared the hell out of me. But now, we have a bear, who lives down the road. He may hit a trash can once in awhile, but mostly he just walks through people's yards. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I'm inside when he walks by, but I don't have the terror I used to feel. As long as I didn't do something stupid, I don't think he would bother with me. But even I know you don't screw around with a mother bear with cubs. You wouldn't mess around with a human mother, and her kids, either.
About Aunt Marg's video, the bears are running away, until the guy in the boat starts shouting at them. The bears seemed to be hindered in getting away from the guy. I wonder if the guy's shouting at them provoked a "fight or flight" response in the bear, who then charged the guy.
About Aunt Marg's video, the bears are running away, until the guy in the boat starts shouting at them. The bears seemed to be hindered in getting away from the guy. I wonder if the guy's shouting at them provoked a "fight or flight" response in the bear, who then charged the guy.
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Yes, bears can be vicious.
Yes, both black bears and grizzly bears bluff charge.
My husband and one of his hunting buddies were bluff charged by a grizzly in the early 90's. No shots were fired, the grizzly bear ran at them with intent, then approx. 50 yards away, stopped, reared-up on his hind legs, sniffed the air and stared-down my husband and his friend, then dropped back down on all fours, turned, and ran away.
If you listen carefully in the video, Fuzzy, you can hear the cubs huffing as they try and make their way through the thicket. Bear cubs huff when threatened or feel in danger.
My guess is, momma heard the huffing before she even seen the men in the raft, but seeing her panic-stricken youngsters scrambling to move away from the river edge was mommas trigger to attack.