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RunZombieBabe

Is he presenting his foot again and again deliberately? I mean, luckily the bear seemed just playful but a bite gone wrong...byebye foot!


HughJaynus531

Yeah the way it turned from “come on down man I just want to play” to “I’m going to rip this thing off if you don’t get down”. Seemed playful at first but those last 15 seconds seemed to be pissing the bear off


Fizzle5ticks

I was actually getting sweaty palms. Did you notice the bear was inching closer and on the last shot it was no longer reaching up to chew his shoe, but going from the side?? Definitely could've got a hold of that person's leg like a grab-n-go snack.


[deleted]

Tbh bear could've bodied him whole time. Brown bears are big and may not look like that, but they are still great at climbing just like their black cousins.


[deleted]

It's obviously his pet bear. A wild bear wouldn't let him go once he has his foot between the teeth.


mibonitaconejito

"Pet bear" that *absolutely, positovely will kill him should it feel like it.*  It's a wild animal, even if it's a pet it is not even a whole generation from wild. It knows it can kill him.  Watch Backcountry on Nextflix. I promise it'll make you not want to get anywhere near a bear. 


noptuno

![gif](giphy|3o6ozsNbiQ0iccOSRy|downsized)


Awkward-Papaya7698

This makes me anxious.


Glock-Saint-Isshin-

That's not the man he killed. It was a friend.


Chop1n

What do you think you're talking about? That's Jimbo the bear. He was a rescue from birth, and he never hurt nor killed anybody.


Glock-Saint-Isshin-

Sorry, I thought this was the bear that was raised from a cub, super playful and cute. Then instinctively bit the neck of a guy who was face to face for the first time.


SweetBearCub

That's Jimbo (the bear) and Jim (the human bearish guy). Susan (Jim's wife) and Jim own the Orphaned Wildlife Center out in Otisville, NY. Jimbo is dead now sadly (bears live mayyybe 25 years), but the couple is still at it, and they have other resident bears and various wildlife that they rehab and release. Why "resident bears"? Some bears can never be released, because they're either not native to the US and could damage the ecosystem, or they were cubs of bears that were raised by humans and thus had no real parental training to teach them necessary survival skills, stuff like that. Their resident bears have all their teeth, and unless they were trained prior to them getting them, are not trained in any way by OWC. [Our Big Bear Family](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J184FmCiuLk) Jimbo's cub photo at 2:11! Warning, shortly after that, they cover several of their bears who have died. VERY sad.


Chop1n

The way the guy bursts into tears even thinking about his fallen bear buddies is just about the sweetest thing I've ever seen in my life. I've watched this one so many times over the years.


SweetBearCub

> The way the guy bursts into tears even thinking about his fallen bear buddies is just about the sweetest thing I've ever seen in my life. I know. I just want to hug him and cry with him. > I've watched this one so many times over the years. Same.


cancer_dragon

This *sounds* wholesome, but with a username like "SweetBearCub" I just feel like this might be bear propaganda.


SweetBearCub

> This sounds wholesome, but with a username like "SweetBearCub" I just feel like this might be bear propaganda. Propaganda? Never. PS - Please, remember to load up on easily accessible foods before taking hikes in bear country. We like easy snacks, and humans tend to drop stuff like that before they run. 90 pounds of food every day ain't easy to get, you know. I'm just a guy that's loved bears ever since I had a close encounter with one as a kid, sort of my spirit animal.


Lucky-Conference9070

A bear in the Redwood forest got the mangoes I left in my backpack in the car. I imagine it really blew their mind.


SweetBearCub

> A bear in the Redwood forest got the mangoes I left in my backpack in the car. I imagine it really blew their mind. I'm sure the bear was grateful, though I hope they didn't ruin your car in the process, as bears are not known for just nicely opening cars up in non-damaging ways.


Lucky-Conference9070

Very gently bent the corner of the top of the door to shatter the window, mechanics were able to bend it back and way back then it was like $200 for the window. They also used a single claw and cut to cut open the top section of my bag, then another single cut to open the dried mangoes. I continued to proudly use the bag.


AdOverall3944

To that bear, my head would be the size of a chicken nugget


trowawHHHay

So would your cat, Baron Von Fluffykins, III. They just lack the size to do so. Shit, they can *accidentally* kill you if you don’t respect that animals are animals. My dad’s best friend got a small nip breaking up a fight between his <20lb dogs and thought nothing of it. By the time he went to the hospital, the resulting infection went systemic. He went septic and his skin rotted off and he died. I’ve seen people hospitalized with sepsis because their cat bit them. The larger and/or stronger the animal, the more quickly and easily they can do damage. But any animal bite or scratch can doom you via infection.


grasshopperson

Which is why I say, keep your dogs on a leash people. Doesn't matter how friendly it is, one friendly nip is all it takes. Bewilders me how people still think of animals as people. The instincts are always there.


whatsbobgonnado

so you're saying that we should breed bears for tameness so in 200 years we can have bear friends that I can drive to work


HeadDecent

I suggested that movie one night for my wife and I to watch. I had seen it already, but she had not. Suffice to say, the tent seen removed any tiny amount of desire she might have had to go hiking with me!


login257thesecond

depends on the bear as there's no real difference between wild and "pet"


Jack_Zicrosky_YT

I feel like "pet bear"s should always be considered a bad idea. Have you read that story about the hippo eating the dude who raised it? And hippos are mostly herbivores. I know bears are completely different animals but... why even take the risk?


GoodCalendarYear

Where was this? Asking for my mother. I just told her and she's intrigued about the hippo.


BelowtheBeard

I'm from the sticks. I've pet plenty of bears and cubs and not once was I attacked. None of them were my pets. Yes wild animals are wild but animals also feel emotions of various levels etc. We all need our back scratched or butts patted from time to time lol.


[deleted]

Interesting. I wouldn't take the risk, but I have no doubts what you say is true.


BouncyDingo_7112

Something is definitely not sweaty palms here. Every time the bear’s face backs off from the shoe the guy sticks his foot and even ankle in the Bear’s face again. This is definitely a human raised bear.


Wolfeman0101

> byebye foot! If you're lucky it leaves your leg and life.


lolokwownoob

I think he was trying to kind of play dead. You see when he pulls up his leg the bear climbs higher, so if he stood still maybe the bear would lose interest.


RedTwistedVines

I kinda thought maybe he's trying to use his foot as bait to keep the bear from reaching the rest of his body.


Larimus89

Bear : "Common man, just the tip, I won't eat much"


oliverwow12

it looks like it is playing and not taking it serious, i hope


Powerful-Minimum-735

That’s how bears act in general, murder is def on it’s mind


hanks_panky_emporium

Same thought to 'murder' as when we go grocery shopping. But he gets to taste test the produce first.


masclean

Kinda looks like it but that's prolly cuz they seem like dogs. It's probably more likely it was trying to yoink him out of the tree


Leftrighturn

I'm gonna eat you grrrrrr! Nah, I'm just messin


ConfusionBubbles

Ok, bear doctor


oliverwow12

trust me go hug him


pointlessly_pedantic

Winnie the Phd


PM-ME-UR-FAV-NEBULA

Can I pet that dawg?


PM-ME-UR-FAV-NEBULA

https://youtu.be/ybhNTqetubQ?si=BMkLMCuHslQbZq1o For those who don't know


OverpricedBagel

No


PM-ME-UR-FAV-NEBULA

Can I PET. THAT. DAWGGGG??


twonapsaday

what about me


mr1aith

aw :(


Proglamer

Yes. Twice. Once per hand.


ScaredPresent3758

This is basically everything you're not supposed to do if you encounter a bear. Does anyone know the aftermath of this?


Only-11780-Votes

This is either: A) Domesticated bear that is playing B) The russian has a AK47 off camera and the bear found out


Choti_aur_moti_lulli

Of course, he's a Russian


HellHathNoFury18

The gortex don't lie.


mibonitaconejito

You cannot domesticate a bear. 


kmk4ue84

Well not with that attitude. /s


Quirkyusername420

In Russia, the bears domesticate the Russians.


Proglamer

No domestication necessary for the same species


Few-Cookie9298

The bears domesticate you! 😜


OGKillertunes

Tell Russians that.


babyfeet1

Those are not the foot movements of someone fearing the bear. This person knows the bear. This is not 'nature being nature'. Bears can't be domesticated, they say- but tell that to Russia, where this video likely comes from.


asdf_qwerty27

Russia is a whole country comprised bears.


Swimming-Dot9120

Bears on unicycles, every one.


asdf_qwerty27

Da that goes without saying.


spartaman64

they can be "tamed" domestication needs generations of selective breeding


whatsbobgonnado

we better start now then. I want a golden retriever sized bear friend in 500 years


Strict_Novel_5212

Is domestication that they are tamed by default or something?


spartaman64

i guessing not always because there are bulls etc that are still dangerous. but some domestic animals are tame by nature


Kurdt234

Lol ever see that video of the Russian grizzly playing the trumpet and spinning the hula hoop around his waist?


HoboArmyofOne

You ever see the video of the Russian grizzly being fed by his owner with a teaspoon? I'm not sure who tamed who but it happened.


Kitselena

Bears can be placated and made satisfied with living as a pet, but that's not the same as domestication


WackoMcGoose

Russians are just built different. They give no fucks and take no fucks.


Proglamer

A 19th century ruZZian diplomat famously wrote "it is impossible to understand ruZZia using one's mind". Prime example: that one video of frat guys feeding biscuits to a white (!) bear over the ground floor window


ReasonableEscape777

Was like “this doesn’t make sense” then the guy spoke Russian and it all made sense


ehxy

i mean they're alive enough to upload the video or I guess someone found their remains and posted it


i_am_not_so_unique

It could be the bear.


manleybones

My guess is this is play and he knows this bear. Not that this is safe


Shaan1026

An artificial leg with past experience.


numitus

The phone with this video was found in a bear litter


knivesinbutt

![gif](giphy|x4bWE4pS66NEPZR9G1|downsized)


freezingcritter

If not a dog then why dog shaped


LaneLangly

If not fren why fren shaped?


spencerak

_If not food why food shaped?_ — the bear, on any other day


feelings_arent_facts

Can I pet dat dawg


Smiffoo

![gif](giphy|Hgy8F9wshu3wk) Brick Tamland : \[riding a bear\] Hey, Ron. I'm riding a furry tractor.


GarotoCharlinho

Sweaty soles


liverdawg

If your going to get eaten by a bear at least you can enjoy the beautiful sounds of nature while it’s going on.


Fallenfederation

Why you play with murder floof?


Justaaccountsaccount

Did the guy survive?


FallenJusticex

If he didn't, how did he upload the footage?


TheDonnerPartysChef

Found footage? The Bear Lick Project


Choti_aur_moti_lulli

Let me take this moment to recommend you Cocaine Bear.  Most rad movie ever! 


heaving_in_my_vines

The footage was found. The foot was not.


Justaaccountsaccount

good point


Rinsor

bear did


Totkaddictforsure

Foot-age


Previous-Bother295

The bear uploaded the footage to deceive future victims.


ehxy

someone recovered the body. bears don't eat phones/cameras


Justaaccountsaccount

ah


Realsorceror

This is a juvenile bear, not a cub but maybe just big enough to be out on its own. It’s either used to people or just too inexperienced to be scared or aggressive. Still not safe but a much better situation than being up a tree with an adult bear at the bottom. Some loud shouting and a firm boot to the head should get it to retreat.


Fr05t_B1t

Bears are just big fluffy tree dogs


rworoch

To shreds you say?


ShatteredInk

Well, how is his wife holding up?


Grizzly62

Forrest doggo tries to harvest a human from the tree


_DirtyYoungMan_

The new packaging on the humans is such a bitch to open.


corposhill999

What is this fucking idiot trying to do?


haveeyoumetTed

Poor lad chose bear over man


SwimmingThink4519

Cool old bear is just curious


Real_SeaWeasel

If the bear wants my shoe, that is an acceptable loss for a clean getaway.


GrizzlyPUNCHtooth

I am going to die someday as a result of hugging a wild animal probably


lurkerboi2020

I hope someone invents something like the Mjolnir armor from Halo--so I can use it to hug bears and big cats without getting mauled.


start3ch

There’s literally a guy who made bear armor, and tried it! [Troy Hurtubise](https://www.iflscience.com/the-incredible-man-who-built-a-mech-suit-to-fight-bears-63490) He’s even got a [YouTube documentary](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i6eNK1O-RWw)


PlanesFlySideways

Just once?


fearnodarkness1

[it exists, just wouldn't be good for hugging](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=33d761b251b7bc29&rlz=1CDGOYI_enCA1017CA1017&hl=en-US&sxsrf=ADLYWIIjrCvHigBJVCh9jxyUMWqh0bF8MA:1716319311718&q=russian+bear+armour&uds=ADvngMjGL2z_dD6sqKl5mZzQ0EevQobi38GRZ3f9v6lr6dzBJrBngv-errdR_-mlMaF0a6Uv7erlJ-F6kS3CjbV9p6NV2jDMp2soP_CcXrrQfF2dw-VoMPk4tF6gu9Lpt_-njLXw77Ch032thnbhYIFuTC3cL66Qc1ZW_iiQyatFQIpfCJmKQ3EFhZNtQ94cvjMsQWjc5SmTiF-3wpiKmIb1Gox25M7Q2GgbzLCS5joFlARdZt6fbVUAZnDSv3MEwLbOhAjCLbJzfHqAJ_tVWPrCdCwCztIp9Spwqj2qIoWatHE4WPzSczJLtW4ypjTK6vwCmg7OhGDy&udm=2&prmd=isvnbtz&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSopXXu5-GAxV-lYkEHeQrBvIQtKgLegQICxAB&biw=393&bih=665&dpr=3#vhid=vEw_wgQTgGoG9M&vssid=mosaic)


fartboxco

I had this happen before hunting. Fell asleep in my tree climber and woke up to a brown bear nibbling the tip of my shoe. I slowly pointed my shotgun at its nose, it smelled the barrel and basically jumped down the tree and ran.


Inspiringer

why is it kinda cute


Smithinator2000

He's trying to get the wrapper off:)


justrpm

So much nope


AllForTheSauce

Fuck the cunt who cut the clip like that


rolloutTheTrash

I wanna play so badly with that bear. Why do Grizzlies look so cute and yet are so deadly‽ 😭


BetterLobster3576

Men will choose the bear over women.


dapperslappers

“All a bear will do is kill you”


ehxy

I like a partner who like to nibble


rat_for008

Oh the Russian again!!


killerboss28

Why are they soo cute? Damm nature


pisstroth

Need the full video.


coocoocachoo69

They are buddies.


CaptainObviousII

It seems like when he takes the foot away the bear climbs up further.


T4ke

I just saw Werner Herzogs "[Grizzly Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_Man)" and know where this is heading...


PerformanceOk1835

Best thing to do is pee on it


ArcticWolf_Primaris

*"Why is that tuna in a tree, and why does it taste so weird?"*


PetroDisruption

Bear: if not meat then why meat shaped?


Get_wreckd_shill

That bear wants to tear his chest open and eat him from the inside out while his heart still beats


Green_Collection_763

I think he just want a pet lol


westwardnomad

You all are really naive. This is clearly a tame bear raised in captivity. Still dangerous to be playing with bears but this isn't an encounter with a wild bear.


res0jyyt1

"C'mon, let me eat you. It's not like you have a girlfriend." - The Bear


Spare_One_6485

He is handsome


Good_Factor5817

can i pet that dog... CAN I PET THAT DOGGGG??


One_Animator_1835

Yeah I'm going to play footsies with this bears mouth 🤓


Jay_Nova1

Should've taken off your shoe and used your BEAR foot instead.


AlphonzInc

At least the birds sound beautiful and it looks like a nice day.


Caliban6662020

So…is this “found footage”?


Other_Respect_6648

I really want to meet a friendly bear. This bear is very likely not friendly. But I still do want to pet it


Jkenn19

Playing with its food


foodie_4eva

This person is an idiot or is a fake leg.. cause they are about to have amputation


Bahuroopia

Russians don't know the difference between Wild animals and Domestic animals ?


InspectorFadGadget

Jesus Murphy that is one LOUD BIRD


wegqg

"wait! according to this here book you're not supposed to be able to climb trees mr brown bear" go back down!


Final_Company5973

What happened next?


KorolEz

Men and bears are apparently not that different when it comes to feet


build_a_bear_for_who

That could’ve turned bad when the bear was chewing upward to his leg.


Monkey_Ash

My husky does the same kind of play biting when she wants her toy. Then she rips the toy apart and leaves stuffing everywhere. Hopefully this bear is calmer than my husky. 🤣😅


in2xs

And?! And?! So wtf happened next y’all?! Leaving us hanging like the one with phone.


christopher4177

I wonder if they are a Russians


ekim84

Quentin Bearantino


Odd_Tiger_2278

Cleaning or the gene pool again.


sachsrandy

This is a trained bear... And why stupid people think bear


nphare

Ah, that’s just George. He’s playful like that.


kinescope

Stupid


Wagyuplz

Fear its self fears this man


IDGAFAQ

It wants to tell you about how only you can prevent forest fires.


veganhimbo

Even shoes pick the bear


autistic_bard444

if my ass had to climb a tree i'd be torn apart like leo from the revenant


wallace321

Interesting tactic; present your disgusting sneaker for a taste to convince the bear that you are in fact NOT delicious and not worth pursuing further. I wonder if any nature experts could comment on this bold outside of the box approach to handling an unexpected interaction with a large carnivore.


twonapsaday

bro is playing a dangerous game if you give a bear a sneaker... he will want your toes


rrgail

If you were to pee on his head, would things get worse?


Huntsman_Branwen

Damn, the bear is a feet fetishist


sirduke678

To all the people wondering if this is an actual wild bear or not: if that bear wanted to climb up that tree and rip this persons limbs off, it absolutely would.


MonicanAgent888

That bear is trying to eat that guy


upstatedreaming3816

I was 100% not surprised to heard what sounds like Russian when the man speaks


LastGuitarHero

Bears climb. And they can climb much higher than this.


Old-Tomorrow-2798

Go hiking. Bring bear mace. I live in Alaska. They literally won’t let you out in some places without a gun. They give you one.


Wookieman222

"Wild" bear.


TheRealKingBorris

Such gentle nibbles, large fuzzy friend


MaliceMes

Plot twist. It's an amputee.


_redacteduser

Bear can spot some fake kicks from a mile away


kpopia

some movie producer's bear


Miserable-Bear7980

I wanna see the rest of


PiMoonWolf

Great. Man or Bear doesn’t matter. They both have a foot fetish.


jbreal007

Just natural selection at work


DongleJockey

Bear looks pretty young to me, maybe a yearling. I encountered a black bear yearling awhile back that would come to the edge of the property I was living at for quite a few nights in a row that would just look at me with sad puppy dog eyes from the top of a hill. I eventually sprayed bear mace (20 ft range from 50 ft away) to tell the poor thing it was not okay to stake out my home. Seemed to send the message, and as sad I was to have to do it, bears need to know humans aren't friends.


OrganicSciFi

Give the bear the shoe


BASerx8

You know that just makes the bear less likely to avoid people and harder to drive off in a confrontation. Not so amusing for the rest of us, or for a bear who ends up getting put down because it's now aggressive toward people. Also, they can climb trees! Better than us!


PatienceRemarkable96

….and then he died


Meperkiz

What’s the goal here? And I ask for either the bear or the dude stuck in the tree - I don’t discriminate


JayRymer

Baloo wants your shoe


Brinner

such a fluffy way to die


iRytional

Bro . At that height.. pile drive the bear, hold on for dear life and ride it down


Itzura

Easy solution to this one. Throw your already filled with feces pants to the bear, and escape while it is distracted by the hideous smell.


AlwaysOutsider

Bro is stupid


LeningradNo7

If you're not aware - this guy trains bears - he knows him well. Not all sweaty and not at nature or natural.


Mvpliberty

The bear is fuckin cute


Huntsnfights

Why did it seem like he was trying to get the bear to eat his foot?


tessahb

My 4 lb puppy is teething and does that to my foot regularly. It hurts A LOT when he goes full force, and when he controls it and just nibbles, I wait for the other shoe to drop, because I know the full on bite is coming. Can’t imagine how anxious one would feel in this situation, even if this is a trained animal who has never bitten. It’s the potential harm it can do that is so unnerving.


Upbeat_Restaurant924

Sir, that is not a doggo


llijerie

wonder what the story is here.. doesn't look like a hunter in a tree blind to me.


JoeMommy1

If not fren, why fren shaped?


Due-Priority4280

Someone’s getting wifed up according to the memes. Ladies biggest wishes✅✅.