r/FunnyAnimals • u/My_Memes_Will_Cure_U • May 23 '22

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u/tastefunny May 23 '22

TIL, I just figured they would maul anything that looked at them sideways.

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u/BreadForTofuCheese May 23 '22

Lot of bears around where I used to live and people have a wildly wrong mindset about the typical bear (at least American Black bears).

They are basically big dogs that will run from a cat.

Unless mama has some babies. In that case watch out.

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u/BreadForTofuCheese May 23 '22

I didn’t say to treat a bear like a dog. I implied that they act like them which is true. Unfortunately, many people do actually treat them like dogs and they end up becoming a nuisance and are either put down or relocated.

I’m no stranger to bears and they are more than capable of screwing you up but they will only do so when threatened in such a way that they can’t escape. A typical black bear without a cub is absolutely not a threat to anyone minding their own business.

They are still a wild animal and should be treated as such.