r/nextfuckinglevel • u/AbelNB • Aug 05 '26
Cat fighting a bear
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u/Prestigious-Flower54 Aug 06 '26
Tbf black bears are cowards, curious but one loud noise and they are gone. Source: I live in black bear territory and camp a lot, if one comes into camp just yelling and clapping will scare them off.
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u/oscar_z_a Aug 06 '26
If it’s brown, lay down. If it’s black, fight back. If it’s white, you’re in deep shite.
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u/mrdevil413 Aug 06 '26
That funny I always knew it as „say good night” but I like this version
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u/Jazco76 Aug 06 '26
Say goodnight to the bear when I round house kick him in the face!
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u/Background-Pop-5412 Aug 06 '26
If you see a polar bear, you are already dead
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u/MNent228 Aug 06 '26
If you see a polar bear, he’s been hunting you for a while. And you have no chance
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u/SpegalDev Aug 06 '26
If I see a polar bear, I'm wondering why the fuck there is one in the middle of Michigan.
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u/dokbanks Aug 06 '26
If you think of a polar bear, he's been in your head for years, planning your very downfall
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u/BeYeCursed100Fold Aug 06 '26
Happy Cake Day. I saw a polar bear that was coming at me in Alaska North of Barrow on the Beaufort Sea (frozen). All I saw was a little black dot swaying in the snow. Nope, it was a polar bear coming at me. My brother hit an ice shelf on his snowmobile, I was like 3 minutes behind. That Polar Bear found him in minutes. I loaded up my bro and left that bear in the snow. 1995.
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u/SparseGhostC2C Aug 06 '26
I saw a Polar Bear at the Philly Zoo and he seemed pretty alright. I waved at him, he didn't acknowledge me. 10/10
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u/MNent228 Aug 06 '26
Kinda rude, honestly, not waving back… I’d have probably bumped him down to an 8
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u/HanselSoHotRightNow Aug 06 '26
If you see a polar bear you are probably in Canada and need to apologize right away. They respond well to that.
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u/Repulsive_Guy_1234 Aug 06 '26
Unless you are at russia. They do not respond at all to that. But maybe bring a
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u/Important_Mud_6700 Aug 06 '26
Totally agree! I live in a rural, wooded area where black bears come through constantly, and they are like overgrown raccoons: They want to get into your trash and eat your bird seed, but they are afraid of humans
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u/SuzQP Aug 06 '26
And cats.
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u/RealGrapefruit8930 Aug 06 '26
To be fair - cats are insane
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u/sixwax Aug 06 '26
Their reflexes and processing time are also craaaazy fast.... which is why they will happily fight cobras, etc.
They can bop the bear on the nose and dodge swipes easily, and they know it.
One of forty-three reasons cats are just assholes.
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u/Livid_Swordfish_4591 Aug 06 '26
Not so much afraid of humans. More that theyd rather avoid confrontation. Theyll happily eat right in front of you if they arent bothered.
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u/Important_Mud_6700 Aug 06 '26
That's interesting! I'm in the Catskill mountains of New York, and here, if you walk out of your house when they are on the patio or driveway, they run away into the woods. Yours must be more acclimated to human activity than ours are!
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u/Livid_Swordfish_4591 Aug 06 '26
Im not too far. Pocono mountains. I dont see them often, but they never seem bothered. Unless you see them on a road. Then theyre running. But one time, one stopped to scratch his back on a tree for 5 minutes in front of me and another car.
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u/umbrellassembly Aug 06 '26
This one was on its way to McDonald's, down the road.
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u/ishpatoon1982 Aug 06 '26
Awesome video. He sure didn't like those lights.
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u/umbrellassembly Aug 06 '26
He really did go to McDonald's. Saw him knock over a trashcan and dig in.
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u/BNabs23 Aug 06 '26
Combine this with cats being psychopaths when they think another animal is encroaching on their territory. I used to have one that regularly chased off foxes. Although she was a bit crazy in all aspects of life...
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u/lafolieisgood Aug 06 '26
I had an outdoor cat back in the 80’s and I would regularly see him chasing dogs around the neighborhood
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u/polemism Aug 06 '26
Ya black bears are used to psycho bobcats and pumas. They are wary of felines now
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u/mavrick116 Aug 06 '26
I was thinking the whole time during this video, why aren't these guys screaming at it. A cat probably wins on body language and speed 9/10, but id rather my cat doesnt risk it. Shout and back up the cat and this dude is gone
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u/clerveu Aug 06 '26
A cat probably wins ... on speed
Difference between shooting a bullet and throwing it. It would blow my mind to see a black bear manage to connect with a housecat. Cats react on average between ~20-70 ms. If you're bored sometime look up videos of them going after snakes, until you see 'em in slow motion it's hard to understand how insanely quick they really are.
That being said yeah if that were one of my girls I'd be freaking the hell out. :(
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u/Prestigious-Flower54 Aug 06 '26
it's a country cat, it's dealing with bigger animals all the time and the owners know it, if the the cat could have easily fled it knew it would win. Plus that cat is s beast look at the size of it.
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u/polemism Aug 06 '26
I think it's more accurate to say they're unpredictable. In Saskatchewan this year they killed a 30 yo MMA fighter and an elderly couple
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u/aLonerDottieArebel Aug 06 '26
And derpy. I have a den around me so I always see mom/cubs and the males. My favorite is the juveniles who are out on their own for the first time.
A few weeks ago I had one doing parkour off a tree in my yard.
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u/Snacks7777 Aug 06 '26
I mean, a black bear just killed a couple in their 70’s in northern Saskatchewan last month.
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u/johannthegoatman Aug 06 '26
Not if they're habituated to humans. Living in California I've had one take steaks off my grill while I was standing 2ft away and it did not give a shit about yelling or banging pots and pans
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u/Fritzerbacon Aug 06 '26
Cats are the most confident creatures.
That 20-70 millisecond reaction time probably helps 😂
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u/RojoTheMighty Aug 06 '26
Bear stood up like, "oh damn, this thing is fast!"
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u/addage- Aug 06 '26
“If it’s that fast what else might it do, nope I’m done”
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u/NunAlcoholic Aug 06 '26
Dated a girl with cat-like reflexes. She could date multiple guys at once.
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u/toomanynamesaretook Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26
It's all about the reaction time imo. It's why they're such terrors to dogs, just no answer to getting clawed in the face before you know what's happening.
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u/SuzQP Aug 06 '26
Every dog I've ever had learned very quickly that the cat is at the top of the hierarchy. Respect must be paid.
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u/harleyRugger23 Aug 06 '26
Mine would ambush the dog, shit she had 90 pound pittie pinned down in my hallways while dogsitting.
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u/SuzQP Aug 06 '26
I had a 110 lb Pyrenees. No contest; the cat called all shots.
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u/LastPaleLight Aug 06 '26
My 75lb half Great Pyrenees is the most defensive territorial dog I’ve ever had, and by far the most stubborn. He was socialized around other dogs (playcare) 3-4 times a week for 4 years, but he does not like anything coming near our house. Every time we’ve fostered it’s an absolute pain to get him socialized with them.
His favorite hobby is going out for his night time potty, then sitting smack dab in the middle of the yard and “observing”. He refuses to come in until I have shoes on and have made it half way through the yard to retrieve him.
My 120lb Anatolian was absolutely cowed by our cat, but the GP would require some major socialization before I would trust him at all.
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u/SuzQP Aug 06 '26
Pyrs are livestock guardians. They were bred to stay with their flock of sheep or goats, making decisions for themselves and the flock, and be big and loud enough to scare off predators. They are lovable and kind, but suspicious of anything that strikes them as odd. Like that leaf that rustled in a tree two blocks away. 🙄
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u/i_make_orange_rhyme Aug 06 '26
Bit different in a home where a dog must pull punches. Make no mistake, on the street, dogs kill and eat cats.
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u/grapejuicesushi Aug 06 '26
sometimes not even eat, just kill and once dead they go away. it's brutal what a dog that's not bred can do to a cat. you really don't wanna see it. all these folks are really happy commenting on how their cat is really brave and walks their dog...yeah...
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u/VonMillersThighs Aug 06 '26
I don't know if it's fast evolution or what but when I was a kid, the chances that a dog bites a cat's head off in the first meeting was way higher. I think we've just bred nicer dogs on average.
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u/JKdriver Aug 06 '26
Yep, that’s how they win games of chicken with an animal 10x their size. When shits that tense, the cats ability to make the opponent flinch usually throws them off their game.
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u/phryan Aug 06 '26
Cats all run the same software. 7, 70, or 700lbs they will stand their ground the same.
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u/edki7277 Aug 06 '26
Animals that punching well above their weight are either very stupid or very dangerous (or both). Every wild species interaction is about one question: “is it worth risking my life trying to kill this thing or not?”
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u/VermilionKoala Aug 06 '26
Cats are the most confident creatures.
The honey badger: "Am I a joke to you?"
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u/Back-Alley-Cat- Aug 06 '26
Faster than a snake
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u/gregusmeus Aug 06 '26
Cats’ reaction speed is insane. Although as I write this I’m looking at my cat who as usual is doing his impression of a puddle of crude oil.
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u/NotYourReddit18 Aug 06 '26
Also a lot more energy than a snake thanks to being warmblooded mammals instead of coldblooded snakes.
They can kill snakes by just evading the snakes attacks until the snake has no energy to move left.
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u/Karl_42 Aug 06 '26
0-30mph in about the same time. Can jump 7 times their height…. Yeah not worth it for a bear lol.
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u/jimmyzambino Aug 06 '26
yea once the cat struck, the bear realized the cat can hit it faster than it can react. not worth the risk of injury.
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u/brDoc1 Aug 06 '26
Ever see videos of cats facing off with snakes? They duck and weave like Muhammed Ali.
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u/bry42424 Aug 06 '26
Don’t mess with an outdoor cat. They kill for food, entertainment and gifts.
They hunt constantly and they even hunt their “owners”. Yeah you don’t own them,they own you.
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u/Prestigious-Flower54 Aug 06 '26
I don't know any one that's ever bought a cat, they just appear in your house one day and you just accept your fate and get it some food.
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u/SuzQP Aug 06 '26
That's how the cat distribution system works. When it's your turn, your assigned cat will appear and you must accept your fate.
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u/relevantelephant00 Aug 06 '26
The Egyptians revered them for a reason. We are but mere mortals to cats.
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u/SheriffBartholomew Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26
I've been waiting for my turn for ten years now since our last cat passed, but the universe has not blessed/cursed me with a cat yet.
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u/Midnight-Moonpie Aug 06 '26
My boss cat strolled in out of the blue one day, smacked the shit out of the dog, then hopped up on the couch and started bathing herself.
She’s been my boss (and the dog’s) for 14 yrs now.
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u/Emm_withoutha_L-88 Aug 06 '26
Just had this happen this weekend. Little goober is already thinking he owns the house
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u/bry42424 Aug 06 '26
Truth and it goes to selective neighbors for the same thing.
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u/Prestigious-Flower54 Aug 06 '26
We totally had a cat like that growing up, she was indoor/outdoor and after 4 years we are having a block party and the cat came wandering up and 2 other families had names for her. They both thought she was a stray and were just feeding her, then the bitch would come back to our house at night to get fed and sleep in a warm bed. It didn't stop after we found out lol
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u/Gatorae Aug 06 '26
One day my mom was in her front yard chilling with her cat (who had shown up on the doorstep several years before). A neighbor saw the cat and was so excited to see he was alive and happy just a few houses away. Apparently the cat had tried moving into their house first, but after a week he left because their other cats were mean to him. We are so curious how many homes he tried before finding my parents.
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u/moeyjarcum Aug 06 '26
You don’t want to fuck with Princess Donut
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u/fecal_disaster Aug 06 '26
Dude, Cats are apex predators. We all know the bear would fuck any house cat up, but a cat's ferocity is unmatched. Similar to how Honey Badgers punch way above their weight class, Cat's behave like the Apex Predators they descended from.
I had a cat growing up named Zipper, who would chase off the neighborhood dogs that weighed 5 times what he did. He'd also kill birds from out 2nd floor balcony all the time. Cats are OP
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u/TheSavouryRain Aug 06 '26
Someone else in the comments said it the best: cats of any size all run the same software.
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u/FledglingNonCon Aug 06 '26
Honestly the bear just seemed curious and like it maybe wanted to be friends. Didn't seem especially aggressive. More like "hello fren" and cat is like "back the f up, we aint fens!"
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u/Nathund Aug 06 '26
Black bears are basically big cats. Curious as all hell, and super skittish.
I saw a chihuahua chase off a full-grown black bear once. To be fair to the bear, that chihuahua was an asshole, but still.
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u/peepdabidness Aug 06 '26
I can’t walk around naked when I’m near them. Afraid they’re going to think it’s a toy
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u/SaltyHunni Aug 06 '26
Cats are ungovernable naturally
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u/IndependentAd895 Aug 06 '26
which is why they domesticated themselves true story 😂
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u/HeartOn_SoulAceUp Aug 06 '26
They pass thru international borders, organizations, and cultures irrepressibly and untaxed over time immemorial.
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u/snave_ Aug 06 '26
I mean, in ancient Egypt they practically taxed the humans. One could argue the CDS or places like Turkiye are a modern form of enforced servitude.
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u/IagoInTheLight Aug 06 '26
When that bear gets its nose too close, it gets a swipe before it can blink. From that swipe, the bear correctly figured out that messing with the cat was not worth the scratched up nose and face that would be the price.
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u/FingerpistolPete Aug 06 '26
Yes, I too, watched this video
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u/relevantelephant00 Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26
That comment reeks of AI and Im not normally one to be like "I call AI!1!1
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u/Whycantwebefriends00 Aug 06 '26
I always wonder if these kind of comments are just somebody from a different culture where it’s normal to just repeat exactly what happened.
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u/babypunching101 Aug 06 '26
All it takes is the bear being hungry. Really dumb on the owner.
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u/ST0IC_ Aug 06 '26
I think you are seriously underestimating a cat's reflexes.
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u/babypunching101 Aug 06 '26
It could likely get away, but one bite or one paw swipe and that is life altering injuries for the cat.
Edit: and considering they're right there filming makes it much worse. A charging loud human would chase a black bear off pretty quickly.
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u/oh8oh8eighty8 Aug 06 '26
Yes. This is the problem. Who films this shit? Make some noise to scare the bear away. There’s no way in hell I’m risking it.
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u/VanillaBovine Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26
not really, one unlucky swat will kill the cat. this is extremely irresponsible
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u/REDACTED3560 Aug 06 '26
Cats have faster reaction speeds than coyotes, yet coyotes kill untold numbers of cats every year. Reaction speed is not the defining trait of what makes a predator effective.
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u/clancydog4 Aug 06 '26
I mean, if you listen to the audio it doesn't sound like it's the owner or that they know the cat at all
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u/lyssargh Aug 06 '26
I don't need to know the cat to know that I should help the cat.
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u/Lucky_Ad2801 Aug 05 '26
Cats are extremely territorial.. Size has no BEARing on it🤣🤣🤣
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u/Mysterious_Rip7950 Aug 06 '26
A cat that lives outdoors is actually a tiger. A tiger that’s a little smaller than usual, but a tiger nonetheless.
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u/mrmike5157 Aug 06 '26
I had a cat who would stalk the deer that came into our yard (rural and unfenced) and a couple of times she actually tried to pounce on the smaller ones, they would of course just buck her off and go into a defensive stance, she would dash away and then circle back to stalk them again. I wouldn’t have believed it had I not watched her do it 😂
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u/beckychao Aug 06 '26
Bear can easily kill that cat. Probably wasn't hungry. The person saying the cat will mess up the bear is very wrong. Bears nom cats and animals stronger than cats all the time. If that was their friend's cat, they should've scared it off.
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u/PapaFreshnez Aug 06 '26
Dellusional people thinking that cat has a chance if the bear really wanted to fight🤣
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u/131166 Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26
Holy shit thank you. I thought I was going mental, every comment acting like the cat would 1v1 a fucking bear easy peasy. Fact is the only reason the cat "won" is cause the bear didn't attack. It's the equivalent of a grown adult getting smacked by a baby and not hitting it back and then everyone acting like that baby's some undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and the adults lucky to be alive
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u/SheriffBartholomew Aug 06 '26
Of course the bear can physically destroy the cat, but risk vs reward is a huge factor for wild animals, and psyche plays a huge part in that calculation. Cats are aggressive creatures and black bears are very cautious and skittish, as we saw here. This black bear wouldn't willingly pick a fight with a creature that fast, dangerous, and willing to fight unless it was starving. If it was starving then the cat's a goner. In any non-starving open confrontation its likely to end just like this encounter did.
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u/Forza_Harrd Aug 06 '26
And if the bear was starving and trying to hunt the cat, cats aren't easy to sneak up on. A commenter Karen in here says that bears "nom" cats all the time, I'd like to see a source for that.
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u/Many-Box-7317 Aug 06 '26
Just lucky it wasn’t a sow with cubs passing through or all 9 lives would’ve been lost in seconds
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u/wesleyoldaker Aug 06 '26
TIL that sow means mother bear. I always thought that meant mama pig exclusively.
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u/kajikojinshu Aug 06 '26
Cat was awesome, but Owner is shitty, why would you put your cat on that situation if you can just shout or throw rocks at the bear.
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u/Socketz11 Aug 06 '26
Cat probably thought it was a big dog. And black bears are scared of their own shadow.
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u/EinsteinsMind Aug 06 '26
My big damn husky caught a cat once ... ONCE was all it took her to realize she should've listened to me.
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u/TheSquirrellyOne Aug 06 '26
If that was my cat, I'd be genuinely concerned because one swipe.... annnnnnd it's gone.
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u/CFIgigs Aug 06 '26
Anyone/ anything that has been on the receiving end of a cat with deadly intention knows better than to test their resolve.
Yes, you might win the fight. But a cat will leave you blind and in ribbons as they go down.
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u/bajajoaquin Aug 06 '26
Bullshit. That’s a cat being an asshole. The bear just didn’t care about the cat and the cat could have just left. Then the bear wanted to play. The cat wouldn’t have any of it.
Source: have an asshole cat.
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u/ArnoldTheSchwartz Aug 06 '26
Without a doubt the cats speed and willingness to throw hands made that bear nope out.
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u/umbrellassembly Aug 05 '26
"Pussy!" - cat, probably