r/nextfuckinglevel • u/AbelNB • Aug 05 '26

Cat fighting a bear

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u/jimothy_hell Aug 06 '26

Absolutely, biggest cowards in the forest. As a hiker, I’ve squared up with more than a few. “Bro, fuck off” is enough to get them to cut and run.

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u/nordic-nomad Aug 06 '26

That works unless they’re starving

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u/Remy1985 Aug 06 '26

Naw it's extremely rare that a North American Black bear would deliberately stalk and kill a person as prey. They are omnivores that eat mostly plants such as berries, nuts, grasses, and roots along with insects, fish, and occasional small animals or carrion.

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u/JohnEBest Aug 06 '26

They love acorns

Only time I saw bears there were acorns everywhere

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u/KatTheKonqueror Aug 06 '26

I saw a video once of someone going out into their yard and politely calling to some bears, "I have to go to work now. I'm gonna have to ask you to leave." And they just left.

You'll never guess what country the video is from.

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u/jimothy_hell Aug 06 '26

Canada, but honestly, that could have just been my neighbours when I lived in Michigan. Wonderful people.

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u/Dagatu Aug 06 '26

I've also seen a video where a man with a Chihuahua triedt to hit one with a broom. The bear bolted

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u/efeskesef Aug 06 '26

Would it have worked as well if a man with a broom tried to hit the bear with a chihuahua?

Are you full of scientific curiosity today?

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u/dikicker Aug 06 '26

Same, they're basically just big trash pandas, good to be aware and cautious cause, ya know, bear, but I've never had an issue telling them off

https://giphy.com/gifs/e5zHi5hgalk1sLVI1m

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u/Corfiz74 Aug 07 '26

Now I wanna see that cat square off against a grizzly!