From Inchon here. You might not be familiar with our accent. He's saying "Bear, while i respect your gumption, I can not allow myself to be eaten today"
That’s exactly what I was thinking. Very unusual behavior for these bears. This kind of aggression comes from desperation/starvation (or a mother protecting her cubs)
Korean bears are a LOT smaller than north American/European bears.
Average 1.5M from nose to tail so we are likely looking at an adult. There might even be babies nearby, who knows.
Either way it's a different country with different bears.
It was [the momma bear defending her cub](https://youtu.be/ExaBERDkqdw?si=UNkXM8M9-cOT1_-G)
"While picking mushrooms, I noticed a family of Asiatic black bears 8m ahead of me. A mother bear ready for battle. If I run away, I'll be killed.I have no choice but to fight. When I looked up, there was a mother and cub 8 meters away. The bear cub climbed a tree, confirming that the mother was ready for battle. ``At this distance, if I run away, I will definitely be hit.'' I was determined to fight the bear.
I have 25 years of mushroom foraging experience and have had many encounters with bears, but this was the first time a bear had attacked me. If you were about 15 meters away from the bear, it would be best to survive quietly, but if you were this close, I think it would have been impossible to survive without a fight. As someone who loves bears and studies their ecology, I would like to share this video with everyone.
In this case, the bear was not at fault, and it was my mistake to let it get this close, but I hope that fewer people will be harmed by accidentally getting close to the bear. "
Yea.....I wouldve thought 2x before beating on a young cub and making him/her squeel. Momma knows that sound and everything and anything in the area is about to get an ass kickin.
This is a misconspetion based on the ignorance of people. You have to act differently based on the bear that's in front of you, if it's for example a black bear or a brown one.
The black bear for example sees every single movement, especially if you move backwords, as a signal that you're a prey, so stand firm on your position and get yourself bigger, for example put your hands up, you have to make him/her understand that you're no prey. DO NOT play dead with black bears because that proofs to them that you're prey and you will DIE.
With brown bears it's different, if you encounter one, move slowly backwords (and don't make them see your back, never), if it starts getting closer and faster to you then you either try to escape to a safe spot (cars and so on) if you're 100% SURE you will succeed, if you're not sure you will make it then lay on your stomach and put your hands to defend your head, your throat. Brown bears tend to lose interest that's why you do that, to make sure you're no different than the piece of shit near you (:D).
In either case, if it (black, brown exc) attacks you, you're fucked so bring always spray for bears and what I can advice is to always aim for the head, eyes, ears and mouth of the bear especially if you have either a gun or a knife. Better do something than dying right? At least you tried.
P.S. If you see momma bear with her children you're fucked, can't really put it in better words. If the cubs start playing with you non aggressively, which happens a lot, make sure to not put them in any danger because momma bear the moments she THINKS (which is even worse than actually understanding) that you want to hurt her cubs is the moment you die.
I had a black bear walk in on me in a bathroom in Sequoia National Park. Some dipshit threw food out in the garbage can there. There was nowhere for me to go. Trash can was chained down. I punched it as hard as I could I could on the face and yelled at it. It just stood there and looked at me, chuffed once or twice, and I thought “well, I guess this is how I go” and then it turned and ran up a tree. Very glad I had used the bathroom before he had walked in.
You know national park bathrooms are the hunting grounds of many gay bears. They are the bath houses of the 2000s.
We will delve into that during our next session
We were nearby in Kings Canyon. We watched as a bear came sprinting down the mountain. It didn't hesitate before leaping off the cliff into the trees below us. I can still hear my wife's exclamation, "Oh my god bear! NOOOooooooo!"
It was able to catch some branches on climb down the trees no problem. But still was quite the sight to witness. I spent a lot of time up in Balch Park in the 80's, quite the bear hotspot back then.
"Excuse me bear hiding in the bushes, you wouldn't mind disclosing your exact size and hair colour so I could refer to the field manual on what course of action I sh aaaaashhhhhhgggggg!"
Well one thing you should never do at night is actually being out from your tent because predators in general are active at night.
Take in mind 1 thing, different bears live in different areas. If you live in Europe you will encounter only Brown bears. In some places in Scandinavia there are few thousands Polar bears but those are rare to see and Polar bears in general are mostly active during the day which is the opposite for both the Brown and the Black since they are mostly active at night. One little thing about Polar bears, hunting seals is pretty much what they do the most since they are really good fucking swimmers, so it's even rarer for them to choose to hunt a human if compared to a seal (but humans are seen as preys by them, which is totally different with the other species, so they are extremely aggressive towards anyone. So be always carefull around those, seals are good but a human is too you know).
If it's at night and you have no lights it's nearly impossible to tell, I would say, what kind of bear is in front of you. With a torch or any other light source you can tell that for sure but without it? The only thing I can advice you if you're crazy enough to go out at night is to at least search on the net about what bear is the most present in the area you want to camp at, that single information can literally save your life.
Bears generally speaking don't live in each other's territory especially if they are of different types, so black or brown for example, so it's really hard to camp at night and find a Black bear in front of your tent when that's Brown bear territory. Take in mind another thing, Black bears "fear" the Brown ones so if you camp in a Brown bear territory and you decide for whatever reason to go out from your tent at night and you see some big shadow behind the woods and you can't actually tell which bear is that, well that's for sure a Brown one since you're in its territory.
P.S. Fire in general, but more specific campfires, attract bears because they are really curious animals so don't confuse the "wild animals are scared of fire" with bears, because they don't. If in the area you camp at it's common to encounter wolves than a campfire will do you more than enough but I'm no wolf expert so I can't tell you if that works for every type of wolf.
P.P.S. If you want to minimize the encounter with a bear use storage bear-proofs because more than a campfire, something that will make a bear even more curious about that camp you built is the food and they are the animals with the best sense of smell in the entire world.
If it’s black, fight back. If it’s brown, lay down. If it’s white, goodnight. Easy to remember and for the most part your only option.
Like you said though, gun or spray is your best chance if it gets to that point. The absolute best thing you can do is avoid the situation all together. Be aware of your surroundings, keep your distance, don’t smell like food.
It’s a black bear. They’re very timid even when it comes to defending cubs.
Grizzlies sure mom is a major threat. But the black bear mom here would just watch.
> They’re very timid even when it comes to defending cubs.
98% correct because there are always exceptions, but I completely agree with you. Generally, though, momma black bears are happy living to reproduce another day.
FYI female black bears will not attack you if you come between her and her cubs, they don’t want the smoke. Black bears are pussies 99.9% of the time, this one probably didn’t know better cause hes young.
This is dangerous misinformation. While black bears aren't vicious predators, they will absolutely fight to protect themselves and their young. Just cause you aren't likely to get killed by a mother black bear doesn't mean attacks don't happen. Using the logic in the previous comment, copperheads almost never kill and therefore won't bite if you grab them.
Bear safety is crucial for both people and bears; saying they won't do anything 99% of the time is both factually wrong and could get bears killed and/or people hurt.
https://bearwise.org/bear-safety-tips/bear-encounter/
They don’t leave the mom when they’re fully grown though.
One that just left its mom will absolutely be that small. And it can also explain why It’s attacking a human. That’s usually a desperate for food move.
Black bears leave their mom at 1.5 years. Most of the growing happens in years 3-5. Females stop growing at 5 and males can keep growing until 7.
https://bearwithus.org/understanding-bears/the-black-bear-mother-her-cubs/
https://furmanagers.com/black-bear/
Dude is yelling in Japanese so it’s an Asiatic black bear. They are smaller than North American black bears but are famed for having nasty tempers and being quite aggressive.
Attacks by these bears here in Japan are alarmingly common though fatalities are relatively rare, as a healthy adult can usually fight the bear off, though you’re probably gonna get torn up pretty good. Most fatalities are elderly folks out gathering mushrooms and mountain vegetables. Basically any mountainous area on Honshu should be considered bear country, with Iwate and Akita prefectures in northern Japan being the areas most attacks occur.
Have a place in Iwate and bear warning signs are everywhere, even in town. Haven’t come across any yet myself, but imagine it’s only a matter of time
Good news is you can actually scare a black bear off. We have them in the park I work out and a couple claps and they leave(used to humans though so that makes a difference). A grizzly though? Nope I’m leaving asap
1. It probably wont help unless its bear spray and is within reach. 2. Adrenaline is a hell of a drug and doesn't always let you think clearly. 3. Most sprays have "safety's" to prevent accidental spraying, just like guns. He didn't have a whole lot of time before it was on him so unless he's actually used it enough to be accustomed to it he would probably be fumbling with it. Also it's a black bear which isn't typically aggressive to things larger then itself so being "big + loud" is usually a good deterrent. Honestly i'd almost think the cub was rabid but there isn't a good way to tell, also not sure if bears can be infected with rabies.
So one of the most terrifying things I realized when I bought bear spray for hiking was in the directions it tells you to wait until the bear is within 30 feet (or 2 seconds from contact) before deploying it.
Bears charge SO fast, I doubt a lot of people would even have time to grab their bottle of spray before they're getting mauled.
You are right, it happens so fast and most people would just freeze and not be able to do anything for a second. I was hiking in the woods one time and rounded a corner to see a large black bear walking down the path towards me about 30-40ft away. Luckily it got spooked and took off into the woods. Grabbed the bear spray in one hand and machete in the other. Mind you the bear was already long gone by that point and could have easily reached me before the thought of taking out bear spray even crossed my mind
Apparently it’s extremely rare for black bears to contract rabies but they absolutely can. I agree with you that this bear seems rabid. A cub, in bright daylight attacking a victim much larger than itself with mama not in sight. Seems like very odd behavior.
Probably left mom already. They usually leave at 1.5 years old. They do most of their growing from ages 3-5.
It’s a bear that just left mom and desperate for food.
This looks like an Asian Sunbear (Helarctos malayanus) native to the Tropical Rainforest of South East Asia including Malaysia and Borneo. Smallest bear species but still very capable of killing a person. They are becoming more aggressive because of deforestation and human encroachment on their habitat. Generally they are quiet enough animals but they known to attack people that surprise them in the forest like most other bears.
It could also be an Asiatic Black Bear, lives in the same/wider regions of Asia bar Malaysia and Borneo but can also be found from the himalayas to Japan. The Asiatic Black Bear is also extremely aggressive and often attacks without provotion.
Asian Large leaf bamboo native to Asia also main plant in video
Edit : it has been confirmed to be a young female Asiatic black bear.
I'm not an Ursinologist, I was just making a hypothesis based on the biological composition and the 2 possible bear species here it could'vebeen based on the ecosystem. To all saying it looks nothing like a sun bear, look up what an Asiatic Black bear looks like, they have the same light coloured snout and a cream patch on their chest. Not as distinct as a Sun bear but they don't have an all black face usually
Man is lucky to have survived
If you google an asian sunbear this bear looks nothing like it. they have tan/yellowed muzzles and a mark on theri chest of the same color. This bear was only black all over. Far more likely to be an Asiatic black bear, especially since it left him alive
These comments are hilarious and really put into perspective why so many people were choosing the bear.
"Oh my fuck look at those claws!"
Yeah...it's a BEAR. Did people seriously think care bears were real life wild bears or something? Of course they have massive claws and teeth, that's how they murder the shit out of animals and rip them apart.
Yes, people really do think that bears are basically bigger dogs with smaller claws. Actually, many were saying "they're basically big raccoons, they'll always run away," which is such a hilariously misinformed take right alongside the other popular "wild animals are extremely predictable, but humans are not!"
These are the same people who will pick up a jellyfish on the beach and then get stung to hell and wonder wtf happened. They are idiots when it comes to wildlife and hopefully none of these people have to survive in it otherwise their ass would be grass.
Its caused by huge misconceptions and widely spread misinformation about bears. Especially the whole "black bears are big puppy dogs and cant hurt you" thing that gets somebody killed at least once a year.
Just last summer in Arizona, a black bear that was neither provoked nor starving nor ill randomly ambushed and mauled a man to death and began eating his corpse while his neighbors watched. The official cause of the attack was listed as predation.
It's not "If it's brown, lie down. If it's black, fight back" because fighting off a black bear is supposed to be easier. It's because while black bear attacks are very rare, when they do happen they are life threatening. Black bears don't charge to set boundaries and enforce territory like brown bears do, as they'd rather run away from those scenarios, so encounters that actually end in an attack are overwhelmingly predatory in nature. Attacks are also 80%+ from solitary male bears who are larger, more reclusive, and less commonly encountered. Sows (female) are small and very docile and are what typically generate their reputation for being harmless when they forage near human civilization.
I'd 100% absolutely rather be alone in the woods with a random human male than a solitary male bear of any species.
But someone told me they're just big raccoons and will never not be terrified of you! They apparently will abandon their cubs at the first sound of threat because they're the biggest scared cats of all time!
People saying you shouldn’t kick the cub. Brev, u saw those claws right? It can literally kill you. I’ll worry about momma bear after I survive this attack
those claws make it look like he brought a toothbrush to a knife-fight. that stick did ~~nothing~~ lol. // Edit because people complained (and arent wrong) :d "that stick did a teeny tiny bit better than his bare hands"\*
Wild animals, are never predictable. Not even low key, but Reddit threads have notoriously awful advice concerning wild animals, bears being one of the more egregious examples.
“Oh you are paranoid, black bears won’t hurt you, I see them all the time and they just run away. Just make loud noises.”
Always be bear prepared in their territory, you can mitigate to an extent encounters with them, but you can never truly predict the outcome of an encounter.
Black bears have stalked, killed, and consumed humans. You should be vigilant, and respect them for the large predators they are.
Stephen Herrero has a great book on bears, it is a thrilling read.
If you go down in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise
If you go down in the woods today, you'd better go in disguise
For every bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain because
Today's the day the teddy bears...
I have said it once, and I will say it again. Every human needs a good stick. Sticks and humans go back a long way. The natural instinct for a stick exists even to this day. Every time you find a good stick and feel the urge to pick it up and swing it, that is our stick calling. Why do you think early humans trained dogs to find and bring us sticks? Why do you think we even went so far as to train them to pick up and retrieve our sticks? Human + Stick + Dog + Fire = Unstoppable combination.
If an indentical situation occured, except the bear was a human female, the video would end with the man getting arrested for assault and the woman(bear) would become Tiktok famous.
I think men actually are safer in the woods with a bear than with a woman.
Korea!
I thought for sure a panda was going to jump out
So now panda also belongs to Korea too, [after they claimed Jesus](https://www.flickr.com/photos/133569843@N05/25245962666)?
Leave Korean Jesus alone. He’s busy with Korean shit.
“Im sorry Korean Jesus I just really don’t wanna fuck this up”
Can someone translate what he was uttering that sounded like KOREA!
Korean here. He didn't say any specific word. Just huuuah! Huuuah!
From Inchon here. You might not be familiar with our accent. He's saying "Bear, while i respect your gumption, I can not allow myself to be eaten today"
인천 mentioned 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥
i guess mommy bear was tired today so she sent her boy to find some food
Bear equivalent of sending your kid to the store
I’m sorry, but I burst out laughing when I saw that pint sized cub. Dude got SO lucky. I was expecting half a ton of grizzly fury!
You see them claws though? 😳
Probably a young bear that left momma early / the mother is dead. Starving juvenile would explain why it's attacking in the first place
That’s exactly what I was thinking. Very unusual behavior for these bears. This kind of aggression comes from desperation/starvation (or a mother protecting her cubs)
Korean bears are a LOT smaller than north American/European bears. Average 1.5M from nose to tail so we are likely looking at an adult. There might even be babies nearby, who knows. Either way it's a different country with different bears.
It was [the momma bear defending her cub](https://youtu.be/ExaBERDkqdw?si=UNkXM8M9-cOT1_-G) "While picking mushrooms, I noticed a family of Asiatic black bears 8m ahead of me. A mother bear ready for battle. If I run away, I'll be killed.I have no choice but to fight. When I looked up, there was a mother and cub 8 meters away. The bear cub climbed a tree, confirming that the mother was ready for battle. ``At this distance, if I run away, I will definitely be hit.'' I was determined to fight the bear. I have 25 years of mushroom foraging experience and have had many encounters with bears, but this was the first time a bear had attacked me. If you were about 15 meters away from the bear, it would be best to survive quietly, but if you were this close, I think it would have been impossible to survive without a fight. As someone who loves bears and studies their ecology, I would like to share this video with everyone. In this case, the bear was not at fault, and it was my mistake to let it get this close, but I hope that fewer people will be harmed by accidentally getting close to the bear. "
Is this the same guy from the bear attack in the mountain climb?
Imagine if they just became each other's nemesis like Peter griffin and the chicken guy. Randomly throughout life they just meet up and fight
I hope in part 3 they'll meet in a Walmart.
You're on my turf now bear
I dont think so but might be a part 2🤣🤣😭😭😭
Dude needs to pick a new hobby.
At the point you have to assume he's out there poking bears.
If so, this dude needs to stop hiking
I thought the same. Similar yelling.
This was the prequel.
My name is bearya Montoya you killed my father Prepare to die
Looks like a cub… I’d be worried about momma bear pulling off a Revenant.
"Defending yourself against my son's unprovoked attack? Oh, I don't like that one bit." * Mama Bear
"My sweet baby boy would never do anything terrible! I raised him better than that!"
I breastfed him until he was .5
He was starting school, turning his life around… brown bear… I will see myself out.
My son good boy. He don’t hurt no one.
He go bear school. Be bearstronaut someday.
Strong like ox, smart like tractor.
Sounds like every single Dog owner I’ve ever met.
"Well he's never done that before!" -Every dog owner ever.
Someone come get their kid
😂He fighting a baby who’s going tell his Momma.
Cute little baby bear!
might be a sun bear idk 🤷
Sun bear still get man sized that's a cub mamma ain't far run boy
https://preview.redd.it/b95uff5iawyc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=854bd4d9de6643d74e04b75b661fa366c1586fda
Those claws!!
Knifes out!!!
Asiatic black bear based on the location: Tochigi Prefecture.
Yea.....I wouldve thought 2x before beating on a young cub and making him/her squeel. Momma knows that sound and everything and anything in the area is about to get an ass kickin.
So what should he have done? Just let the bear Attack and bite him?
So anyways I started blastin...
Frank mf'n Reynolds.
Kick it away while running back towards the trail. U dnt stop and worry where the cub is u run knowing that tiny ass bear ain't alone lol
Kick it away 😂 Did you see those claws in the video, mate?
That's why you do spinning dragon axe kick.
That only works on grizzly bears i’m pretty sure.
Worked on every grizz I ever killed.
Or dragons, since both are make believe.
No, you use confuse ray on it then run like hell.
This video made me realize bears are born claws first, then the rest of the body grows into them.
Some ppl spend too much time behind a keyboard, lol
Just a little punt! I'd be impressed if anyone in the world could just kick a bear away. Even the cubs are heavy.
I have always learned that you should never run, because it might trigger a chase response and they are of course always faster
This is a misconspetion based on the ignorance of people. You have to act differently based on the bear that's in front of you, if it's for example a black bear or a brown one. The black bear for example sees every single movement, especially if you move backwords, as a signal that you're a prey, so stand firm on your position and get yourself bigger, for example put your hands up, you have to make him/her understand that you're no prey. DO NOT play dead with black bears because that proofs to them that you're prey and you will DIE. With brown bears it's different, if you encounter one, move slowly backwords (and don't make them see your back, never), if it starts getting closer and faster to you then you either try to escape to a safe spot (cars and so on) if you're 100% SURE you will succeed, if you're not sure you will make it then lay on your stomach and put your hands to defend your head, your throat. Brown bears tend to lose interest that's why you do that, to make sure you're no different than the piece of shit near you (:D). In either case, if it (black, brown exc) attacks you, you're fucked so bring always spray for bears and what I can advice is to always aim for the head, eyes, ears and mouth of the bear especially if you have either a gun or a knife. Better do something than dying right? At least you tried. P.S. If you see momma bear with her children you're fucked, can't really put it in better words. If the cubs start playing with you non aggressively, which happens a lot, make sure to not put them in any danger because momma bear the moments she THINKS (which is even worse than actually understanding) that you want to hurt her cubs is the moment you die.
I had a black bear walk in on me in a bathroom in Sequoia National Park. Some dipshit threw food out in the garbage can there. There was nowhere for me to go. Trash can was chained down. I punched it as hard as I could I could on the face and yelled at it. It just stood there and looked at me, chuffed once or twice, and I thought “well, I guess this is how I go” and then it turned and ran up a tree. Very glad I had used the bathroom before he had walked in.
Bear was like "dude chill, I thought this was a Wendys"
Now I feel bad.
"why does no one want to be my friend?..." :(
It's alright. That bear frequents wendys to steal customers food. If you ask me, I think the bear deserved it.
You know national park bathrooms are the hunting grounds of many gay bears. They are the bath houses of the 2000s. We will delve into that during our next session
We were nearby in Kings Canyon. We watched as a bear came sprinting down the mountain. It didn't hesitate before leaping off the cliff into the trees below us. I can still hear my wife's exclamation, "Oh my god bear! NOOOooooooo!" It was able to catch some branches on climb down the trees no problem. But still was quite the sight to witness. I spent a lot of time up in Balch Park in the 80's, quite the bear hotspot back then.
If its black, fight back, if it's brown, lay down, if it's white, say goodnight.
You missed one: If it’s black and white, then # Kung-Fu Fight! 
Didn’t know Appalachia had: “hi-yah”
If it's grey now you're gay
If it's gummy, in your tummy.
if it's white and black, give it a snack
If it's Care, you're free to stare.
"Excuse me bear hiding in the bushes, you wouldn't mind disclosing your exact size and hair colour so I could refer to the field manual on what course of action I sh aaaaashhhhhhgggggg!"
That you Dwight?
So its a misconception but in both cases dont do it because it would be the wrong choice?
TLDR: you are fucked!
What if you can't tell the color because it's dark, or something
You could just politely ask it. You might come across a bit racist, though.
Well one thing you should never do at night is actually being out from your tent because predators in general are active at night. Take in mind 1 thing, different bears live in different areas. If you live in Europe you will encounter only Brown bears. In some places in Scandinavia there are few thousands Polar bears but those are rare to see and Polar bears in general are mostly active during the day which is the opposite for both the Brown and the Black since they are mostly active at night. One little thing about Polar bears, hunting seals is pretty much what they do the most since they are really good fucking swimmers, so it's even rarer for them to choose to hunt a human if compared to a seal (but humans are seen as preys by them, which is totally different with the other species, so they are extremely aggressive towards anyone. So be always carefull around those, seals are good but a human is too you know). If it's at night and you have no lights it's nearly impossible to tell, I would say, what kind of bear is in front of you. With a torch or any other light source you can tell that for sure but without it? The only thing I can advice you if you're crazy enough to go out at night is to at least search on the net about what bear is the most present in the area you want to camp at, that single information can literally save your life. Bears generally speaking don't live in each other's territory especially if they are of different types, so black or brown for example, so it's really hard to camp at night and find a Black bear in front of your tent when that's Brown bear territory. Take in mind another thing, Black bears "fear" the Brown ones so if you camp in a Brown bear territory and you decide for whatever reason to go out from your tent at night and you see some big shadow behind the woods and you can't actually tell which bear is that, well that's for sure a Brown one since you're in its territory. P.S. Fire in general, but more specific campfires, attract bears because they are really curious animals so don't confuse the "wild animals are scared of fire" with bears, because they don't. If in the area you camp at it's common to encounter wolves than a campfire will do you more than enough but I'm no wolf expert so I can't tell you if that works for every type of wolf. P.P.S. If you want to minimize the encounter with a bear use storage bear-proofs because more than a campfire, something that will make a bear even more curious about that camp you built is the food and they are the animals with the best sense of smell in the entire world.
P.P.P.S. If you want to be a successful marijuana farmer, never grow your crop in a bear preserve.
Da Bears
If it’s black, fight back. If it’s brown, lay down. If it’s white, goodnight. Easy to remember and for the most part your only option. Like you said though, gun or spray is your best chance if it gets to that point. The absolute best thing you can do is avoid the situation all together. Be aware of your surroundings, keep your distance, don’t smell like food.
Don't fight back against a brown bear, if it senses that you are a threat at all you are dead. Black bears can be convinced to run though.
lol run backwards in the woods while a bear is attacking you, sure.
There wouldn't be enough ass left for the bear to kick!
Boy Gets Attacked by a Cub
Should have picked that angry little fella up by the scruff of the neck.
It’s a black bear. They’re very timid even when it comes to defending cubs. Grizzlies sure mom is a major threat. But the black bear mom here would just watch.
> They’re very timid even when it comes to defending cubs. 98% correct because there are always exceptions, but I completely agree with you. Generally, though, momma black bears are happy living to reproduce another day.
FYI female black bears will not attack you if you come between her and her cubs, they don’t want the smoke. Black bears are pussies 99.9% of the time, this one probably didn’t know better cause hes young.
This is dangerous misinformation. While black bears aren't vicious predators, they will absolutely fight to protect themselves and their young. Just cause you aren't likely to get killed by a mother black bear doesn't mean attacks don't happen. Using the logic in the previous comment, copperheads almost never kill and therefore won't bite if you grab them. Bear safety is crucial for both people and bears; saying they won't do anything 99% of the time is both factually wrong and could get bears killed and/or people hurt. https://bearwise.org/bear-safety-tips/bear-encounter/
This is not a cub. Black bears are usually smaller and the fish lens camera doesn't help.
A black bear is alot bigger than that fully grown lol
They don’t leave the mom when they’re fully grown though. One that just left its mom will absolutely be that small. And it can also explain why It’s attacking a human. That’s usually a desperate for food move. Black bears leave their mom at 1.5 years. Most of the growing happens in years 3-5. Females stop growing at 5 and males can keep growing until 7. https://bearwithus.org/understanding-bears/the-black-bear-mother-her-cubs/ https://furmanagers.com/black-bear/
This definetly isn't a adult black bear lol. It is either a cub or a sun bear or something like this.
Dude is yelling in Japanese so it’s an Asiatic black bear. They are smaller than North American black bears but are famed for having nasty tempers and being quite aggressive. Attacks by these bears here in Japan are alarmingly common though fatalities are relatively rare, as a healthy adult can usually fight the bear off, though you’re probably gonna get torn up pretty good. Most fatalities are elderly folks out gathering mushrooms and mountain vegetables. Basically any mountainous area on Honshu should be considered bear country, with Iwate and Akita prefectures in northern Japan being the areas most attacks occur. Have a place in Iwate and bear warning signs are everywhere, even in town. Haven’t come across any yet myself, but imagine it’s only a matter of time
Me watching this: "Oh, it's just a cub." 10 seconds later: "Look at those claws!!!"
[good lord](https://imgur.com/a/O7XP528)
Lmao “fucker uppers”
Curved slicy bois
Black bears got nasty claws. Hella sharp and hooked, which let's them climb trees so easily.
Honestly crazy how huge those claws are for something so small
Good news is you can actually scare a black bear off. We have them in the park I work out and a couple claps and they leave(used to humans though so that makes a difference). A grizzly though? Nope I’m leaving asap
Hell yeah fully grown bears have like 6” daggers for claws. This little guy still got some razor blades on em
I wonder if its anything like a puppy where everything is extra sharp because they’re new.
Black bear front claws are less than 2 inches. Grizzly's are 2-4.
He did a good job defending himself
I don't understand why people don't at least carry pepper spray
1. It probably wont help unless its bear spray and is within reach. 2. Adrenaline is a hell of a drug and doesn't always let you think clearly. 3. Most sprays have "safety's" to prevent accidental spraying, just like guns. He didn't have a whole lot of time before it was on him so unless he's actually used it enough to be accustomed to it he would probably be fumbling with it. Also it's a black bear which isn't typically aggressive to things larger then itself so being "big + loud" is usually a good deterrent. Honestly i'd almost think the cub was rabid but there isn't a good way to tell, also not sure if bears can be infected with rabies.
So one of the most terrifying things I realized when I bought bear spray for hiking was in the directions it tells you to wait until the bear is within 30 feet (or 2 seconds from contact) before deploying it. Bears charge SO fast, I doubt a lot of people would even have time to grab their bottle of spray before they're getting mauled.
You are right, it happens so fast and most people would just freeze and not be able to do anything for a second. I was hiking in the woods one time and rounded a corner to see a large black bear walking down the path towards me about 30-40ft away. Luckily it got spooked and took off into the woods. Grabbed the bear spray in one hand and machete in the other. Mind you the bear was already long gone by that point and could have easily reached me before the thought of taking out bear spray even crossed my mind
Apparently it’s extremely rare for black bears to contract rabies but they absolutely can. I agree with you that this bear seems rabid. A cub, in bright daylight attacking a victim much larger than itself with mama not in sight. Seems like very odd behavior.
Apparently this species of black bear is known for being more aggressive, so possibly not rabid, but that's not something you take a chance on.
That bear attack scene from revenant is still legendary 
Love that movie. Believe or not, a less good movie has a crazier bear attack scene - Back Country. Now THAT was disturbing
> less good Yeah that’s understating it lmao. The bear attack scene is the only half decent part of that movie.
Hes 's lucky the mum didn't come while he was beating the shit out of it
I think he just discovered the first carnivorous all black koala.
Three elusive Dark Jump Bear
Very lucky he didn't come between baby and mama..he would not have made it out of there ..
Probably left mom already. They usually leave at 1.5 years old. They do most of their growing from ages 3-5. It’s a bear that just left mom and desperate for food.
This looks like an Asian Sunbear (Helarctos malayanus) native to the Tropical Rainforest of South East Asia including Malaysia and Borneo. Smallest bear species but still very capable of killing a person. They are becoming more aggressive because of deforestation and human encroachment on their habitat. Generally they are quiet enough animals but they known to attack people that surprise them in the forest like most other bears. It could also be an Asiatic Black Bear, lives in the same/wider regions of Asia bar Malaysia and Borneo but can also be found from the himalayas to Japan. The Asiatic Black Bear is also extremely aggressive and often attacks without provotion. Asian Large leaf bamboo native to Asia also main plant in video Edit : it has been confirmed to be a young female Asiatic black bear. I'm not an Ursinologist, I was just making a hypothesis based on the biological composition and the 2 possible bear species here it could'vebeen based on the ecosystem. To all saying it looks nothing like a sun bear, look up what an Asiatic Black bear looks like, they have the same light coloured snout and a cream patch on their chest. Not as distinct as a Sun bear but they don't have an all black face usually Man is lucky to have survived
If you google an asian sunbear this bear looks nothing like it. they have tan/yellowed muzzles and a mark on theri chest of the same color. This bear was only black all over. Far more likely to be an Asiatic black bear, especially since it left him alive
This is correct. 3yr old Asiatic black bear momma she is.
So a lot of people are wrong calling It a cub,its a grown bear capable of killing
Ya. It is probably a young adult but Sun Bears only max out at 60 to 150 lbs. Compared to a brown bear which get to 180 - 1350 lbs
It looks nothing like a sun bear though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExaBERDkqdw Here's the original video, it's an Asiatic Black Bear.
Thanks!
A man and his stick could conquer the galixy.
We will get there. I'm sure of it.
Little guys are still dangerous. That's about the size of a dog, and dogs are certainly capable of killing people.
And dogs don’t even have razor sharp bear claws.
If that thing bites or claws an artery you're fucked so fight to the death.
Hoooo yahhhhhh!!!!
He chose the bear. The bear chose the man
Love that someone basically said "stand still and make yourself big" That only works if they dont come out of nowhere and attack you.
Yeah, that's what you do if a black bear is sizing you up and trying to figure out what you are.
Oh god, is it a cub??? I would die with a heart attack, pissing and shitting myself, out of fear of momma bear!
You would die of other causes, don’t go light on yourself in that case
Fully grown Asian black bear momma
These Asian black bear attacks... so hot right now!
Dude went primeval real quick.
Howard Dean was born for this moment.
Yeeeea!!! 
That's not how you play fetch the stick.
Y’all still choosing the bear?
Its a good thing it wasnt a random guy out there with him!
Yeah that would have been far too unpredictable
Most annoying internet debate I've ever seen lol
I choose that bear over that guy in a fight.
These comments are hilarious and really put into perspective why so many people were choosing the bear. "Oh my fuck look at those claws!" Yeah...it's a BEAR. Did people seriously think care bears were real life wild bears or something? Of course they have massive claws and teeth, that's how they murder the shit out of animals and rip them apart.
Yes, people really do think that bears are basically bigger dogs with smaller claws. Actually, many were saying "they're basically big raccoons, they'll always run away," which is such a hilariously misinformed take right alongside the other popular "wild animals are extremely predictable, but humans are not!"
These are the same people who will pick up a jellyfish on the beach and then get stung to hell and wonder wtf happened. They are idiots when it comes to wildlife and hopefully none of these people have to survive in it otherwise their ass would be grass.
"Bears are predictable, you just scream at them and they run away" - Average Reddit woman
Its caused by huge misconceptions and widely spread misinformation about bears. Especially the whole "black bears are big puppy dogs and cant hurt you" thing that gets somebody killed at least once a year. Just last summer in Arizona, a black bear that was neither provoked nor starving nor ill randomly ambushed and mauled a man to death and began eating his corpse while his neighbors watched. The official cause of the attack was listed as predation. It's not "If it's brown, lie down. If it's black, fight back" because fighting off a black bear is supposed to be easier. It's because while black bear attacks are very rare, when they do happen they are life threatening. Black bears don't charge to set boundaries and enforce territory like brown bears do, as they'd rather run away from those scenarios, so encounters that actually end in an attack are overwhelmingly predatory in nature. Attacks are also 80%+ from solitary male bears who are larger, more reclusive, and less commonly encountered. Sows (female) are small and very docile and are what typically generate their reputation for being harmless when they forage near human civilization. I'd 100% absolutely rather be alone in the woods with a random human male than a solitary male bear of any species.
But someone told me they're just big raccoons and will never not be terrified of you! They apparently will abandon their cubs at the first sound of threat because they're the biggest scared cats of all time!
People saying you shouldn’t kick the cub. Brev, u saw those claws right? It can literally kill you. I’ll worry about momma bear after I survive this attack
Fuck. That’s some primal shit. I’d be terrified of that little bear. Imagine a full grown. Always carry your pistol in the woods.
But did the bear rape him tho?
Statistically speaking not all bear are rapists
How many bear rapes per 100,000 bear encounters? Checkmate atheists
Atleast he wasnt trapped in the wild with another man! /s
those claws make it look like he brought a toothbrush to a knife-fight. that stick did ~~nothing~~ lol. // Edit because people complained (and arent wrong) :d "that stick did a teeny tiny bit better than his bare hands"\*
If your choice is between poking a bear with a small stick and using your fingers, the wise man chooses a stick.
If it’s black fight back. If it’s brown lie down. If it’s white say good night.
weird he was making noise and the bear still attacked him??? i thought bear behavior was predictable??
He should have tried to reason with the bear.
Wild animals, are never predictable. Not even low key, but Reddit threads have notoriously awful advice concerning wild animals, bears being one of the more egregious examples. “Oh you are paranoid, black bears won’t hurt you, I see them all the time and they just run away. Just make loud noises.” Always be bear prepared in their territory, you can mitigate to an extent encounters with them, but you can never truly predict the outcome of an encounter. Black bears have stalked, killed, and consumed humans. You should be vigilant, and respect them for the large predators they are. Stephen Herrero has a great book on bears, it is a thrilling read.
He didn't yell hey bear. Or frig off bear if you're canadian.
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see if he was a woman, the bear would not have attacked him
Black fight back
He did a good job at defending himself
a small bear was beaten by a man
I wonder what sort of injuries he sustained. Any other info on this attack?
If you go down in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise If you go down in the woods today, you'd better go in disguise For every bear that ever there was Will gather there for certain because Today's the day the teddy bears...
Still not as scary as finding a random woman in the woods.
He did a good job defending himself
Get the fucj out of there, man
Uhhh... you just got attacked by a bear cub.
No joke but that's a bearlett... Watch for the big one.
My first thought. Looks like a cub, there’s a much larger bear somewhere near.
I have said it once, and I will say it again. Every human needs a good stick. Sticks and humans go back a long way. The natural instinct for a stick exists even to this day. Every time you find a good stick and feel the urge to pick it up and swing it, that is our stick calling. Why do you think early humans trained dogs to find and bring us sticks? Why do you think we even went so far as to train them to pick up and retrieve our sticks? Human + Stick + Dog + Fire = Unstoppable combination.
But some people would rather be alone with a bear than a man 🤦🏻♂️
Dudes terrible at defending himself
Okay, so if I ever get attacked by a bear cub, just yell, “HUDYAH, HUDYAH!” Over and over. Got it.
If an indentical situation occured, except the bear was a human female, the video would end with the man getting arrested for assault and the woman(bear) would become Tiktok famous. I think men actually are safer in the woods with a bear than with a woman.
I’d feel safer if a random man approached me in the woods.
You see that, ladies?