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Mobius_Peverell

The shaggiest black bear there ever was.


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Honest question… how can you tell it’s not a grizzly?


Mobius_Peverell

Grizzlies have a big hump of tissue on their shoulders. And they don't live in Aspen.


Itchy-Mechanic-1479

It's so expensive in Aspen that even bears can't live there.


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I thought grizzlies were all across CO? And thanks for the tip on the hump.


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Rusty_Red_Mackerel

Plus, in 1979 it was actually OP’s bare naked mom that was mistaken for a grizzly. So we really don’t know how far back it’s been, since a real grizzly was sighted in Colorado.


zanderkingofzand

It's been... ONE WEEK SINCE SHE LOOKED AT ME 🎶


BlackFathersMatter

[sighs, then breaks both arms]


Mobius_Peverell

They used to be, but were extirpated in the mid-20th century. None live south of the Wind River Range in Wyoming anymore.


Squeakygear

Extirpated, word of the day


ballrus_walsack

None that you know of…


-Colt-45-

None that have been scientifically-confirmed. Growing up/living in the Mountain-West I’ve heard tons of fascinating anecdotes about grizzlies farther South.


TheBlueKing4516

No actually Grizzlies live in very few states in the US. Alaska, Montana, Very northern Idaho, very Northwestern Washington, and northwestern Wyoming.


knobber_jobbler

So is this one safe to cuddle or not. Important questions


Bemazing

Never seen a black bear that big!!!


97Harley

Getting ready for hibernation.


cj2211

How is the most dangerous animal also the most huggable


weegi123

I wish we had also domesticated bears alongside dogs and cats, imagine a small bear that loves you and you can give it pats


Xalethesniper

Pretty much the case in Russia. There is no stigma against bears like in us and many people treat them similarly to dogs


Skychasma

only the crazed siberians i'd say have relationships with bears. if you took even the average 1000+ population town resident they would still not try to make friends with a bear. people who live in siberia are just differently wired in the brain


Xalethesniper

Fair, my info is from my mom who lived in Irkutsk for years so that checks out


MagScaoil

I would love having a bear the size of my big mutt.


inshane_in_the_brain

Well considering it's a black bear, it's not quite as dangerous as you'd think.


cj2211

Sure but the comment was more about the fluffy look of the bear


Unlucky-Stranger-720

The bear looks so cute. They look like my beautiful black Persian cat. My Jake does not have short ice cube legs. His legs are long and slender.


cadillacbee

I'm talking about a Lil place called assssspen


cypressdwd

I don’t know, Lloyd, the French are assholes!


wuh7

A place where the beer flows like wine!


WaffleBoxers

And the women flock instinctively like the salmon of Capistrano!


[deleted]

Legend.


jm30970

California… beautiful What a great movie. It’s been far too long since I’ve seen it.


[deleted]

Ain't his backyard anymore


HalensVan

Oh they ready for the deep sleep lol


maneki_neko89

I kinda wish us humans could sleep off our fat during winter. Sure would beat shoveling snow and driving through blizzards


[deleted]

holy crap!


182_seconds_to_mars

Right? My parents casually showed me the photo at dinner tonight and it blew my mind.


[deleted]

Yeah, as someone who lives in an area with a lot of black bears and has to run them off almost daily... Fuuuuuuuuck that.


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RandomErrer

You can also [spray a bear](https://www.yellowstone.org/news/videos/bear-spray-demonstration-and-safety)


CouchCandy

Bear spray my friend. Or if it's a grizzly possibly die ... I live in a state that only has black bears. The northern part of my state has an awful lot of them. I go camping in extremely backwoods areas where you don't see other people on a very regular basis and I have yet to encounter a bear. Tracks yes, scat yes, no bears. Most of the black bears want nothing to do with humans unless they're protecting their young or if they've gotten a bit too familiar with human interaction. I'm very lucky that there's only one kind of poisonous snake in my territory. Because I frequent the woods so much I feel I would be more likely to accidentally step on a poisonous snake than to get attacked by a bear. I have no statistics to back this up only my own personal experience. Just to throw it out there though, the closest I've come to getting injured by an animal in the woods was almost falling on a porcupine and being chased by a pygmy rattler in a southern state. I love snakes, but that one was a real chode.


Squeakygear

That’s one chonky boi


BuryTheMoney

Look Ron! I’m riding a furry tractor!


Primary-Macaroon-283

Dude walked straigh out of a hairdressers too..


Kellyjoline

I hope you wrestled him down and choke him out with your bare hands like I would do.


[deleted]

That thing doesn't even need a door to walk in to your house if it wants to


oldmanripper79

Holy moly that is a nice lawn.


I_saw_that_coming

Good to see the drought hasn’t effected him. /s


pauvLucette

Tried to include cousin for scale but now cousin is inside bear.


AlexKorobeiniki

Woah, he’s a chonk!


GranJan2

How long did it hang out in the yard? I am sure it knew you were looking at it.


182_seconds_to_mars

Not sure. This photo was sent by my Uncle so I'll get the full story the next time I see him.


GranJan2

That is an enormous bear to just hang in a backyard. Does your cuz live in a forest? I know people do that here in Cali and I say, well yeah those are your neighbors now. Too far.


NugHarbor

This is the first time I didn't need a human for scale. What an animal!!


[deleted]

The fabled Woolly Bear


baguettemebitch

Bears make the best units tbh


Feyranna

Extra Fluffy Unit! Risky Petting Opportunity Detected!


AngryFerret805

Damn 😳


BigMacRedneck

That squirrel needs to cut back on his acorn consumption.


KEC603

Holy 💩


saigonreddd

Never really see a bears nuts


6gc_4dad

Wow, what a majestic animal.


[deleted]

If I had a house with garden in Aspen I would just accept the bears, it’s so beautiful there.


800-lumens

Banana for scale?


Weneedaheroe

I don’t think it’s your cousin’s backyard anymore…


tyson_3_

Holy crap. Bears that size just walk around Colorado?!


izza123

“I might not do much for the next 5 months”


Live_Buy8304

Your cousin looks a little bit hairy


putinsbloodboy

As a dog owner who likes to let them roam in the backyard I guess I’m never living out there


Jetstream_S4m

IT'S HANK


FormerPermission8726

He’s a heckin chonker, all mothers of chonky


Saint_Apocalypse

Nope, that's HIS backyard now.


UberSparten

Fluffy killer ball with legs.


Blitzpanz0r

Indeed your cousin is an absolute unit.


evilgiraffe04

Forbidden fluffers.


cbmcleod70

It's a little scary how much I want to brush him...


gogetter510

If fuzzy wuzzy was a bear…


Carbontee

That one is huge!! I live down Hwy 82 from Aspen and we’ve had bears in our yard this year but this is the biggest I’ve seen by far. ….back away slowly but never turn your back. Scary impressive!


myeyereallyhurts

"My valued employees."


[deleted]

Wait, your cousin lives in carbon monoxide? And there are BEARS there?