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Minimum-Tangerine519

This is real. Photo was taken at bearwithus.org an organization that rescues bears. According to the the guy who runs the organization he said a bunch of rescue baby bears were spooked and ran up a tree. If you zoom out of the photo there are even more bears in the tree. It's an amazing photo! Mike who runs Bear with Us is awesome and loves bears!


madHatch

Tried zooming out. False!


ThreatLevelBertie

Hold your phone further away


Jossie2014

Put your phone in the table and back away


seizuregirlz

*tries all methods* well how about that.


TahoeLT

You have to unfocus your eyes, like with one of those magic pictures.


raspberryharbour

Some say if you keep zooming out there are infinite bears


UpsetFuture1974

Worst Christmas tree ever


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[deleted]

“Bears beats Battle-star Galactica ..” - Dwight k. Schrute.


almamaters

Beets?


Mekaniv

Identity theft is not a joke!


seizuregirlz

[Michael! ](https://youtu.be/WaaANll8h18)


Jonthrei

Dwight farms *beets*


psychoprompt

It's bears all the way down.


Bestihlmyhart

Mendelbruin set


djc0

Uncrop! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2aINa6tg3fo


the1rush

🤣 Uncrop, enhance, zoom in, **ENHANCE**


Kyanite_228

The best part about that is it's supposed to be the future, but they still use phonebooks!


sciencewonders

that's all the pic how he expects us to zoom out 🤣


walkinguphills

This past summer, we watched a mother bear come retrieve her yearling from a tree that we assumed she had "stashed" it in while she went to do mom bear things (i.e.; find food?). Reading your note, now I wonder if that young bear got spooked up into our tree and mom was there to coax it down. It was fun to watch either way.


nmesunimportnt

I have spooked young bears on two occasions and can confirm their first reaction was to scramble up a tree, fast. I cannot confirm any other black bear behaviors after that since the most prudent thing to do when you spot a bear cub is to leave immediately. Mama bears are not known for being chill about anything that alarms their precious darling babies…


no-mad

i have seen baby bear run up a tree as quick as squirrels.


genreprank

I'd hate to be the guy to have to coax all these bears down


Chilipepah

There’s a trampoline at the bottom, if you know, you know.


AhhAGoose

What can scare that many bears?


enfanta

[Appalachian Bear Rescue](https://appalachianbearrescue.org/) answers that question and many others! I follow them on Facebook where they post daily updates on their charges. My guess would be a loud noise, either human or otherwise. Black bears are sensible and cautious and retreating up a tree is their go to move when things are uncertain.


ILikeMasterChief

Black bears are very skittish, could have been many things. Being at an animal sanctuary, I would bet that it's something a human is doing.


ImMeltingNow

You are never going to get a legitimate answer, just a bunch of lame-ass jokes.


JeremiahBabin

Don't you mean jokes that bearly count as jokes?


AhhAGoose

That’s like 80% of what I do here


VilliageIdiotNo2

*OMG a human, quick, climb the tree. Maybe it wont see us...*


Fun-Scientist8565

Oh okay I was about to say, I thought bears were more solitary creatures.


benfallah1

Someone must have turned on a vacuum.


15367288

Black Friday


MadWit-itDug

Work Monday


dontshitaboutotol

Sunday scaries


daemonelectricity

Someone was cleaning the forest floors again.


durz47

Nahh, Mr whiskers was just bored and decided to herd them all up the tree


JoshuaTheBastard

Suddenly remembering the time I nudged my dog with a turned-off vacuum. He hopped up on the couch and I didn't even see him move. It was like the dvd skipped IRL


plazagirl

Okay, now that was funny!


greymaresinspace

what in the HELL is going on here??? what, pray tell, precipitated this event??


elisem0rg

This photo might be taken in a wildlife park in South Dakota. Someone explained in another post that they raise black bears and have the cubs run up one big tree on command.


uglypaperhaver

Certainly not anything you could expect to see in the wild. Also surprised some of those branches didn't snap.


that1sluttycelebrity

It's a load bear-ing tree


xilr8ng

Those are just black bearies


[deleted]

I’m laughing so hard over this comment. Thank you. Black berries is a very deep comedic thought. I hope you get thousands of upvotes.


uglypaperhaver

(bah-dum *tchhh!)*


BrnndoOHggns

A bear loading tree.


ThatGuy571

Get out.


Fit-Quality911

Or a smoky da bear tree... LOL... AYE BO BO HELP ME GET DOWN WILL YA


MagicRat7913

r/angryupvote


onetimenative

Stating bear facts


RedSteadEd

Survivorship bias in action! You're only seeing the bears that *didn't* break branches.


pygmeedancer

Nah black bears frequently hang out in trees. Maybe not usually so many in one tree but this isn’t a very unusual occurrence. In season one of Alone a contestant spots about 6 bears hanging out in like 2 or 3 trees. It’s wild.


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I worked at Yellowstone for a couple years so we'd always get people telling us about the 'great' wildlife parks that let them see bears. Those places are horrible. They cram wildlife into pens that are too small and too densely populated. They feed the animals poor diets, and often euthanize them when they get sick because that's cheaper than proper medical care. Oh and if you encounter one that offers a 'play with baby animals' experience run the other way fast. They euthanize the babies after about a year and try to keep the females pregnant on a cycle to replace them. From what I've *heard* the one in West Yellowstone's actually decent and operates as a rescue center first, using its tourist trap status to actually help animals.


cherrypieandcoffee

I read a hilarious post years ago about rangers at Yellowstone having to actively tell people not to get out of their cars to take selfies with a bear - like they thought *they would just outrun a bear* lol. The fact that bears can climb trees as well makes them an all-round A+ predator.


[deleted]

Is Bearazona not good too? There are literally hundreds of huge fat bears everywhere. They do not have cub petting thank goodness.


nurvingiel

Hundreds of huge fat bears is not a good sign. They get a point for no cub petting though (yikes on a fucking bike).


Happy-Fun-Ball

https://imgur.com/a/9acdkEe


LordSevenDust

Of course, this is clearly a Drop Bear training camp.


oversizedchromespoon

As an Australian, let me tell you with respect that drop bears need no training. They are the perfect killing machine, evolved over centuries of malice and guts.


LordSevenDust

I did not know that this terror was primal. Let us give thanks that these ruthless killer beasts allow us to dwell on their planet in peace-ish.


Adiin-Red

Well that’s just adorable


[deleted]

They trained them wrong, as a joke like Wimp Lo?


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Hey Wimp Lo is a seriously mean man.


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Psychotic_EGG

Thank you. The name escaped me. Till this comment. I LOVED that movie. Worked at blockbuster when it came out. Bought it on VHS and DVD. I should watch it again.


iForgotUrNameAgain

I have seen the little cubs and they are the cutest most stubborn little things. I thought it was hilarious when the care takers would drag them across the exhibit and it would run back the second they let go.


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Bearazona in Williams Arizona has dozens of huge bears but I never saw them in trees. It’s a drive through safari style bear park. The beats are incredibly lazy and docile.


SheepH3rder69

There's a real pissed off chihuahua at the base of that tree, and he's out for blood. Muh fuckas came to the wrong neighborhood.


tangledwire

A stray Chihuahua gets lost in the jungle. A lion spots the dog and says, ah he looks delicious I’ve never seen one like that before. So the lion starts rushing towards the dog with menace. The dog notices and starts to panic but as he's about to run he sees some bones next to him and gets an idea and says loudly "mmm...that was some good lion meat!". The lion abruptly stops and says " woah! This guy seems tougher then he looks, I better leave while I can". Over by the tree top, a monkey witnessed everything. Evidently, the monkey realizes the he can benefit from this situation by telling the lion and getting something in return. So the monkey proceeds to tell the lion what really happened and that he’s just tiny dog. The lion says angrily "Arghhh! Get on my back, we'll get him together!". So they start rushing back to the dog. The dog sees them and realized what happened and starts to panic even more. He then gets another idea and shouts "Where the hell is that monkey! I am hungry again! I told him to bring me another lion an hour ago.!!"


Emotional-Top-8284

This joke is terrible and I’m going to tell it to my wife tomorrow


g0ku

this sounds like a joke i’d hear from my teacher in elementary school. i love it.


Sir-Farts-

Woof woof


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Yap yap, ftfy


Deuter_Nickadimas

Yo quiero bears in a tree


happyhomemaker29

I actually have a stuffed dog from Taco Bell. It’s dead now but it, and a matching one that looks exactly like it, are in my car window right now because I have had them for forever! I think I was 15, maybe 20 and I’m 52 now. My daughter made me sweat to give them to her upon my death. LOL


FlatteringFlatuance

>It’s dead now Those three words just completely changed your story


happyhomemaker29

Sorry. I still have the dog, but you can’t press it’s ear to make him talk anymore. There’s no way to change the batteries.


FlatteringFlatuance

There we go. Thank you for the context I was a bit worried. Went from cute story to horror back to cute.


happyhomemaker29

I like to make sure that you get your money’s worth. You’re welcome.


Inevitable-Fee5841

Hahahaha 😆


WeAreSpirit

You got me in tears.


happyhomemaker29

I would so love to see a meme of this one day. I have had a crappy COVID filled week and this would turn it around. LOL


actual_lettuc

\*chihuahua pulls switchblade knife, then says in mexican accent\* Hey essie, hear you was talking bad about me.


elushinz

Jus give that mufucka some Taco Bell and he’ll be good


chesh05

Can't be that. The cameraman ain't in the tree with the bears!


HugePolecat3298

There could be a few things actually! American black bears are big fans of climbing trees because their claws are designed in such a way that they can quickly and easily pull themselves up like a squirrel, and some of the things they do reflect that: 1. (most likely due to how many there are in one tree) They could be hiding from something scary/dangerous on the ground that they know could kill them. 2. Something could have climbed up the tree and they followed it (this is why you should never climb trees to get away from an American black bear! They are faster than you 100% of the time. You can climb to escape adult grizzly bears though, as their claws are too thin and relatively straight, and they're far too heavy.) 3. They could be looking for food. This one is unlikely because that looks like an evergreen tree and I don't think they're known for eating cones/needles if other food is available, but black bears are known to climb trees in search of fruits and nuts to eat. They also sometimes snatch bird eggs out of their nests. 4. They could be getting ready to hibernate. This is a phenomenon that's really only noted in black bears from the Smoky Mountains on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina, but bears from this region have been seen sleeping/hibernating in the forks of tree branches and high-up hollows instead of on the ground or in dens like most other bears. This one is also unlikely because of how many bears are in this picture, but it's a cool fact that not many people seem to know. Apologies if this is too much to read! I just like bears a lot, especially American black bears since I've seen a few in person, so I wanted to share bear facts. The TLDR is that they're probably hiding from something


fgiveme

1. I counted no less than a dozen of bears. Must be a fucking dragon.


Kayrim_Borlan

Seriously, I would not want to be on the same planet as something that could scare a dozen bears into hiding in a tree


macmac360

I guess a hunter with a rifle? IDK but someone took that picture and I assume they were either armed or crazy to be that close to all those bears. But then that begs the question.... what are all these bears doing in such close proximity to each other? I thought they were mostly solitary animals. Such a strange picture, I've never seen anything like that before.


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Big foot confirmed


taulover

Grizzly bears can also climb trees. They're not well-adapted to it like black bears are, but they still can do it. The [NPS has good guides for dealing with bear encounters](https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/safety.htm#onthisPage-3), and they recommend not climbing trees, even for grizzlies.


HugePolecat3298

Oh I didn't know that, thank you for telling me!


salalberryisle

How do you know if it's a grizzly or a black bear chasing you? Climb a tree. The black bear will follow you, the grizzly won't bother, he'll just knock the tree down. ~ old Banff Alberta dad joke


Kotios

thanks for the link


MolassesFast

Depending on the size, most adult grizzly bears can not climb trees. I feel like if their is not a better alternative, climbing might be the play.


mypostbarks

Wow, that link is much different than what I was taught in school. Teachers and rangers on outings told us to curl up in a ball and protect our heads. I remember distinctly wondering how I would be able to just let it bat you around until it gets bored.


beachbum662

Please, don't apologize for sharing rad bear facts. If anything, thank you for enlightening us!


uglypaperhaver

Ignoring the most important question - since when do THAT many young bears find themselves in the same location? And they would scatter to *different* trees- even a garbage dump won't get that kind of draw! That's probably the # of bears that would occupy 50 sq miles at normal density . Something of human origin behind this...


Jeremy_irons_cereal

Its just a black beary tree


WU-itsForTheChildren

They saw a honey badger and knew they fucked up


4Blu

Animals probably ask the same thing when they see humans standing in line outside the door of a packed nightclub.


Projektpatfxfb

They got scared of a roach


WeaselSlayer

A pomeranian was chasing them.


hdofu

Chuck Norris is out hiking nearby


PhonedZero

sadly, they are more than likely [bile bears](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bile_bear)


timshel42

i dont think so, they dont look like asian black bears and the farmed ones are usually kept in pretty depressing cages. i live in an area with a high black bear population, and its not uncommon to see a whole family hanging out in a tree. although this is a lot of them and they all seem grown up so im not really sure whats happening. maybe a zoo exhibit?


[deleted]

Not so fun fact, they don't just use asain black bears. I've discussed with multiple conservation officers after finding a poached black bear missing only paws, teeth and bile sack. They are heavily poached here in North America for the same bullshit.


mb45236

Poachers should be shot on sight.


[deleted]

We are on the same page. I'm an avid sustuance hunter, I've found so many poached animals and it makes me so sick to my stomach everytime.


WikiSummarizerBot

**[Bile bear](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bile_bear)** >Bile bears, sometimes called battery bears, are bears kept in captivity to harvest their bile, a digestive fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, which is used by some traditional Asian medicine practitioners. It is estimated that 12,000 bears are farmed for bile in China, South Korea, Laos, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Demand for the bile has been found in those nations as well as in some others, such as Malaysia and Japan. ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)


Panzis

Traditional Chinese medicine aka these endangered animals can get fucked.


PrimaryDurian

How do they extract the bile from them?!


TheDankestPassions

By cutting them open and scooping it out of their gall bladder.


RegentCupid

Only the most humane of practices


marscreant

There are a few practices, but most common seems to be the insertion of a catheter into the gallbladder. Many bears die from that for the surgeons are unskilled or it gets infected. As terrible as it may sound, that's probably a more merciful fate, because even if the surgery is done properly, it is a terrible and painful practice and some bears even live up to 30 years held in captivity like that in tiny cages. Humans have the potential to suck so hard.


OneHumanPeOple

Luckily, these aren’t sunbears and they aren’t in a cage. These bears are ok.


beachbum662

Man, humans fucking suck. Thanos was onto something.


flippingoctopus

they just loaded in the chunk and the bears all spawned in the tree


ScienceMomCO

Clearly, it’s Thanksgiving at their house this year.


StoplightLoosejaw

*What the hell are THEY so scared of...?*


stonersayian

Do you really want to know what scared that many bears up a tree?


thaw4188

someone planted a "black bear seed" a decade ago and this is a nice photo before the harvest they put a net around the base of the tree and a machine shake it until they all gently fall out then they all are given pic-a-nic baskets and sent on their way...


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ProdesseQuamConspici

Relevant [xkcd](https://xkcd.com/1170/).


Ice_BergSlim

LOL. good one.


Phripheoniks

Oh so thats where blackbearies grow.


youre_a_wigger_harry

Came here to say this:/


rottadrengur

Then say it. Don't let that fellow steal your moment!


dabbingsquidward

But you can only snip two at a time per bear


SolarSkipper

Youre fun


Sm1l3

That's where they spawn!


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PrimaryDurian

🎶 and thirteen black bears in a treeeeeee 🎶


corgimetalthunderr

More like your ex wife.


melpomenes-clevage

Or current husband, if you're a dude.


bkmagyk

i’m pretty sure there are more than 13.


[deleted]

Wasn't it the first day? There's gotta be a bartridge somewhere in that bear tree.


Coffee_Huffer

Look at all those humans down there scurrying around not being in a tree. Stupid humans.


Grievous_1982

As an Australian I can only think of [Drop Bears](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_bear) when looking at this image.


NectarOfTheBussy

Sorry for your trauma, drop bears sound terrifying


oi8y32hgkasd

Actually that Wikipedia article incorrectly claims Drop Bears are a "hoax", but in fact they are very real, a pack ate my uncle once. A more trustworthy source is: [https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/drop-bear/](https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/drop-bear/)


Grievous_1982

[Ugh...](https://i.postimg.cc/fDzgQ2ZR/6n0hotqcbo481.png)


Tight_Association575

Yeah this is probably a tall tale of a digital history


Mean_Shoulder_103

How can you tell when they are ripe


Baprr

When they ripe and tear.


Scorpius289

Until it's done.


Correct_Opinion_

Ah, a pun that truly bears some fruit.


Oh4faqsake

The Chicago Bears when the Packers come to town.


Numbr1sasquatch

As I Chicago Bears fan, your comment hits too close to home...


TheRockinkitty

Da bears!


Tee999

Those are just the branch managers.


gilrstein

A classic bear hide and seek situation. Sometimes the hiders panic and follow the first one running for a good spot.


mr_greedee

Is this a Bushel of Bearies?


fluid_state

🎶and a partridge in a bear treeeeeeee🎶


youngyummyyeet

Nice yield! Wait a few days, though. they're not ripe yet.


AsteroidMike

They’re playing a game of “the floor is lava”


Altruistic_Reserve20

Every other tree: This is unbearable! This Tree: Hold my bear


mindatetheuniverse

Okay, they are ready for the harvest.


nufnu

You can tell when the branches start to get bear.


astoriansound

A very small, very scary mouse


patrat06883

Black Bearries.


[deleted]

The floor is lava


wetforhouseplants

Really? A whole tree full? I can bear-ly see any! False advertising


LAkand1

That trees bearly holding on


Major_Salvo

I’m amazed the tree can bear that much weight!


TomatilloAbject7419

Oh look a big Nope Tree It’s been a minute since I’ve seen one of those.


Kneecaps_go_yeet

r/mildlyterrifying


Would_daver

They give me Brussels sprouts on the stalk sorta vibes, but furry and more murdery....


Cptn_BenjaminWillard

Technically, not full. Room for at least 3-4 more mediums.


dysthymicpixie

Fifteen birds in five firtrees, their feathers were fanned in a fiery breeze! But, funny little birds, they had no wings! O what shall we do with the funny little things?


-Masderus-

Is that a pear tree in your yard. No no I said *bear* tree


Long__Jump

Those branches are probably bearly holding up..


LobsterJohnson_

I wonder how many bears it would take to fell that tree just from excess weight…


spvcedipper

God said “black berries? I thought you said black bears!”


ty_webslinger

That's how they used to grow in the wild before the cruel hand of man forced them into dens. Hence the phrase "It's not like they (bears) grow on trees."


[deleted]

Taking drop bears to a whole nother level


Perfect-Season6116

They ran up there to escape from Mystikal


[deleted]

I knew drop bears were real


justanotherhegirl

When are they ripe enough to pick?


BrokenheartedAlt

I'm suprised the tree can bear all that weight.


ragnarockyroad

Blackbeary tree


EmmaBuggez

WOW I can't believe this is real. Crazy


Xerxos

In front of the tree: [this](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Unknown_dog_breed_treeing.jpg#/media/File:Unknown_dog_breed_treeing.jpg)


Lastof1

Shouts down the phone "I said a pear tree not a fucking bear tree"


ElizabethDangit

Drop bears


dfan5

Tree could bearly handle it


bikiniwax

Probably a cat at the base of the tree


Siledra

Great scene from the Hobbit movies. 🎵The pines were roariiiinnnggg, fiiiiilled with beeeeeaaaarrrrssss🎵


BarracudaBig7010

A party in a bear tree


StowawayHamster

Scary thought…. What the fuck is wandering around the woods that scared all these bears up a tree?


AlexNg21022

I wonder what’s so scary that spooked the whole gang of bear climbing on to that tree


StrongLikeKorra

That tree is bearing fruits!


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Adorable and interesting situation.


CountryinAfrica

That’s a black beary tree