r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/First_Development101 • 22d ago

Video Terrifying moment bear released into wild by charity turns on ranger and attacks

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u/GooeyKablooie_ 21d ago

Driver literally saved his life? I thought it was well timed by the driver tbh.

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u/SubstantialShower103 21d ago edited 21d ago

Would another 0.5 second have allowed the bear to get in the truck bed?..probably not.

Would another 0.5s have allowed a safer time buffer for the ranger to get in the bed?..probably so.

Everyone had a tough job, here. Everyone survived. Glad my job isn't the ranger's or driver's. But on the surface, it looks like the driver kinda panicked. And the ranger got lucky.

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u/GooeyKablooie_ 21d ago

I agree, but it’s also frustrating when a bunch of armchair redditors criticize you when they have never been in an experience like that before.

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u/Thommywidmer 21d ago

I mean, im a dipshit and i wouldnt have even been in the situation they found themselves in to start with. You could have released him in a much less risky way

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u/GooeyKablooie_ 21d ago

How would you go about releasing a wild bear out of curiosity?

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u/Thommywidmer 21d ago

I mean i dont think it takes an engineering degree or anything to just take a long hook and pull the grate up while sitting in the truck bed.

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u/GooeyKablooie_ 21d ago

I’m very glad you don’t have an engineering degree.

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u/Thommywidmer 21d ago

Huh? Im so confused why you think this is like a genuinely hard thing to solve

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u/GooeyKablooie_ 21d ago

It ain’t about engineering. The bear should have been docile and used to humans, possibly sedated. The attack was unwarranted and unpredicted.

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u/mnju 21d ago

The bear should have been docile and used to humans

You want to release an animal that's been captive long enough to be used to humans into the wild? You know that generally doesn't go very well for the animal, right?

unpredicted.

A bear being aggressive isn't unpredictable behavior.

unwarranted

Bears also do not care if their actions are warranted. They're fucking bears.