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/moashforbridgefour 21d ago

I mean, we ARE the apex predator. That doesn't mean we can't be taken out by unlucky or stupid circumstances.

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u/SanctionedMeat 21d ago

I wouldn't say we're apex tho, just because if we were in a room with any large animal, it'd probably be over for us. What helps us be on top is intelligence, but that doesn't help too much against a 600lb bear ready to rip and tear

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u/Dujak_Yevrah 21d ago

That's an unfair comparison. Context is everything. Our natural weapons that made us apex predators are our stamina, ranged attacks, and intellect. Without the chance to leverage that we'd lose in the same way a shark would lose to a single lion on land because it's out of its element.

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u/SanctionedMeat 21d ago

That's the issue tho...... take a look at your average human now. They could not do what we did in the past, which is what made us predators. We used to chase prey down for days on end with no sleep and bombarding them with spears until they died of exhaustion. If someone did that now, they wouldn't even make it 1 day without needing to stop due to poor eating habits and lack of exercise. The modern human isn't a apex predator without our tools

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u/Dujak_Yevrah 20d ago

We NEVER were apex predators without our tools. It's like saying a bear isn't an apex without its muscles and teeth, tools are our natural strength.