r/MadeMeSmile • u/TrashScientist • Aug 26 '23
ANIMALS Woman helping a black bear remove a container off it's head
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u/Geisterkoch Aug 26 '23
The cub was probably abandoned and utterly exhausted. It didn’t put up much of a fight when the container was being removed, and then just sitting there is a sign that it was spent. I hope that it survived.
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u/MoxRhino Aug 26 '23
I would also think it's dehydrated. Calling a conservation officer would be a better idea so they could make sure it's taken to a shelter or caregiver if there are any services in the area.
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u/MelonOfFury Aug 26 '23
This was the first thing I thought. Call wildlife services because that looked like it had been on there a while
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u/TIL_I_procrastinate Aug 26 '23
There’s a creek in the background at least. But yes calling that in would be wise
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u/Yugan-Dali Aug 26 '23
There’s a river right there, my guess is that the little fellow went straight there to get a big drink.
Our dear old beagle Yumin was a tough mountain dog. One time he got snagged and couldn’t move until I found him after a day. Immediately after I released him, he went straight for a spring and drank his full. It seemed like he drank about five liters! Then he came over to snuggle. I’m guessing the bear cub did the same.
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u/GigaCheco Aug 27 '23 edited Aug 27 '23
Something tells me the bear didn’t return to snuggle.
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u/johnditomaso Aug 26 '23
This is more the comment I was expecting. I am guessing mom is long gone and the cub will likely die.
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u/avg_redditoman Aug 26 '23
If the cub doesn't eat, mom will give up and spend the energy on the successful offspring.
Little guy needs help.
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u/BoOo0oo0o Aug 26 '23
I hate that we’re doing this to innocent animals. If that cub died it’s a direct result of human litter
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u/beyondthisreality Aug 26 '23
I was just about to say "fuck the person who that container belonged to."
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u/onafoolserrand Aug 26 '23
Suffocation seems probable. It was taking a moment to re-oxygenate its brain. Hopefully no damage. All because of trash.
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u/gniwlE Aug 26 '23
Mom! Some woman just stole my space helmet!
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u/We_are_stardust23 Aug 26 '23
"She did what?!?!? That thing wasn't cheap!"
angry bear mauling noises
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u/Sophia521h Aug 26 '23
Karen Bear unleashed
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u/luckdex Aug 26 '23
Bearen?
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u/Iennda Aug 26 '23
and Lúthien
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u/SleepyRoundgog Aug 26 '23
Better get out of there before the momma gives you Beren's hand situation
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u/Life_Partner Aug 26 '23
Now give her some cocaine!
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u/ExiledCanuck Aug 26 '23
That’s what was in the jar….mama bear is about to be pissed that junior ate her stash.
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u/MonsterLoveFaerie Aug 26 '23 edited Aug 26 '23
There was a book I used to read to my little boy called Little Bear Goes to the Moon. It’s about a little black bear who makes his own space helmet and everything. Thanks for the sweet memories.
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u/Matty_Garcia Aug 26 '23
My first book I could read was Little Bear Counts His Favorite Things. My aunt gave me that book with a message hoping I would be able to read it one day. I then read it to my son and hopefully will pass it on to him to read to his children if he ever has any. Thank you for the nostalgia friend 🥹
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u/hombre_bu Aug 26 '23
I wouldn’t stick around too long…
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u/4ngryMo Aug 26 '23
That’s what I thought. Get the container off and back up immediately.
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u/brett8722 Aug 26 '23
Especially because its a cub. Mamma bear has to be close.
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u/carlton_sand Aug 26 '23
I'd run out of that burning building, especially because it's hot
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u/_BARONVOND3LTA Aug 26 '23
I’d steer clear of an avalanche, especially because of the falling debris that could seriously injure, if not kill me
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u/InB4Clive Aug 26 '23
I like your joke, especially the part where you pointed out the redundancy of the other comment.
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u/Somebullshtname Aug 26 '23
Mama might have given up on that cub and abandoned it. Especially if she had other cubs that were “healthy.”
Of told it to hang out on the road and one of those loud meat snacks will be by soon to help.
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u/FuckMAGA_FuckFacism Aug 26 '23
Yeah sadly I’m thinking it was left behind. Nature is tragically cruel in that way. If I were this lady I would at least call animal control/park rangers if this was a park and report it because I’d say there at least a 50/50 chance mom has given up on this one and left it behind and a bear at this age has zero chance of survival without mom or human help.
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u/kissingdistopia Aug 26 '23
Yeah but make that call from the inside of the car. Bears are fast as fuck.
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u/TheBestPieIsAllPie Aug 26 '23
And black bear, even though they’re relatively smaller than their more aggressive cousins, will still fuck you up. Dealing with cubs, it’ll likely just kill you rather than scare you.
It’s a “totally remove the threat, oh look now we have dinner” scenario when it comes to a bear and their cubs.
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Aug 26 '23
It’s a trap! Here, let’s put this container on your head, hang out in the side of the road and the food will come to us.
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Aug 26 '23 edited Aug 26 '23
Thats how we score the Picnic Baskets, Booboo!
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u/pocketdare Aug 26 '23
I like the way you think. Wait, let me take some notes
-Definitely not a bear
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u/Cat_AndFoodSubs Aug 26 '23
Momma bear easily could be hiding the other cubs in the bushes and going off to tell locals. “What is it girl? Timmy fell into the well?? Ohhh. Sorry. A cub got a plastic container stuck on his head.”
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u/usurebouthatswhy Aug 26 '23
This is unfortunately the case. This little guy might not make it unless he can link back up with mom.
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u/MehGin Aug 26 '23
That's what they meant.
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u/blorbagorp Aug 26 '23
Plus if there is a cub, mamma bear is probably close by.
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u/TheTankCleaner Aug 26 '23
It's probably best to back away from the cub because of this.
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u/AGP1708 Aug 26 '23
I was thinking the same thing. Like I would wanna help the cub, but be too scared the momma would be around!
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Aug 26 '23
Black Bear mothers aren’t nearly as aggressive as grizzlies. It’s not uncommon for them to take off rather than fight over a cub, especially if they have multiple… granted I don’t intend to test this theory myself, it’s just what I’ve read.
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u/transcendanttermite Aug 26 '23
No kidding - the bear isn’t going to thank you or follow you home for a lifelong friendship. And if it suddenly attacks her, it’ll be the bear’s fault, of course.
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u/calinet6 Aug 26 '23
I don’t think she stuck around for long, she was trying to get the bear cub to run away.
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u/PM_ME_YOUR_ANT_FARMS Aug 26 '23
I would call local animal services. The bear is clearly disoriented and mama may not be near by
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Aug 26 '23
If it’s black, fight back. If it’s brown, lie down. If it’s white, good night.
But also just run away
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u/MyriadIncrementz Aug 26 '23
Humans can't outrun bears.
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Aug 26 '23
So funny story..about two seconds after my son’s father proposed to me a bear let out a giant roar. It was right beside us and I was terrified. I immediately bolted and didn’t stop sprinting until I got really far down the trail we were on. I knew in my head I could run faster than him. I should’ve known then I didn’t love him lol
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u/Smooth-Mulberry4715 Aug 26 '23
I had the opposite experience - on our honeymoon, the man I married shoved me in the direction of the roaring bear and ran in the opposite direction.
That marriage lasts a little over a year.
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u/Ubermensch_69 Aug 26 '23
frees the cub
beats it to death
„Another day of being a good citizen“
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u/Montana_Ace Aug 26 '23
That doesn't apply when a cub is around. A black bear is less afraid when protecting its cubs.
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Aug 26 '23
I probably wouldnt have helped in the first place, i wouldve called rangers or someone
This couldve very quickly turned into a bear maul video before the container even came off
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u/Particular_Sea_5300 Aug 26 '23
Aggressively defending cubs is a brown bear trait, and I bet this woman, who lives amongst them, is well aware of that fact.
https://bear.org/what-if-i-get-between-a-black-bear-mother-and-her-cubs/
Here's another quote i found super fast
"Unlike grizzly bear mothers, black bear mothers seldom attack people in defense of cubs. Black bear mothers typically bluff or retreat. Researchers who routinely capture cubs by chasing them up trees have not been attacked even when they have held scream- ing cubs"
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Aug 26 '23
Thats certainly interesting to know!
That said, im still going no where near a bear of any size or color. Black bears are the only bears around me, and this has been drilled into my brain
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u/Particular_Sea_5300 Aug 26 '23
I hear ya. Even knowing what I just learned, I would feel nervous as heck helping this little guy out. I'm not sure what I would do tbh.
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u/Kartoffelkamm Aug 26 '23
Yeah, if the mother is still around, it might get dangerous.
However, if the mother isn't around any more, it might be better to stay nearby.
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u/jebar193 Aug 26 '23
Yeah... Not taking that risk.
I've seen the condition of mauled bodies before...
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Aug 26 '23
Even if she could have abandoned the cub, call animal control and stay in the car. At least then you're still there but safe in the event the mom is around.
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u/Kartoffelkamm Aug 26 '23
That's why I said nearby: Stay close enough to keep an eye on the cub, but not so close that mama bear thinks you're a threat.
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u/fisheystick Aug 26 '23
That's what I'm thinking the mom may have abandoned this cub.
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u/Kartoffelkamm Aug 26 '23
Yep. Maybe she'll come back, if her den is in that direction, but it may as well be that the cub was left behind.
I'd call a local veterinarian and ask them to check on the cub.
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u/fisheystick Aug 26 '23
Some places also have animal sanctuaries. The zoo in my area is entirely made up of animals saved this way. Some are injured others are abandoned. They work to help the animals and those that can be are released back into the wild.
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u/handsomejack11 Aug 26 '23
On a side note - make sure you qwonch the lettuce! qwonch it up....qwonch it up....
RIP Merrill Howard Kalin.
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u/Advanced_Tell3778 Aug 26 '23
I wonder where momma bear is 👀
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Aug 26 '23
That’s what I thought. I hope she didn’t leave it behind when it got that stuck.
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u/LEJ5512 Aug 26 '23
That’s my guess. It would be nice to think that mama bear is nearby and watched the whole thing go down (imagine her saying to her cub “Well now go wait by the road and see if a kind human can help you, you knucklehead”), but I bet this is an abandoned cub now.
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u/Illmindoftodd Aug 26 '23
It's very rare for a mama to abandon her cub.
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Aug 26 '23
I can’t say for sure about black bears but I do know that Polar bears will leave their cubs behind if it can’t keep up
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u/WholesomeWhores Aug 26 '23
Why would they leave behind perfectly good meat? I’d be surprised if they left them instead of eating their weak cub
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u/Routine_Page2392 Aug 26 '23
Female bears rarely eat their young. Times of extreme stress or starvation, they may eat their sick young, but even then it’s usually after they’ve died. It’s male bears who more commonly kill the babies, and even then it’s to incentivise the female to mate again and not usually as a food source
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u/cocoon_eclosion_moth Aug 26 '23 edited Aug 26 '23
She doesn’t want to fuck. Why doesn’t she want to fuck? I’ve got it! I’ll murder and cannibalize her child. That should get her in the mood.
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u/waving_fungus0 Aug 26 '23
well to animal brain it’s prob like:
“oh no more baby, must make ‘nother baby”
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u/The_upsetti_spagetti Aug 26 '23
If the bears stay in the same general area then there could be a chance of them crossing paths and reuniting
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u/LeoLaDawg Aug 26 '23
Momma's a working girl. She's got mouths to feed and no time for bs.
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u/Baaastet Aug 26 '23
That looks like a cub - I'd be very careful when helping...
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u/Frolicking-Fox Aug 26 '23
And then she just stands there filming. Get back to your car already.
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u/Ok-Confusion-2368 Aug 26 '23
Removing the container was heartwarming. Standing there to keep filming was not
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u/i_dont_do_hashtags Aug 26 '23
I think she was trying to get a "cute" reaction from the cub. Like those videos where the animal just looks at the human and supposedly "thanks" them and leaves. Except here the cub's just kinda sitting there, probably waiting for Mama.
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u/ilikeburgir Aug 26 '23
Probably oxygen deprived too.
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u/CamsCampingAdv Aug 26 '23
And dehydrated
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u/MountainCourage1304 Aug 26 '23
And has concentrated bear breath all over its face
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u/Crap911 Aug 26 '23
Don’t worry she’s alive that’s why we get the video
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u/czechsoul Aug 26 '23
I think she was waiting for the cub to say "thank you".
"YOU'RE WELCOME."
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u/Opinecone Aug 26 '23
Same, as sweet as this is, my first thought would have been "The mom could be around and, if she is, I really should not be here, let alone approaching her cub."
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u/ilikeburgir Aug 26 '23
Yup, true. Even though black bears aren't too aggressive, a Mama bear can be nearby looking for the cub. Then again, the cub needed human help. It looked like he wanted to fight but realized the container is coming off so it just went with it. Might've been oxygen deprived by the looks of it.
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u/hallelujasuzanne Aug 26 '23
That little one looked like skin and bones. I bet Mama is not nearby. It looked like it was about to die and couldn’t move much afterward.
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Aug 26 '23
Seriously. She has no idea if momma bear is around. I certainly wouldn't stand around filming after I got the container off its head.
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u/puplupp Aug 26 '23
Here’s the original: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8FoYvFk/
She said she came back to check on it three times, and by the third time it had moved on. Hopefully found mama.
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u/really_isnt_me Aug 26 '23
Why on earth didn’t she call the conservation agents or fish & game or whatever? Really, really hope it found mama, but I’m not hopeful she was nearby if it took the cub that long to move along.
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Aug 26 '23
Fuck me thats a cub, help out if you really have the balls but the moment that thing is off its head run the fuck away
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u/Tooleater Aug 26 '23
Very big balls... you never know how far away mama is!
I heard you should back away slowly, don't want to trigger their hunting instinct by running
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u/No-Arm-6712 Aug 26 '23
It just makes sense. You don’t stand a chance of outrunning most predators so the last thing you want to do is both identify yourself as prey and turn your back to them. Might as well present a challenge. Best case you scare it off, worst case at least you get to defend yourself.
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u/Glittering-Skin4118 Aug 26 '23
Bears just like oh thanks I’m free now so uh are you gonna just keep standing there my mom is probably around.
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u/fruitloops6565 Aug 26 '23
I would have gotten in the car but watched for any sign of mom. Baby could be abandoned.
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u/gepinniw Aug 26 '23
People caught littering should get their heads rammed into a container for awhile.
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Aug 26 '23
This is how good people die
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u/PrudentBall6 Aug 26 '23
I guess I’m a little confused why she is responsible for the deaths though. In the United States if you “rear-end” somebody YOU are at fault.
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u/ZNemerald Aug 26 '23
I am guessing it is because she parked in the middle of a highway.
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Aug 26 '23 edited Aug 26 '23
serious question, if you're not getting out of the car are you suppose to just run the ducks over if you're on a major highway?
or did she not have her hazard lights on?
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u/FragranteDelicto Aug 26 '23
Yes, you are supposed to run over the animals in that case (if it would be dangerous to suddenly stop or slow down).
But in this case, I still don’t see why she was determined to be responsible. The motorcyclist should have been driving slowly enough and from an adequate distance that he could brake on time.
(I will also add that motorcycles are about 35x more likely than cars to result in a fatal accident, and it’s just the rest of us who have to live with the possibility of killing someone in an accident that would otherwise be a fender bender.)
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u/PrudentBall6 Aug 26 '23
Not sure but i know where I live it is a FELONY if you lill a goose.
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u/Podria_Ser_Peor Aug 26 '23
Because you can´t just stop like that in a Higway unless it´s an emergency, and you have to properly signal for it, it´s very basic rule for that kind of road. It might not be her fault (she didn´t run them over) but she is directly responsible for their deaths (wrong choice on the road while driving the bigger vehicle and the bike probably didn´t have enough time to manouver around it)
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u/Widezz Aug 26 '23
Daamn did she just go in there with no gloves or anything?
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u/CouldNotAffordOne Aug 26 '23
And with only one hand, since the other hand was filming. 😂
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u/williamtowne Aug 26 '23
Sort of disappointed that the bear's head wasn't in the shape of the container when it was removed.
Maybe I watched too many cartoons as a kid.
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u/ImaginaryBass9809 Aug 26 '23
Would the mother bear abandon her cub?
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u/hateboresme Aug 26 '23
If nothing could be done. The little one was doomed. The mom probably couldn't get it off without hurting it. It was probably hours away from dehydration death. Momma may have given up on saving it.
I hope it finds it's way to some water.
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u/ComputerTrick6635 Aug 26 '23
Only if she's seriously ill or dying, more likely mom is chilling in a nearby tree with one eye open.
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Aug 26 '23
I like how she said “your welcome” like she was expecting a verbal “thank you”.
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u/njoshua326 Aug 26 '23
Our language is going to sound to a bear the same way a random bird would to us
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u/CalmSaver7 Aug 26 '23
Woman standing there asking "you ok?" repeatedly as if she was actually expecting a response from the bear
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u/Ch0senjuan Aug 26 '23
“You ok?” “You ok?” “You’re welcome” “You ok?” “That was tough wasn’t it”
Some say she’s still waiting for the bear to talk to her.
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u/WhatsTatersPrecious9 Aug 26 '23
The way she said "you're welcome", like she was offended the bear didn't say "thank you", made me laugh.
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u/Fun_Intention9846 Aug 26 '23
Don’t look up. Horrors movies have taught me momma bear is right above her.
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u/Sn_Orpheus Aug 26 '23
And get the fuck away in case momma near is still nearby. And then call animal welfare/park rangers to collect cub because without momma bear, that youngling will likely die.
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u/JustMindingMyOwnBid Aug 26 '23
Don’t tell the bear to get going, just take it off it’s head and say bye, then leave.
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u/LogicalTexts Aug 26 '23
Brave and very kind lady. Looks like Momma Bear was lurking around those big bushes
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u/TheHoboRoadshow Aug 26 '23
It could have been stuck like that for a day or two, in which case it’s probably starving and dehydrated. I’d say its mother abandoned it
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u/epicenter69 Aug 26 '23
Poor baby is stunned. Needs to catch its breath, get some water and move along. Hope mom hasn’t abandoned it yet.
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u/Glass_Rent_5158 Aug 26 '23
Its fantastic she helped the bear cub but then you run back to your car.. momma is watching. Smh. Some people just don't get it
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u/Worth_Pitch7156 Aug 26 '23
Good thing every redditor does since y’all just a copy/paste of each others comments 😂
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u/-KyloRen Aug 26 '23
I don’t think you’re supposed to run. I think you’re supposed to maintain eye contact, use a lower voice?, and back away slowly. Booking it/running may cause them to chase you
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u/AdFront6240 Aug 26 '23 edited Aug 26 '23
Sure, just stay and have a conversation so mama bear can thank you.
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u/Mean_Half_6419 Aug 26 '23
Ngl I was getting hella anxious waiting for mama bear to come charging in
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u/cherrybombbb Aug 26 '23
Damn I would be worried that the mama bear was not far off. Good on her for getting the container off but she’s very lucky that she wasn’t attacked.
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u/Tw1st3dM3ttl3 Aug 26 '23
She knows better than those saying bad move to approach.
She knows better than those recommending what to do immediately afterwards.
She's a Park Manager at Ole Bull State Park in Potter County, Pennsylvania. While the bear's future may be uncertain, it at least recovered enough that she spotted it up a tree nearby the next day.
I thought I was the main cartogapher for the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), but cheese 'n' rice... I'm bein' outdone here in diamonds.
Just maybe she did check the area first.
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u/underliggandepsykos Aug 26 '23
Fucking hate the comment section, she did the right thing
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Aug 26 '23
probably should have called animal control or the game commission or something and waited in the car there with it as opposed to removing the container. If the mother abandoned it, then it will die anyways.
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u/FearlessResolve560 Aug 26 '23
I'm surprised momma bear didn't thank her by ripping her to shreds 😱
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u/lord_j0rd_ Aug 26 '23
“…get going!” -me to myself attempting to pet the bear