Photographers capture an intense fight between two ferocious bears

[u/watcher2390]

[u/SuspiciousSack]

I’m glad in The Revenant the depiction of man vs bear was on par with how it should have gone.

[u/BusterStarfish → u/SuspiciousSack]

The book really goes into detail on how the bear ragdolls him. The build up to the bear charging is so intense. You know it’s coming but he drags it out.

The movie was good, but that scene in the book is terrifying.

[u/AscendedViking7 → u/BusterStarfish]

Sounds like I gotta read it.

[u/BusterStarfish → u/AscendedViking7]

Fun book. Total page turner. I read it on a flight to Iceland.

[u/Violet_Shire → u/BusterStarfish]

Good factoid followed by a humble brag.

[u/Petroplayed → u/AscendedViking7]

The book's ending was quite a bit different. The film was superb in its own right, but the book serves up a great moral lesson.

[u/Difficult_Coffee_917 → u/Petroplayed]

Which is…don't fight with bears?

[u/sqigglygibberish → u/BusterStarfish]

I felt really let down by the film after loving the book

It was beautiful but I think to a fault, and losing some of the raw power of the story

[u/No_Protection_88 → u/SuspiciousSack]

I could totally fight a bear. I mean it would kill me nearly instantly but I could definitely fight one for at least 5 seconds

[u/Ok-Pomegranate858 → u/No_Protection_88]

No_protection... 5 seconds is a very long time.

[u/No_Protection_88 → u/Ok-Pomegranate858]

I'm basing it on how long I could outrun a bear. Granted I had like a 10 metre headstart

[u/SlashEssImplied → u/No_Protection_88]

A bear can run over 13 meters a second. So if you're unlucky enough to get that bear you're still about 3.5 seconds off.

[u/No_Protection_88 → u/SlashEssImplied]

Nah I got this fam

[u/Ok-Pomegranate858 → u/No_Protection_88]

Lol ok. Well, you can take comfort on the fact that Usain bolt wouldn't last much longer than you...

[u/Haunting-Ad9521 → u/Ok-Pomegranate858]

Finally, something I can last long enough…and my wife is still disappointed.

[u/Late_Emu → u/SuspiciousSack]

Leo actually fought a bear in that scene. #facts

[u/konydanza → u/Late_Emu]

That’s only because the bear insisted on doing all of its own stunts

[u/Late_Emu → u/konydanza]

Gotta give Leo credit where credits due. He respected that bears wishes & look, he finally got an Oscar.

[u/apittsburghoriginal]

And to think that polar bears are even larger and stronger than these awesome beasts. Like everything that grizzlies are, polar bears are higher on the stat sheet and also they’re absolutely going to try and eat you.

[u/parkwatching → u/apittsburghoriginal]

Yuuup. Grizzlies don't typically fuck with humans, like they obviously don't want anything to do with you and will maul you if you fuck around in their space, but they rarely stick around after a few swipes and it's almost unheard of that they'd eat you. Polar bears however absolutely will watch, stalk, and kill to eat you and are pretty much the only predator in the entire world that will consistently hunt humans.

[u/zCiver → u/parkwatching]

Well yeah. living on sea ice, there is ice, and meat. And human ain't ice

[u/3rideo → u/zCiver]

And human ain't ice

Source?

[u/zCiver → u/3rideo]

My source is I made it the fuck up

[u/m-05a → u/zCiver]

Seems legit

[u/Tin_Foil → u/zCiver]

Source cited -- it must be true.

[u/weebitofaban → u/3rideo]

Stay on the ice long enough and you'll be ice

[u/PeachyyPinkk → u/weebitofaban]

Well, 70% ice

[u/FloridaMMJInfo → u/parkwatching]

Don’t tigers in northern India hunt humans if they wander too far into the forest?

[u/throwlegalaway12358 → u/apittsburghoriginal]

slaps polar bear liver

This thing can store so much fucking vitamin A

[u/halohalo27 → u/apittsburghoriginal]

Grizzlies have denser bones and muscles I believe, since they don't need to be lightweight for extended swimming. I think they are supposed to be the superior fighter.

[u/smokebandido2x → u/halohalo27]

you're right but theres no real difference in bone density/muscle density

both are built proportionally the same w the only physical differences being the size difference, metabolism, and specific adaptations for fighting style

polar bears are much much much bigger than grizzlies. the biggest grizzly subspecies (kodiak) is the size of a medium sized polar bear for example and the average grizzly is dwarfed by the average polar bear(490-700lbs for grizzly, 900-1500lbs for polar)

metabolism wise grizzly bears have a much slower metabolism vs polar bears who eat all meat and fat, and while polar bears have much bigger paws proportionally, their claws are shorter and sharper for holding on to things

fighting style wise grizzlies have more stamina bc of the metabolism difference and are more specialized for swiping and "boxing" while they wrestle (longer claws) whereas polar bears strictly wrestle, hold, and go straight for the neck

in the wild, observed encounters usually end w the polar bear leaving bc they arent actually "fighters" by inclination, theyre almost exclusively killers

its like the bear version of tigers vs lions pretty much. lions routinely fight prolonged combat for territory, tigers are much bigger and stronger and more deadly but rarely fight for long periods of time and just stay away from each other

polar bears like to kill things quickly bc they cant afford the calories(w tigers vs lions its a cardio issue but theres more to it), grizzlies dont mind a long fight bc they can spare the calories and fight fairly regularly

[u/Schreindogg → u/smokebandido2x]

This guy bears

[u/Nyala77 → u/Schreindogg]

I think we found Dwight Schrute's Reddit account.

[u/HeyWaitHUHWhat → u/halohalo27]

I'm sure someone's stimulated this battle somewhere on YouTube.

[u/skyskr4per → u/HeyWaitHUHWhat]

I'm sure that battle would be quite simulating.

[u/HeyWaitHUHWhat → u/skyskr4per]

Dammit. I went out of my way to correct the auto correct that made it stimulated instead of simulated and it reverted back anyway. Guess we were meant to be stimulated in today's simulation.

[u/selune07 → u/apittsburghoriginal]

You know how the saying goes: if it's black, fight back; if it's brown, lie down; if it's white, goodnight.

[u/YobaiYamete → u/selune07]

They don't recommend this any longer btw, experts recommend you fight back while trying to escape no matter what, because brown bears will still kill you even if you play dead.

[u/Cthuga1 → u/selune07]

so polar bears will sleep with you?

[u/Shadobokkusu]

There's still people who think they take a bear in a fight, btw.

[u/Brewchowskies → u/Shadobokkusu]

What’s wild is the bite strength of these bears, yet their hide escapes the type of damage you’d expect to see. Sure, it gets torn up, but not the utter destruction you’d assume given how strong their bite is. We wouldn’t stand a chance.

[u/Due_Platypus_3913 → u/Brewchowskies]

Their fur has an incredibly dense under-layer.Then a tough hide with dense layers of fatty tissue underneath.Big browns like these are incredibly difficult to seriously injure.

[u/fieldy409 → u/Due_Platypus_3913]

And look how that dense layer of fat and hide ripples hard every time their muscles push.

[u/ButtDoctorLLC → u/fieldy409]

My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard

[u/animal1988 → u/ButtDoctorLLC]

And they're like, "you tore off my shit"

[u/BuffaloWhip → u/animal1988]

I could teach you, but you have no aaarms

[u/Far-Stomach-2764 → u/BuffaloWhip]

Actually spit coffee moment, I think the extra 'a' in 'aarms' did it 🤣

[u/Top-Sir8511 → u/BuffaloWhip]

Fucking brilliant,take my upvote u evil genius

[u/qorbexl → u/Due_Platypus_3913]

The guy that chews the other's back looks like he left, at best, a big drool mark

Bears are built to fight bears, crazy enough

[u/YobaiYamete → u/qorbexl]

Bears are built to fight bears, crazy enough

Bears are built to fight basically anything. The Romans and Californians both had arenas with animal fights, and bears pretty much always won, to the point where it was so one sided they had to handicap the bears hard to make it interesting.

Bulls, lions, wolves, tigers, ain't nothing smaller than a hippo going 1 vs 1 with a brown bear in an arena fight and winning.

[u/GarnerYurr → u/YobaiYamete]

Californians

I cant decide if this is a typo or not. I kind of believe it.

[u/TheSting541 → u/GarnerYurr]

You had to be there. Pretty rad times

[u/Mental-Violence → u/GarnerYurr]

It’s true. That’s where the term for a bull and bear market came from. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bull-and-bear-fights-california

[u/swoll9yards → u/Due_Platypus_3913]

I feel like it’s almost beyond our comprehension the shear power that’s being displayed here in every way. I’m very surprised at the endurance.

I provide technical support for HVAC contractors in Texas, and one day had a call from an HVAC tech who used to live in Canada. We got to talking and the conversation turned to bears somehow and he told me he once witnessed a fight like this between a brown bear and a polar bear. He said it wasn’t even close, the polar bear made quick work of the brown bear and threw it around like a rag doll. You could tell by his enthusiasm it was a once-in-a-lifetime thing to witness.

I’m curious how one of these would hold up to fully full size silverback.

Nature is metal!

[u/Ok_Soil5348 → u/swoll9yards]

The only animal that can beat a Grizzly/Polar Bear is a Hippopotamus or an Elephant.

[u/Falconhoof69 → u/Ok_Soil5348]

Yeah a bear ain't doing shit to a Hippo or an Elephant

[u/Future-Ad-117 → u/Falconhoof69]

How about a Rhino

[u/pudgehooks2013 → u/Future-Ad-117]

I feel like Rhinos are the puncher of the animal kingdom.

Even if they were smaller, one good goring from that horn, and its lights out.

[u/Mister_Black117 → u/swoll9yards]

Gorillas aren't anywhere near them in terms of power or durability. That's not a fight but a slaughter.

[u/Klutzy_Inevitable_94 → u/swoll9yards]

A bear is about twice the weight of a gorilla with significantly superior natural weapons. It would be a slaughter. A polar bear is half again the size of a brown bear. That’s why it won so easily.

[u/tydalt → u/swoll9yards]

I’m curious how one of these would hold up to fully full size silverback.

The bear wins every time. Literally no contest whatsoever

[u/MyHamburgerLovesMe → u/Due_Platypus_3913]

Then extremely strong bones which resist being crushed under those forces.

[u/canuckleheads3 → u/Brewchowskies]

Does anyone know if that one bear lived to fight another day?

[u/xBad_Wolfx → u/canuckleheads3]

It is very unusual for territorial bouts like these to end in fatality. That being said… this was vicious. Among the very worst I’ve ever seen with two decades wilderness guiding in the Rockies under my belt.

To my eye, the younger bear had the upper hand for a moment at the start… and that pissed the other guy off. He got ugly with it from there. And even when he has the younger finally submitting at the end… goes in hard a couple more times. Could have easily just gone all in.

As for the damage, it’s hard to see what happened to the face/throat of the younger bear, that could be life threatening even if it just prevents them from being able to eat or fight again. Most of the early stuff was just cosmetic fur fluff flying off. They have very tough skin with a slab of fat underneath that makes it incredibly durable. Those back bites definitely punctured, but there’s nothing vital up there. It’s the face biting and possible throat biting that’s critical.

[u/PracticeThat3785 → u/xBad_Wolfx]

this guy bears

[u/clauderbaugh → u/canuckleheads3]

Yes, bearly.

[u/wagyush → u/clauderbaugh]

Get out. :)

[u/Sea-Woodpecker-610 → u/clauderbaugh]

He came out a little bit grizzled, but he beared it like a champ.

[u/IBraveHearts → u/Brewchowskies]

If I completed training camp and made sure to make full extensions on the incline bench for a week, nah, 8 days straight, I could smack these bears open handed into oblivion.

I'm pretty sure since I saw it once in my dream, so I know what I'm talmabout.

[u/GimpsterMcgee → u/IBraveHearts]

Your limbs actually function in dreams? When I have to fight or escape something mine are jello

[u/Gabrielseifer → u/GimpsterMcgee]

I think I read somewhere that this phenomenon is because in the real world your body is paralyzed by your brain for sleep, so the jelly muscles you have in your dream is the brain arguing with itself over knowing how these things work vs. how you currently are.

[u/DkoyOctopus → u/Brewchowskies]

a bite to the back vertebrae and they still walk. amazing.

[u/karoshikun → u/DkoyOctopus]

nah, didn't touched it, it was all pelt, some thick skin and lots of fat. even bullets have a hard time penetrating that

[u/contro11ed_8urn → u/Shadobokkusu]

That hurt just to watch!

[u/Tiny_Werewolf1478 → u/Shadobokkusu]

Do I have prep time?

[u/Grisstle → u/Tiny_Werewolf1478]

Yeah but so do they

[u/Tiny_Werewolf1478 → u/Grisstle]

Then no

[u/BeeAmAnnn → u/Grisstle]

That made me Giggle. Awesome, thank you.

[u/drdookie → u/Tiny_Werewolf1478]

It's nice of you to want to get your affairs in order

[u/1CryptographerFree → u/Tiny_Werewolf1478]

15 seconds.

[u/shadowszanddust → u/Shadobokkusu]

That's called the "quart of blood" technique. You do that, a quart of blood will drop out of a bear’s body.

[u/brneyedgrrl → u/shadowszanddust]

Billy Ray Valentine?

[u/shadowszanddust → u/brneyedgrrl]

'Cause I'm a karate man! And a karate man bruises on the inside! They don't show their weakness. But you don't know that because you're a big Barry White looking motherfucker! So get outta my face!

[u/Technical_Recover218 → u/Shadobokkusu]

A man like me could easily take down both of them.

[u/Deslah → u/Technical_Recover218]

You kill them both—with the E. coli they’d get from consuming your bullshit.

[u/Thydixiewrecked → u/Deslah]

Can’t wait to use this one someone appreciate it 🤣🤘🏼

[u/GimpsterMcgee → u/Thydixiewrecked]

I’d 100 percent fuck it up.

“Yeah well, with a comment like that you could kill a whole city. Because it’s bullshit. That has E. coli and you’d be contaminating the water supply so they’d all get sick and die”

”what the fuck are you talking about”

[u/Technical_Recover218 → u/Deslah]

Touché

[u/Deslah → u/Technical_Recover218]

Take my 'good sport' upvotes!

[u/DougNSteveButabi → u/Technical_Recover218]

Same here dude. I don’t know, I’m just built different.

[u/Weary_Account_3836 → u/Technical_Recover218]

Especially if you're fighting over some bear coochie, like these two. Yogi told me bear coochie is almost as good as a picanic basket.

[u/GimpsterMcgee → u/Weary_Account_3836]

I think you were watching a very different cartoon from the one I watched

[u/MandalsTV → u/Shadobokkusu]

People also think a silverback gorilla can beat a grizzly bear in a fight

[u/Smirk27 → u/MandalsTV]

Watching this video makes me realize a silverback gorilla has about the same chance of killing a bear as a human. Basically zero.

[u/riding-the-wind → u/MandalsTV]

I had an edible-fuelled theory about why some people think this, but by the time I woke up the next day, it sounded really stupid.

Ultimately, think people just overestimate how big even a mature silverback is. I mean, they are hefty and powerful. They'd fuck a human up no problem. But taking two equivalently mature male specimens, assume they are both at the upper end of average size (weight AND height), grizzles are alarmingly big.

[u/DistortoiseLP → u/riding-the-wind]

I think it's also that King Kong and Donkey Kong have oversold the strength and dexterity of a gorilla. I mean they both make them out to be Hulk big but also able to swing like Tarzan and his tribe. Meanwhile bears are often depicted like giant sluggish monsters. Actually the first bear characters I can think of are Winnie the Pooh, Yogi Bear and Paddington, none of whom can take King Kong in a fight.

So that nativete slants the scale in favor of gorillas until you see an actual bear in a fight and see that yeah, no, other animals will be mauled to death by a bear.

[u/The_fat_Stoner → u/MandalsTV]

I used to think they had an Ok chance until I realized 1. The massive size difference 2. How tanky bears are after watching a mountain lion go ham on one’s head and it just acted like it wanted the lion to scratch an itch.

[u/ranklebone]

The first one that figures out to go for the opponent's nuts is going to be the king of bears.

[u/Maliluma → u/ranklebone]

“Cartman: Aw...dude. You shot him in the dick.

Butters: Huh?

Cartman: That's not cool Butters. You don't shoot a guy in the dick.

Butters: But I was just trying to stop him and you said—

Cartman: It doesn't matter, Butters! You never shoot a guy in the dick! Everyone knows that! Shooting a guy in the dick!? That's just...that's just weak...I can't believe you, Butters.”

[u/R9433 → u/Maliluma]

"Never fart on another mans balls"

[u/bennnn42 → u/R9433]

I haven't watched South Park in forever. I had to look up if this was a real quote. It is a real quote ofc lmao

[u/Moparfansrt8 → u/ranklebone]

As this documentary illustrates, bears are not immune to nut-shots.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QYn1chaCqp8&pp=ygUdc2FsbW9uIGNvbW1lcmNpYWwgYmVhciBmaWdodCA%3D

[u/0pimo → u/Moparfansrt8]

Thought it was going to be this one: https://youtu.be/8kjY9sKdHlY?si=qzuai3MhaIWtYa_W

[u/Exciting_Result7781 → u/0pimo]

That one will never not be funny.

[u/jsk425 → u/Moparfansrt8]

What does it say about me that I knew what commercial it was before I clicked on it, watched it anyway, and laughed out loud as I did the first time I saw it

[u/Fiss → u/ranklebone]

One started biting the others back legs. I thought he was going to go for the dick like some lions do

[u/c0563741]

That has made me appreciate the true strength of bears. Holy shit

[u/watcher2390]

link to source

[u/ForgetfulFrolicker → u/watcher2390]

Holy shit the uncut version is way better.

One of the craziest videos I’ve ever seen.

[u/HereIGoAgain_1x10 → u/ForgetfulFrolicker]

Even if those photographers are 2 miles away using telescopic lenses, it's too fucking close.

[u/Deathbymonkeys6996 → u/HereIGoAgain_1x10]

The entire video I was thinking fuck that I'd be running as far away as possible.

[u/Gurrb17 → u/ForgetfulFrolicker]

The longer version shows just how evenly matched the two were.

[u/RoofKorean9x19 → u/Gurrb17]

The one losing in the beginning won. Crazy

[u/dad_joxe → u/watcher2390]

Photographer: This is going to happen dangerously close to us

Me if I was the other photographer: Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[u/FormerInsider]

“Where’s the zookeeper!?”

[u/Fiss → u/FormerInsider]

Dude, when they started fighting it reminded me of that video 🤣

[u/PhantomOSX → u/Fiss]

What video?

[u/Fiss → u/PhantomOSX]

https://youtu.be/3T0z1CT-nR8?si=y9sW30I5JQWioxnW

[u/SpaceTimePolice → u/FormerInsider]

"Stop the damn match!"

[u/GuyFromTheWoods]

For scientific purposes, can we send in a Florida man?

[u/JennySplotz → u/GuyFromTheWoods]

He’s the puddle they’re fighting in.

[u/robo-dragon]

Shows you what absolute tanks bears are! Those huge claws taking large chunks of fur out of each other, powerful jaws locked onto each other’s faces yet they keep going for several minutes before even showing any fatigue. And you know that even under that dense fur coat both of these bears did a number on one another. That was a pretty evenly-matched fight!

[u/notyouraverage420 → u/robo-dragon]

This is why I love my Feral druid spec when I used to play WoW ages ago

[u/sankto → u/notyouraverage420]

durid is 4 fite!

[u/Ilpav123 → u/robo-dragon]

I don't think it was evenly matched. The one that was on its back in the mud was getting dominated.

[u/Nerf404 → u/Ilpav123]

Uh... looks to me like the first down is at 2:38 the bear falls and gets overwhelmed for a period but manages to turn it around and puts the other bear in the mud... pretty even fight.

[u/DifficultAd3885 → u/Nerf404]

Around the 2:40 mark the bigger bear looks like it’s thinking about puking for a solid 10 seconds.

[u/Chuckie-The-Rooster → u/DifficultAd3885]

Blood in your mouth and fighting for your life will do that to you

[u/edutech21 → u/Nerf404]

Not now mom I'm arguing over a wild bear fight on the internet!

[u/ib_poopin → u/robo-dragon]

All of this yes, but what people often don’t expect is how fast and ferocious they can be. People see the videos of the them doing that funny walk and scratching their backs on trees, eating out of the trash etc. Little do they know they attack as fast as they are floofy. They will literally kill you in two seconds if they really wanted to

[u/NedLuddIII → u/ib_poopin]

They will literally kill you in two seconds if they really wanted to

And that's if you're lucky...

[u/MrMcMullers → u/robo-dragon]

Big ol bootys too.

[u/Emotional-Comment414]

He should go break up the fight before they get hurt.

[u/CheeseburgerSmoothy → u/Emotional-Comment414]

“Hey guys, okay, break it up”

[u/2x4x93 → u/CheeseburgerSmoothy]

Can't we all just get along?

[u/coziestwalnut]

God this reminds me sooo much of wrestling just way more brutal, but beautiful too in a way.

[u/Wise-Blueberry-848 → u/coziestwalnut]

Right?!? The bear who won the fight looks to have legit understanding of under-hooks and top pressure. So weird/cool to see an animal do these kind of movements instinctively.

[u/firstimpressionn → u/Wise-Blueberry-848]

Right, as a wrestler (years ago) seeing the head control, body mechanics, and working from the top was shockingly familiar and weird, considering wild animals.

[u/duofuzz → u/Wise-Blueberry-848]

Looks like they are both brown belts

[u/Pirkale → u/duofuzz]

*pelts

[u/fiercemullet]

All that over a patch of berries

[u/IHaveTouretts → u/fiercemullet]

It's probably more about territory and mating.

[u/2x4x93 → u/fiercemullet]

They say animals don't worry, they're living on nuts and berries

[u/TheMoistestBaguette → u/2x4x93]

They’re setting a bad example

[u/Zealousideal_Word770]

This is brutal af

[u/Raptorex27]

How the fuck can something that big move so quickly?

I’ve done a decent amount of backcountry camping in grizzly territory, but I totally get why it’s not for everyone.

[u/GimmeCoffeeeee → u/Raptorex27]

Iirc, they can run up to 55 kmh for a short time, and have you seen how they climb.. I wouldn't feel safe with them around. Ever

[u/TapeDelayBrain → u/Raptorex27]

I love camping

I will never, ever camp in grizzly country lol

[u/Raptorex27]

Steven Seagal would just use their own momentum against them.

[u/Stoned_RT]

Just tell them to calm down. That always works when my wife is angry.

[u/peto1984 → u/Stoned_RT]

Same. And in rare cases where it's not enough, adding that she's 'acting like her mother' never fails.

[u/TheClinicallyInsane → u/peto1984]

If that makes her outburst worse, because she's been thrown into a rage from embarrassment, it's worth being the bigger person and talking logically. It really cuts out all the emotions that build up from daily life.

Consider asking her if she's on her period, she will see that the increase in hormones has thrown things into hysterics.

[u/Chuckie-The-Rooster → u/TheClinicallyInsane]

Consider asking her if she's on her period

If she says no, kindly remind her that everyday, she edges closer to menopause.

[u/IEatHard]

There’s no way a gorilla could even compete with that right?

[u/Cribsby_critter → u/IEatHard]

No way. These bears weigh twice what a gorilla does.

[u/Blue_Fuzzy_Anteater → u/Cribsby_critter]

A silverback on the high end is almost as much as a grizzly on the low end, but I feel like teeth and claws would still win here.

[u/Cribsby_critter → u/Blue_Fuzzy_Anteater]

True. I don’t know if these are grizzlies or not. But Alaskan brown bears are even bigger. But yeah, the claws are such a massive advantage.

[u/SgtPepe → u/Blue_Fuzzy_Anteater]

The bear has a much thicker hide too, the gorilla would have to go for the eyes or the nuts lol impossible imo.

[u/Dubya_Tag → u/IEatHard]

I’ve always said gorilla, until now. gorilla would have to have a gun

[u/Comfortable-Ear-9186 → u/IEatHard]

I don't know but take my money and host a gorilla vs grizzly fight please

[u/kkadzlol]

i could still win because i have heart and it's my passion

[u/MunkyMan33]

Makes me kinda sad

[u/Emotional-Courage-26 → u/MunkyMan33]

Yeah, they’re both in a world of hurt and it’s going to last a long time.

[u/Shapes319 → u/MunkyMan33]

Kept hoping someone would go and break it up. “Bros, bros! Chill!”

[u/Anthraxious → u/MunkyMan33]

Yeah while I admire nature, the death and suffering part is always saddening.

[u/psidonsentente]

There is at least one dude who watched this video all the way through and still imagines that he has a fair shot against a grizzly

[u/musclesmarinara68]

And there’s idiots out there that would try to pet and feed these vicious wild animals.

[u/ridisberg → u/musclesmarinara68]

Yes, me. If not friend why friend shaped

[u/StrudelB → u/ridisberg]

There's no way something that fluffy can possibly hurt us

[u/mikki_butt → u/ridisberg]

Friend-shaped prefers it's meals delivered.

[u/cteavin]

Seriously, how far away from the bears were the photographers? I'd be afraid of catching their attention with all the clicks from the camera. And, like, you know they have to be hungry after a fight like that.

[u/BearFlipsTable]

Damn see all that fur coming off them?

[u/Titanic-Viper]

Joe Rogan once said that a person with a martial weapon like a sword wouldn't stand a chance. After seeing this, I agree. You may scratch it, and then it would rip your arms off and beat you with them.

[u/dealershipdetailer → u/Titanic-Viper]

I think you'd need like a 9ft claymore, the strength to actually use it, and one actual attempt at a lunging strike to just completely skewer the beast. Realistically I give it a 1% chance of success

[u/LongJumpingYou112 → u/dealershipdetailer]

A skewered bear could very well still kill you before it goes off and dies

[u/Heaven2004_LCM → u/dealershipdetailer]

That thing was too big to be called a sword. Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough, it was more like a large hunk of iron.

[u/Mangeto → u/Titanic-Viper]

Even a firearm won’t guarantee your safety that much. As the saying goes, the only thing more dangerous than a grizzly, is a shot grizzly.

[u/Shower_Handel → u/Mangeto]

Or a grizzly with a gun of its own

[u/BBOoff → u/Titanic-Viper]

I mean, pre-contact First Nations hunters did occasionally kill Grizzlies with stone tipped spears and arrows.

It is something best done by a dozen or so expert hunters attacking from ambush, but it can be done.

[u/tie-dyed_dolphin → u/Titanic-Viper]

I miss it when that podcast was more questions like, “how long could I last in a fight with a house cat.” He does have a real respect for how well feral and wild would obliterate humans way more than we are comfortable thinking about.

Simpler times.

[u/Tikkinger]

Looks like this is a videographer

[u/Kicooi → u/Tikkinger]

If you turn the sound on you can hear the photographers clicking shots in the background and repeatedly whispering “holy shit”

[u/DisastrousCourage]

They are getting their cuteness aggression out with bear 🐻 hugs 🤗. You’re so cute no you’re so cute grrrr.

[u/Traditional_Formal33 → u/DisastrousCourage]

I hate how even while watching them viscously tear at each other, I had the thought “they are so fluffy I just want to hug them.”

[u/MrJoeyFixit]

That's the most evenly matched bear fight I've ever seen. I can't even tell which one is bigger.

[u/TamponCannon → u/MrJoeyFixit]

Idk what fight you were watching but that smaller bear got fuckin piped

[u/NotThatImportant3 → u/TamponCannon]

Yeah, one bear dominated the fight, the other bear was just tough as shit because it’s still a giant bear

[u/Vcs1025 → u/MrJoeyFixit]

I'm having a hard time keeping track of which one is which

[u/Yo-Bambi → u/Vcs1025]

That’s racist, man

[u/DukeRedWulf]

Bear No.3 is just chilling & grazing in the background while this explosive duel rages on! XD

[Edited to Add:
Ohh.. I watched the long version on YT, apparently that's the female bear they're fighting over! Hahaha! XD ..
https://youtu.be/OloflbzNeMs?si=Hu-JU_mfOPC-DYXJ ]

[u/boatloadoffunk]

I like to think they became best friends and did karate in the garage with night vision.

[u/LinguoBuxo]

The result looks pretty unbearable

[u/Deslah → u/LinguoBuxo]

That’s quite pawsibly the worst pun I’ve read all day.

[u/AnnualWerewolf9804 → u/Deslah]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but yours was pretty embearrassing.

[u/SirRipOliver]

Bear on right looks like he won, but just bearly.

[u/NomadCourier]

Well that was fucking metal.

[u/puma_soup]

i got money on the brown one

[u/BuckNastii]

Fighting is so dumb…prolly over some bear bitch too

[u/ForgetfulFrolicker → u/BuckNastii]

If you watch the full video, you’ll see they were fighting for a female that isn’t even watching the fight lol. She’s off in the distance looking at mountains or something.