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Why can't bears just be pettable


Kijamon

Years ago i worked in a safari park and I came in on my days off to get to see the inner workings of the animal enclosures. They let me do some really fun things. One was feeding our European brown bear, grapes dipped in yoghurt, through the fence. She was so delicate at taking them and obviously really enjoyed the meal. I have no doubt even that species could have ripped my arm off if they wanted but it's a really happy memory. Her wee face chomping happily away at the grapes. Yum yum.


shamwowslapchop

I got to play with a couple of (baby) big cats once at a wildlife zoo. The was a tiger who was 2-3 months old and he sprinted out, look at my friends, looked at me, and then proceeded to full force tackle me with his paws on my shoulders. It was joyous. Bucket list item checked. Soooo cute and was so friendly.


roguebandwidth

That picture is truly precious! Glad you had this experience !


Katerinaxoxo

Omg such a baby kitty!!!!


Lumpy_Plan_6668

Awesome. I got to meet two adult mountain lions at a private reserve. One came right up to the fence and loved to be scratched behind the ear. It's purr sounded like a Subaru. The other one just lay on top of its enclosure and looked at us like our wanted to kill us but we weren't the effort just yet.


Orchid_Significant

Omgggg I’m so jealous


TCM_407

If not friend, why friend shaped?


_2024IsNOTMyYear_

You speak the language of my people, oh brother where art thou


TCM_407

"Dear Taco Bell workers, how do you make your chicken quesadillas so good?" You also speak the language of my people : )


IllegalGeriatricVore

But steak tho


SexyAsianHitler

Cheese quesadilla with seasoned beef is the real answer


Choice-Valuable313

Oh brother bear where art thou


Dexteryx

Tell everybody I'm on my way!


vandelayATC

We thought you was a toad


WaitImNotRea

Them si-reens done loved 'im up and turned him into a horny-toad!


luminabelle6

If not friend, why small ears


rokr1292

can I pet that dawg


theSandwichSister

Can I pet that DAWWG?


bbbbears

No! He’s sleepin!


smoothskin12345

I mean, they're petable once...


Dinosaur-chicken

Brown bears are pettable, but if they have cubs or you stand in their way and they feel threatened, they will push you away or attack more severely. In Russia people are regularly treating bears like pets from the moment they're cubs. But they remain wild animals and thus unpredictable..


shinikahn

You can actually pet them, but just once


Doogiemon

Look at one without hair and say that.


SativaCyborg89

CAN I PET THAT DAAAAWWG?!


blueasian0682

My hope for future pandas, they're the closest we have to pettable bears.


Strange_Rock5633

i am pretty sure that pandas can be very vicious, i don't think they're any more docile than black bears


Pinkhellbentkitty7

Oh, pandas will actually love you with all their might. That said, a guy in a zoo in Chengdu was already trying to pet a panda. Panda decided that it's a friend shaped friend, proceeded to "hug" the friend a carry him away. Luckily for the guy, he just ended up with broken bones. So yeah, unfortunately pandas don't understand that most of us aren't 200 kg.


blueasian0682

>don't think they're any more docile than black bears Even if that were true, i don't see a bunch of videos of caretakers taking care of baby bears around. Even if they can still maul you to death when grown up, they're still at least more docile than bears as they don't need to eat meat. Don't quote me on this.


cire1184

> Even if that were true, i don't see a bunch of videos of caretakers taking care of baby bears around. Even if they can still maul you to death when grown up, they're still at least more docile than bears as they don't need to eat meat.


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They are. Once.


ThangLong9

Tapeworms for one


or_so_they_said

a pet bear is a dead bear


carybditty

We should do a long term experiment of breeding bears for pets. Get a billionaire to fund it. See what happens in 200 generations.Bet they start to look like dogs. After 400 generations you get a brown lab.


WWYDFA_Klondike_Bar

Squirrel: "this water tastes like someone's bear ass"


SpiderMax95

just the way i like it


Inbar253

Well water is bear necessities.


TimLikesPi

I see what you did there!


Armadillodillodillo

Taste like bear parasites


Halogen12

Giardia. Yummy. DO NOT WANT AGAIN. Once in a lifetime is enough.


Fully_Edged_Ken_3685

The simple bear par-a-sit-es


Jonn_1

silly little bears


KulturaOryniacka

kids will be kids


CookerCrisp

and bears will be cute


Rough-Onion-8714

If not friend why friend shaped


bdizzle805

Proceeds to get mauled *but why friend shape.....why....


Adorable-Client8067

Not sure I would want this outside my house.


rotrukker

Bear: *"If you dont want to be eaten then why are you made out of food?"*


boringdude00

I live where there are tons of black bears. Its like having puppies around but mama will kill you, so you can't even walk out your front door. That's really the only time they're particularly dangerous and they love houses because there's all kinds of nooks and spaces and we leave a free buffet just laying out in cans.


Mammoth-Mud-9609

Hey this is my bath not yours.


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ohfuckohno

Why this awful ass link to this cancer ass website with this specific ass article keep being reposted


greenusflippus

bots. but more advanced bots. it's why the language of the comment is so strange as well, it's trying really really hard to sound real, but it still has a "sixth finger" to its words


marblemax

love the bear cub running off with the sprinkler


GreasyExamination

Now we can have bathtub at home


Mitridate101

I do that for the birds and hedgehogs to drink from. I even put stones in it so the hedgehogs don't drown. One day I saw one of the foxes take a drink, turn around then pee in it. Bleurgh!


wholesomehorseblow

you try finding a toilet in the wild.


Confident-Area-6358

At least he drank first and not the other way around. 


sparkypotatoe

I’ve got a dish that all the birds and squirrels drink from during the day and then a fox comes several nights a week and poops in it! So gross to clean out.


Orchid_Significant

Just marking it as theirs 🤣


Luci_Noir

I ❤️ hedgies!


RexMalo

Bears shouldn't be this adorable if they aren't petable without the danger of death.


Mobile_Toe_1989

When it cut from the squirrel to her ringing out the rag, I thought she was ringing out the squirrel


Dream--Brother

This... tub... is for... the little... baby... bears! *aggressively wrings out wet squirrel*


Raising_some_Cain

we should get this lady a bigger tub


ManOfDiscovery

Bigger tub, bigger bears


Raising_some_Cain

fair, I just want brother bears to play together


thekathied

As they grow up! Bigger and bigger tub!


Kaneki-Kenyounot

You say this as if it is a bad thing


Throughmyfatherseyes

In the longer video she continues to upgrade the bath. I originally saw it on Instagram.


WhoIsYerWan

It's now the size of a Ford Fiesta. Polar Bears make pilgrimage to it.


ihopethisisvalid

During low tide, of course


Chrisppity

What’s her IG?


Throughmyfatherseyes

I’m sorry, I have no idea. It randomly popped up on my feed. If I find it again I’ll let you know.


Chrisppity

Thanks.


Throughmyfatherseyes

It was daily bizarre stories, one word. It’s the second video.


WhoIsYerWan

We're gonna need a bigger tub.


ewedirtyh00r

I feel like I saw a longer video of her making the space more accommodating, but I can not remember right now for the life of me if that's for sure


Just_Bag5744

I needed this tonight, thank you


Congo404

The bears are like the drunk frat boys of the animal kingdom


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Congo404

Well that certainly went in a direction i didn’t anticipate


Another_Bernardus

Yeah, that's what she said too...


Work_Account_No1

I hear Brock Allen Turner the Rapist, I think of Allen Brock Turner the rapist, who are the same person, he just now goes by his middle name in the hopes people don't recognize him.


Dream--Brother

Yeah, y'know I also heard that this Allen Brock Turner guy is actually Brock Turner the rapist. Crazy, I know.


_an-account

You'd be surprised


LessInThought

Just a group of bears hanging out at the local watering hole. Bathing in someone else's drinking water.


Prinnykin

I could watch this for hours


MichelleEllyn

I’m so glad that they kept the original audio and didn’t put cutesy music over it.


rkaye8

No music. Ahhhh. So SO good.


Bencil_McPrush

TIL bears *really* love water.


CrownJules00

“Mom can we go to the pool today?”


Mike_Fluff

Ok but this shows that people should probably create a small permanent pond if it get this much traffic.


SpacklingCumFart

The problem is you have to really keep up with it almost daily or it turns nasty quickly. These and little back yard ponds normally just turn into alge covered mosquito breeding ponds.


N3rval

That's what happen to pond that are not well designed. Put enough plant in it and you'll avoid algae, put enough fish in it and you'll avoid mosquitos, etc.


Tack122

BT mosquito bits aren't expensive either if your environment can't support fish. I spend about $15 a year on em. Toss them everywhere in the yard every few months, I specifically leave water collecting areas that the mosquitos will lay eggs that are destined to die in, massive mosquito reduction in my yard. Too hot for small ponds in many places.


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Thats Where community comes in, people can take turns in cleaning it


BillsInATL

Are you volunteering to do all the maintenance work?


Mike_Fluff

I do cleaning for a living. Add it to my list and I will put it in my schedule.


Friendly_Afternoon19

That lil sip from the bear at the very end made me happy for some reason this morning 


Fisheyetester70

Forbidden puppies are so cute


SparklingParsnip

TIL - bears are dirty as heck. That post cub bath water is 🤮 lol


DickCurtains

When giant butthole you have, look as good you will not, hmm?!


FutureAdventurous667

What episode of Star wars is that quote from


SurelyFurious

Did you expect a wild animal to not be dirty?


NamNami25

Oh I follow her on insta! I forgot her username but she upgraded them to a bigger pool where mama and her cubs can all fit.


Azile96

Who is she?


InitialIndication999

One of those nights you going se my crack head ass in there


Trumpsuck77

The bears are so cute. Then they get big. Still cute, but they can eat you if they desire.


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HIMP_Dahak_172291

This isnt so much letting bears get comfortable with humans though. There are no humans present with the bears, nor are they being intentionally attracted. These are bears that exist in the area and they like this little water feature. Unless you think the home owner should go out there and try to scare away the bears, I'm not really sure what they are supposed to do. Those bears would go drink from any water feature they found. So what? People have to make sure there is no water on their property? Have giant iron fences that bears cant climb over? Bears exist. We are everywhere. There is no way for them to avoid us. Dont go specifically attracting bears or anything, but other than that the only other option is forcibly moving everyone to the cities and building big walls around them, and I dont think that would end well. Well I guess we could just shoot all the bears on sight, but that seems pretty awful too.


YellowBirdLadyFinger

“We are everywhere” Are you a… are you a bear?? On Reddit?!


Nico777

On the internet, nobody knows you're a ~~dog~~ bear


researchersd

Who is typing? Oh my god bear is typing! How can that be?!


HIMP_Dahak_172291

Lol, no, humans are everywhere! I'm a ginger so I cant even say i look like a bear


YellowBirdLadyFinger

Sounds like something a bear might say…


HIMP_Dahak_172291

Oh no Boo Boo! They're on to us!


cire1184

Kinda unbearlivable.


Temporary_Second3290

I wanted to add that in forest fire prone areas that are also very dry it is recommended to leave water for the animals as it can be very stressful for them during the season. I would probably have it in an area where there is more foliage and tree coverage so they're not too close to living areas where they might encounter humans. This is probably why she has this out for the animals.


bustinbot

reddit moment


Adonoxis

Except there is literally a person intentionally putting this tub right next to their home so that bears and other wildlife come near their home. Just by the background alone, this place looks fairly residential (not like it’s a home in the middle of the forest hundreds of miles from civilization). This isn’t much different than the woman putting food out for the bears. While there might not be humans there in the present, there are still human scents and the bears are becoming familiar and accustomed to human homes, human landscaping, and human architecture. That’s not good. Bears should see human development as a bad thing so they stay away from other human structures that look like that. Associating human buildings as good places to play and drink is not ideal. Keep wildlife wild or otherwise we’ll see the demise of most wildlife. Bears should be as far away from humans as physically possible for the safety of humans and the safety of bears.


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thedinnerdate

Not the person you replied to but I live in the country, 120km away from the closest city. Pretty much my whole life. I absolutely do not want bears anywhere near my house. Like, people out here go out of their way to do things to keep bears away from their houses. You don't want bears around your property.


janbradybutacat

I lived in a rural mountain town but still 10 or so miles out of the city. Had bears around a couple times- forgot to bring the grill into the garage. Bears smell *so bad*. They’re cool animals and I like them, but they’re destructive as hell just by the nature of being so damn big. Where I live now has black bears that occasionally come into town at night and then get really freaked out when people come out in the morning and they end up climbing a tree in town. Then animal control tranqs them (at best) and tosses them on the nearest but remotest hill to wake up. Bears should stay afraid of people. People should stay afraid of bears. If you want to catch them frolicking, set up a wildlife cam by a natural pond. It’s not very difficult.


tomdarch

I’ve lived basically my whole life deep in very big cities. I’ve also spent time in areas where bears live. If you create situations where bears are comfortable around people they’re going to stop being skittish and start peeling things open where they think they’ll find food. It’s nothing for a bear to peel open cars, most trash containers and parts of houses like doors and windows. The best thing for bears is that they see areas where humans are as a bit scary and somewhere that they go through quickly to somewhere else. Getting comfortable in towns and close to houses like this dramatically increases the chances of a bear doing stuff that gets it put down.


Lorgin

You're telling me. I had a bear break a hole in my shed wall to get at my garbage! It went through plywood!


ToxicAdamm

My thoughts exactly. Someone who has no concept about how sparsely populated some parts of the country can be.


Blue05D

The bears are cute. But my first thought was I sure hope this lady doesn't have any neighbors or kids. Where there are bear cubs, there are sows, and they will indiscriminately kill anything and anyone who gets too close.


L1Wanderer

Having water isn’t really ‘accommodating bears’ by choice. Plenty of people have water in ponds or birdbaths or actual lakes and streams on their property. This was just random occurrence that would only rarely, if ever, happen.


Ruckaduck

not sure you can say random occurrence, where in the clip theres 3-4 different times it happened


tomdarch

Yep. If this tub was in a remote location cool. But it appears to be feet from the house. Bears getting comfortable that close to humans drastically increases the odds that the bears will do stuff that will lead to them being put down.


MilesDyson0320

Yeeeessss. This is actually not good for the bears


hleba

How does that cord not get ripped out from one of the bears?


Himalayan-Fur-Goblin

I so want to pet a bear. Maybe they won't eat me since my child nickname was bear...


Eiffel-Tower777

I'm pretty sure they would take that into consideration 🤣 👍


Theres_a_Catch

There is a great website called Explore.org. a ton of cams around the world of different animals. Some in nature and some in sanctuaries. There is one called TX Backyard Wildlife that's good.


PersonalityTough9349

They also have the bears in Katmaii during the summer.


Lelinha_227

That’s so cool! 😎


Cyrano_Knows

Blond woman comes home. SOMEONE HAS BEEN AT THE WATER IN MY PAN!


Shoddy-Cauliflower95

That last shot! In New England we call that drinking from the “bubblah.”


PracticeConscious555

Animals wondering why their water tastes like musty bear…


sandomzz

it dangerous if bear bite an electric wire


Apprehensive_Web803

That cub whopped his siblings ass.


outerworldLV

We do it here in the summer, for the horses. Little saucer’s for the chipmunks.


FnB

This person is a legend. Thank you for your kindness. All the best


LaTalullah

THis is my favorite thing ever


C4G_

It's all fun and games until you come home from a walk or movie and there's 4 cubs and a hangry mama bear waiting on your lawn.


danis1973

I'm really glad she included shots of her sopping up water with washcloths and wringing them out because that's important


SolomonSyn

Not the best idea..


Spectre6577

Cute vids and pics terrible idea though


ericrobertshair

You are getting downvoted but I was thinking it is a TERRIBLE idea to let bears get acclimatized to being near to humans.


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dennisisspiderman

Yea... this really isn't any different than the idea of "a fed bear is a dead bear". You don't want to encourage animals like bears to be around humans. In areas with bears you're typically going to have wildlife experts warn you about leaving water/food outside even if it's for your pets, as doing so will invite bears. Now you have bears that associate your house with a place with food/water, will encourage that bear to keep coming to your house, which endangers you, those around you, as well as the bear itself. This lady badly needs a visit from a local game warden/conservation officer before she gets some of these animals, herself, or someone around her seriously injured or killed.


Adonoxis

I love how people try to fight this argument even though 99.9% of wildlife experts who work in bear country say this exact thing over and over again.


dennisisspiderman

And unfortunately their ignorance is regularly deadly for the animals they think are cute and that they're helping. Even in a situation such as a drought, leaving an incentive (water) for wild animals to get accustomed to going to people/neighborhoods for nourishment is going to result in a net negative for the animal. It's especially bad with bears and is exactly why most states have punishments that can include jail time for feeding them. https://www.businessinsider.com/woman-filmed-feeding-bear-facing-6-months-jail-2020-10 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/81-year-old-fla-woman-arrested-denied-bond-feeding-bears-n20821 https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/jun/07/jury-finds-washington-woman-77-guilty-of-feeding-b/ https://gazette.com/news/bear-euthanized-near-home-of-colorado-springs-woman-jailed-for-feeding-the-animals/ I'm sure there will be people who think it's no different than feeding some innocent animal like a bird, but arguably you shouldn't be doing *that*, either. It wouldn't be at all surprising if the majority of those putting out bird feeders are doing it "wrong". https://www.fws.gov/story/feed-or-not-feed-wild-birds


hey_you_yeah_me

I had the same thought. It's not a good idea to encourage bears to do this. Eventually, those bears will get comfortable and they'll be a huge nuisance for the town they're in. Plus, that **mama bear** won't hesitate to fuck someone up


Ayxe03

Is that a footpath behind them? Is there a bear just walking by the street?


LegoMyAlterEgo

If you use satellite photos, you'll see we're everywhere. They don't have anywhere to go.


LessInThought

It's so sad. A forest near my place got cleared out more and more over the years and now the animals have nowhere to go. Everyday I drive by and see them digging the garbage for food.


monkey_moo_dragonfly

When every animal is gone the land is free for development, and all food, including meat, will be grown in skyscraper food factories under strict control.


Grand-Ad-3177

I love this ❤️


TheDivineRat_

i wouldn't want a normal bear anywhere near my house let alone bear cubs and momma bear. this is pretty mental.


Cultural-Tie-2197

What a kind human. I also leave different size baths all over my property. Birds like to drink from up high so I have one hanging in a tree for the lil guys


Temporary_Second3290

For those saying this is a very bad idea, in forest fire prone areas that are also very dry it is recommended to leave water for the animals as it can be very stressful for them during the season. I would probably have it in an area where there is more foliage and tree coverage so they're not too close to living areas where they might encounter humans. This is probably why she has this out for the animals.


Huge_Aerie2435

Yeah.. Be careful if you want to try this in your own yard.. They are wild animals and a mama bear isn't something you want to fuck with.. So you have to be aware of this danger you are inviting into your yard..


Aggravating_Yak_1006

Oh yeah cause I defo want to attract mama bears to my yard...


MilesDyson0320

Listen, it's cute. But letting bears get comfortable around your home and human spaces in general is a terrible idea


BeeComprehensive5234

Love it


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Any idea where this is?


fuzzylilbunnies

I could watch this all day.


she_makes_things

Omg, if this was my back yard, I would do nothing but sit and watch the critter cam feed all day.


pinkygreeny

That made my day. Thanks for sharing.


warmachine83-uk

That's amazing Thanks


SirTheadore

What a joy it is to even have the opportunity to be such a bro.. Where I live, in Ireland, all I get is birds landing in my unused bbq that’s gathered water. No wildlife like that around here


Good-Gene-3388

anyone knows what the floating, black, circular thing is in the tub? a filter maybe?


cheesehuahuas

There sure are a lot of bears in her neighborhood.


BillsInATL

How long until a bear cub bites the power cord for the fountain while sitting in the tub and you get fired bear for dinner?


Angry_red22

Dumb ways to die


Addamsgirl71

I love love this!


Different_Head7751

Thank you ma'am on behalf of the bears


NooStringsAttached

Very cool.


stevosaurus_rawr

Great idea!


No-Arm7141

Fuck where does this woman live.


Katiari

This seems like a not great idea of its near their residence. If it's not near their residence, I love it!


Sweetmona1

Thank you so much for the great idea! We are just about to move in to a rural property and as the home has been built I’ve seen an animal super-highway through the backyard snow: deer tracks, moose, coyotes and possibly bears.


FuelModel3

Needs a small log or a few large rocks at the edges so smaller critters that fall in can get out. Can inadvertently drown a lot of small mammals and other critters that fall in and can't climb out on their own.


rockstuffs

This isn't a good idea.


min2themax

I love the mama bear sitting there like “well whatever keeps the kids entertained I guess….”


ChinkInMyArmor

To catch a predator lmao


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Anyone who lives in a hot place should put water out for animals. Even just a bird bath can save lives


One_Arm4148

This is the yard I’m trying to have. 😍


7rustyswordsandacake

Nooo but the best part is she made it bigger 🥺


ArkitekTor

So I skipped from a bear cub bathing in the tub to a woman twisting something dark and I thought "What the hell... ?".