r/interestingasfuck • u/SnackSamurai • 2d ago

Women stand still to escape from a bear

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u/Amvient 2d ago

It's like, should l eat or not.

It's scary, that is for sure.

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u/F4ulty0n3 2d ago

Black bears (at least Florida Black Bears) usually don't want anything to do with people. They are easily scared off (by making loud noise and making yourself look bigger), and they can smell you before you'd ever know they're there. So they will likely avoid you unless something else is going on (like you left out barbecue food).

Also, they eat about 80% plants, 15% insects, and 5% meat (small animals or scavenging on already dead animals). Obviously, they could still really hurt someone, which is why you should know what to do if you encounter one.

It is also important to know their warning signs of aggression, like them thumping their paws on the ground.

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u/writeronthemoon 2d ago

Florida black bears?? Man and here i thought we only had gators 

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u/molybend 2d ago

Japan has had plenty of bear attacks is this year.

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u/susandeyvyjones 2d ago

Japanese black bears are a different species and much more aggressive

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u/molybend 2d ago

Oh I didn’t know that, I was just surprised they had black bears there.

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u/Effective_Divide1543 2d ago

This one doesn't look like it's easily scared off. It's way too unafraid of people.

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u/CainPillar 2d ago

Black bears (at least Florida Black Bears)

Oh. You have Florida Man and you have Florida Black Bear, riding gator on meth?

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u/WinOdd7962 1d ago

which is why you should know what to do if you encounter one.

The next black bear encounter is going to Google this comment and still not know what to do.

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u/Drowyx 2d ago

Yeah, I'm sure bears are required to be as strong and as fast as they are to deal with those super dangerous plants that consist of 80% of their diet.

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u/Onironius 2d ago

Don't even get me started with elephants...

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u/F4ulty0n3 2d ago

😂 Well, they do have to be quite strong to climb trees like they do, and they are very fast.

Florida Black Bears can run 30 MPH if I remember right.

I only know about Florida Black Bears.

More fun facts. There are more species of plants that will kill you than there are species of mushrooms that will kill you. Don't eat plants or mushrooms you don't know, in short.

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u/Global-Buddy8730 2d ago

Thank you Florida Black Bear factman.

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u/BrbFlippinInfinCoins 2d ago

honestly seems like it was more interested in her black hair than anything else

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u/BeholdBarrenFields 2d ago

I’m guessing she used a delicious smelling hair product or lotion. Usually just yelling at black bears will scare them off.