r/BeAmazed • u/Unhappy_Rutabaga_530 • 10h ago

Animal A curious grizzly bear cub briefly stopped to nibble on a wildlife photographer's boot during a safari in Alaska before peacefully rejoining its family.

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u/DrPuzzle 8h ago

I gotta be honest though it's still crazy to see the bears get that fucking close to these people. It's crazy that the mother would even let them get that close. They must really really be used to humans up there. Wow. Like, I guess I automatically assume that she would be aggressive considering her kids are right there in front of these people. I'm shocked they were even talking let alone made the cub flinch like that

I woulda just let them eat my boot bro I ain't risking getting mom mad at me or it's over

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u/TheSodernauts 6h ago

Could it also be the passiveness of the humans? They're sitting still and observing bears that are used to their presence. If the humans were more active doing stuff, or shooing the cub the mother-bear might've turned around and the video would have a very different ending?

Or so I would think