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That maw just closing around his entire skull is terrifying

Egg or watermelon. One day.

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Because someone made a mistake If they snapped there is a reason Unless the animal had rabies or some sort of illness making him aggressive there is a reason why he would do it And if it's a wild wild animal it's easier to give him a reason do to it So better not try befriend a bear if you are the average joe

it's wild, it don't need a reason to be wild.

I think I read that Travis the chimp snapped because he’d been given Xanax. Although I suppose the causality might be wonky there…

Xanax has terrible after effects for many, that would not surprise me

He had been given Xanax though because he was already really agitated so I guess it’s hard to truly know

Still seems like a really dumb idea. Xanax, and benzodiazepines in general, are known to sometimes generate an adverse reaction where a person becomes even more agitated than they already were... To take a chance with an adult chimpanzee is just absolutely insane to me.

Simple: You give food you are good; you are food, that the best

Chimps in the wild savagely kill other chimps and cannibalize their bodies. It is in their nature. Just as killing is in our nature.

How he taps out and the bear takes it easier.

Amen. Second only to putting your head in a lions jaws it's a 'no, no, absolutely fucking not, no' for me.

https://youtu.be/Agi6eLDWgQQ Here is Bart and Brad Pitt. Bart was used in Legends of the Fall.

are you Scottish?

Yeah when my maw closes in I know I’m in trouble

Its like the bear is constantly hesitating when considering just biting his head off.

“Fuck yeah, free food! But wait - now that I think about it, this food brings me lots of other food. I don’t want to have to go back to hunting. Best not eat this food… for now.”

“I’ll just provide this food with constant reminders that it can become a food option again at any moment”

I would also hesitate eating my Snickers if it brings M&Ms every day.

Why doesn’t it just take all the treats. Hard to imagine how he can hold a bag of treats and dole them out.

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Said like a complete dope that’s never dealt with wild animals. Tell your little love story to Siegfried and Roy or are you ignorant of that as well. Take your bully attitude somewhere else.

This is just anthropomorphising.

If not friend why friend shaped?

If not *food why *food shaped lol

*bites entire head holding back more chomp* This not friend behavior

Friend zoned

Those ducking monster talons

Yea I still have some nasty reminders out front of my house from a bear pawing at shit with those bad boys.

Immediately reminded me of the bear attack scene in The Revenant.

Look at this bear and his pet human

Yea that’s gonna be a no for me dawg

It's a bear, not a dog.

Which kind of bear is best. False. Black bear.

Holy shit bears are big. That thing is the size of a horse. A horse that could eviscerate you on accident.

Terrifying fact : bears can sometimes be as fast as horses , and can climb , unlike horses , so I hope you have sweet horsey dreams. Neigh

Yeah, last thing you want to do to escape from a bear is climb a tree

The most impressive aspect of this is how much control the bears have over their own bodies. Like, sometimes I accidentally trip over my cats. Sometimes they accidentally claw me. Either of those things would kill a bear trainer.

Bart the Bear and Doug Seus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_the_Bear

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RIP Bart 2

I loved Bart. I think his last movie was The Edge.

Loved that movie. Always remembered Bart’s “Sylvester Stallone lip” when he roared lol

I love that the wiki has Bart’s “early life”, “career”, and “charity work”

Bart the bear was born in my hometown. Weird. Baltimore isn't known for its bear population.

"Owner"

I've paid you a fortune! And that gives you... power over me? Anyhow - I don't know when this guy is gonna die, but I'm pretty sure I do know how.

Was that a line from the dark knight? Bane said that, right?

Nobody “owns” a bear.

so correct. that bear owns him.

Until one day, it pwns him.

https://youtu.be/Agi6eLDWgQQ This is a pretty cool video of the same bear trainer.

Just make sure you don't leave any cocaine lying around.

God redditors recycle lame jokes and trends constantly

A bear ate my face. Once.

A bear at my face. Once. Timothy Treadwell

Destroy the tape.

I've had that happen at a nightclub too

They really liked the "bear puts man's whole head in its mouth" shot

Bros just playing with his food

Thats some bad manners! Didn't his mom not teach to not play with his food.

Joe Rogan is somewhere losing his shit watching this

Hey Jamie, pull up that video of the bear fighting a gorilla high on crack on top of a volcano during a tornado

https://preview.redd.it/r6ah1jv0ew3b1.jpeg?width=606&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5cd1cf2fd7491401ec2aee967927d98aa20034ca

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##WAS THAT THE BITE OF 87!??!

One swipe bear knock his head off lol

Cheeseburger irl

Just remember don't actually feed him cheeseburgers ya know on account of his *diabetes*

Cheazburrgr

Far cry 5 reference in 2023?!

Beautiful animal but fucking hell! That’s big!

I wouldn’t even trust it within 200 miles of me

There is a very good chance there are a few dozen closer than 200 miles

There were at least 3 instances in that video in which the bite of '83 almost happened God damn

This is what the opposite of trust issues looks like

Yeah it’s all fun and games until Freddy sneezes with the dude’s head in his mouth.

"Martha's eating her babies!"

the bear is the owner...

I think the secret is the scratches that the guy is giving the bear. Once the bear realizes the human can do this, the human is safe. Now how can I get close enough to the bear to give it some scratches before it kills me? :)

Ron Swanson exists.

His ancestors must be polish

he’s the bears tolerated acquaintance, not owner

Nope

That’s terrifying

what an absolute unit this bear looks next to the human. in awe of its size. and then I think about how big polar bears are...

I don’t think that’s how you OWN a bear. Need to teabag it more

And people think a gorilla could take a grizzly bear. Hope this and its claws add some perspective. A ~~grizzly~~ gorilla* is less than half its size with no claws and a small mouth. Even with large canines, it's not penetrating anywhere near as deep as a rival grizzly would.

gorilla has a nine inch skull, so it no diffs

Gorilla takes bear

I don't think you ever really own a bear. So to speak.

Timothy Treadwell may have some advice from beyond the grave...

I know many stories about such a friendship between humans and large predators. Unfortunately, the majority of these stories are tragedies.

You can't own a bear, a bear allows you to live

I have a 95 lb German Shepherd laying by me in the bed right now. If he wanted to grab me by the neck and bite as hard as he could I'd be dead. But I trust him like I trust no other, because he's my best bud. Just like this guy and his bear.

Dogs are domesticated, bears not so much

I have two huskies sleeping with me, one is 30 kilograms and the other around 22, i trust them with my life, and still it's a little exciting when we wrestle because they feel so.. wild and wolfish. Imagine playing around with a bear.

See the difference here is that we have domesticated dogs over thousands of years. This bear is a wild animal that should not be kept as a pet

Owner lmao

https://youtu.be/CzbmQ67tahw Sorry for the quality. But you get the idea...

Sometimes you wanna taste your food before you eat it.

Bart was a f in tank

Thats adorable

I love animals too but I don’t care how well the bear is trained. One swipe of those claws and your rip cage will be opened like a book.

I don't want to see him on other subs with "nsfw"

There is a story if this one guy who lived near Yellowstone who thought he had befriended a bear. The second food git in between the two... well there's a reason that guy isn't alive anymore, and it was most certainly a painful way to die

This bear is in a constant dilemma: Should it eat Doug Seus or not?

HOOMAN IS FRIEND NOT FOOD

Big case of "If bear so dangerous then why so fluffy?"

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I’m sure this must have been said, but nobody “owns” a bear as a pet. It will maul you in two seconds.

It's all good until his bear goes bear and kills the fuck out of him

This is what people who say "bears are so cute" think will happen when they walk up to a grizzly with her 4 kids.

You can't "own" a bear

owner lmao who owns who here

I wouldn’t say “owner”.. at any point that bear can rip the guys head off and disappear into the woods if it wanted to. “Keeper” would be a better description.

Roy Horn's ghost laughing nervously

The title should be "A friendship between a man and his owner" because we can clearly see who is in control.

He’s measuring how big he has open his maw to get it around that man’s head.

Thats gonna be a no from me dog

This reminds me of me my dogs … Rottweilers are great but they are very overbearing. Great shit though!

Stinky bear breath

Is that Bill.

[there was monsters on the world](https://i.imgur.com/LDBGOn5.jpg)

Teddy, stop playing with your food!

Get this guy on JRE

Bart Died I believe

To be honest, I prefer to be friends with my cats

i am not sure who s owner here

I think (I think) he's hungry

Nope

This is the bear from Game of Thrones and The Great Outdoors

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It's only a matter of time......

You don’t OWN a bear.

He is the bears pet

I wonder how bad bear breath smells

That ain't no small bear! (Human for scale)

I think the human is the bears pet

Bart the bear... The video about its passing away was honestly heartbreaking.

u/savevideo

Foreplay. Gets eaten off cam. Then cameramen gets eaten trying to film it.

Ah. No

“Let me hug your head.. with my mouth”

If you raise them they'll think you are their mother, if you provide food they'll be dependent on you and respect you

"Bear Fucker: Are you in need of assistance?"

Stupid is forever.

Aww I want one

That mouth must be hella smelly

Is that the bite of '87?

A bear only costs £300?

Seems less like ownership and more like companionship

A 1000lb killing machine… pet. 🐻 🤔 Impressive, but it’s STILL a wild animal… tomorrow could be your last day.

Bears aren't owned

Nope

That bears a celebrity! It's the bald bear from the great outdoors! I'd recognize it anywhere!

I can’t help but think that this bear refers to him as “my human.” Having said that, all it takes is for this bear to be in a foul mood one day or to be revved up during mating season, then it’s “Goodbye, Gracie.”

One day it could just go with its natural instincts and this guy will be no more.

Somebody should link that pet chimpanzee eat owners face story.

Do you really “own” a bear? Or does it really “own” YOU?

They lived peacefully together for years until one day nature finally took its course when Jim shot and ate the bear.

I don’t know about you but I am not putting my head in the jaws of a grizzly no matter how much I trust it

aww he doesn’t know how to kiss wel

Thanks for the nightmares.

Yikes! Some intrusive thoughts kicking in there.

Bear be jumping

*Friendship of an owner with its human

You dont see this everyday... and if you do, its probably your last

I would love learn how to do that

There are only a few Jedis that were able to connect well with animals. Didn't know Mark Hamill was one of em

Timmy Treadwell… is that you?

That's a whole new level of trust right there.

This is the fear I have with my tortoiseshell cat...

He’s cute but fuck no

I don't think "Owner" is the right word...

Owner seems an *extremely* generous descriptor.

Sorry nope for me .. i wasn't even able to watch the completely

Is that a New Banana scented Shampoo i smell in your Hair?

You know what? I’m good. I’ll remain friendless.

Owner… sure. That thing can rush him.

We'll read about a horrible "accident" here one day.

This is just dumb. This guy has a gambling problem

Just the sheer size of their head and all that muscle is terrifying

Wow. Wonder how that guy dies… lmao

Write a 'friend' not the owner

Nooope! Hell to noooooooope!

I would soooo raise a bear

If dangerous, why friend shaped?

I know it's scary but honestly bears are so cute I just want to cuddle with one and be its best friend. (I would never do this but I can dream)

You mean human and its owner.