Cute Critters to Take Our Minds Off Everyday Stresses

[Stormy]

[Whitman]

[+ azdr0710]

 

[+ sync]

3 minutes ago, azdr0710 said:

 

Kudos to that woman, I would have been an abject failure.

[CuriousByNature]

4 hours ago, azdr0710 said:

 

I guess the person who captioned the video hasn't seen a fully grown grizzly, if they think this one was massive.  To me it looks about 2-years old, and likely left it's mom earlier this season.  That might explain the relative timidness and curiosity about the dog, as well as it's susceptibility to intimidation.  I think the woman did everything correctly given the size of the sub-adult, but maybe not the wisest move to turn and run at the end of the video - that can trigger a chase response.

[Luv2play]

Thinking about the title of this thread, grizzlies are anything but cute. And they certainly don’t take our minds off stressful situations. 
 

[wsc]

10 hours ago, sync said:

Kudos to that woman, I would have been an abject failure.

 

I'd have been a snack following a canine appetizer.

[Nue2thegame]

The bear appeared to be a playful but impudent adolescent. I little older and hungrier one might not have been so easily deterred. I too, applaud the woman’s audacity. 

[BSR]

12 hours ago, CuriousByNature said:

but maybe not the wisest move to turn and run at the end of the video - that can trigger a chase response.

A grizzly can hit 35mph in a short sprint.  Usain Bolt at his fastest reached 28mph, and he is light-years faster than I am.  Thanks for the tip about triggering a chase response, because I know there is no way I’ll ever outrun a grizzly.

[wsc]

22 minutes ago, BSR said:

A grizzly can hit 35mph in a short sprint.  Usain Bolt at his fastest reached 28mph, and he is light-years faster than I am.  Thanks for the tip about triggering a chase response, because I know there is no way I’ll ever outrun a grizzly.

That's why you always take a fat friend with you. You can outrun him, can't you?