A video has gone viral over the past several years showing a woman charging a bear that had climbed over a wall in her yard to save her dogs. The footage begins with a brown bear and two cubs having mounted a dividing wall between two properties. Naturally, the homeowner’s dogs of varying sizes charge the animals, barking to defend their turf.
Scared by the commotion, the two cubs make a hasty exit away from the scene while the mama bear stays behind to confront the canines. The large bear swats several times at the dogs, ferociously barking as it clings to the cinderblock wall. However, one of the smaller dogs, whose heart was clearly bigger than its meager size, got too close for comfort, causing the bear to scoop it up.
As the dog yelped in fear for its life, the woman charged the bear, knocking her pooch free from its claws while pushing the wild animal over the wall before it scampered away to find its cubs. The woman promptly collected her dogs and brought them all inside to safety. The video has since garnered millions of views across the internet, drawing various reactions.
“She’s lucky Momma bear recognized a human momma bear and likely understood she was protecting her family also 😮💨” one person commented, recognizing the fierce maternal instincts at play. However, some seemed to take the side of nature, siding with the bear and her cubs. One person said, “The bear was protecting its cubs and the lady was trying to protect her pups. No one was hurt so it’s a good ending to a scary moment. 💕🙏.”
Echoing this sentiment, another person commented, “I’m on the bears side, it did nothing wrong and needed to protect its babies from the things trying to attack it.” Others were more neutral noting all animals and people involved were simply looking after their families. “I feel for everyone involved, lol. The poor bear, who had her habitat encroached on by people, the freaked out dogs, and the lady protecting the pups.”
Some fully backed the woman, where one comment read, “Why is everyone so pressed she protected the dogs? The dogs did what they instinctually will do, bark and protect their Backyard. The bear did what a Mama bear will instinctually do too, protect her cubs. The girl, while not the smartest, also took to instinct… Fight or Flight. She chose fight. She didn’t hurt the bear. She pushed the bear. Get over yourselves. No one was hurt. She’s definitely one brave girl though.”
Another comment of this nature stated, “The dogs were doing the same thing trying to protect their family …. I don’t see how this lady was in the wrong she was trying to protect her babies too .” A similar comment of this nature read, “Sometimes there’s no right or wrong side. The bear protected her babies, the girl protects hers. Just nature and humans colliding. Glad everyone was okay.”
Watch the incident below:
Note: The featured image is a screenshot from the embedded video.
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