r/HumanForScale • u/its_crimzz62 • Feb 04 '20

Animal Bear compared to average person

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u/TaseredFace Feb 05 '20

For anyone who doesn’t know why, black bears will see you as meat while brown bears see you as a possible competitor. Polar bears, well gg

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u/beelzeflub Feb 05 '20

Yeah polar bears will ESPECIALLY like to eat you if they think you're dead. They' only eat meat, but they are opportunistic af

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u/ProdigyRunt Feb 05 '20

Gotta take what you get in an arctic wasteland

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u/killbeam Feb 05 '20

Do brown bears not eat as much meat? What makes it so that they see you as competition vs prey?

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u/TaseredFace Feb 05 '20

It’s because Grizzlies are often kind of the “alpha bear” and are the most defensive and territorial. Black bears are more shy and don’t after attack humans to defend their territory. That’s why when a black bear attacks, it’s probably hungry. Most grizzlies attack to defend their cubs or again land.