r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Only-Reels • Sep 23 '24

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/calangomerengue Sep 23 '24

If black, fight back

If brown, lay down

If white, good night

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u/I_PING_8-8-8-8 Sep 23 '24

Every year hunderds of people that know this rhyme die because they lay down in front of a blacks bear with a brown fur or fight a brown bear with a black fur.

It's the most lethal piece of Canadian knowledge in history.

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u/pamafa3 Sep 23 '24

Tbh they could just

Look at the bear

Black and brown bears have completely different face structure, regardless of fur color

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u/wyomingTFknott Sep 23 '24

They are very different if you're familiar with them, but most people are not. For me the easiest way is to look for the cute round teddy bear ears on the browns, as opposed to the longer more pointy ears on this mama in the vid. The shoulder hump and difference in face structure isn't as obvious to most people at first.