According to a Canadian news report, a team of 13 people recently discovered two grizzly bears while hiking in Banff National Park. The two grizzly bears followed the group for 20 minutes. One of them even chased the group and ran several times, which really shocked everyone. In the wild, you are very lucky to see such animals up close and personal, but given their wild nature, this is also a very dangerous trip.
The team was led by an experienced female guide named Nicholson, who said afterwards,These bears have been following behind, at a distance of between 10-20 meters, grizzly bears are one big and one small, they should be the mother and her cubs.
This is the first time she has encountered a bear. In her usual training, she has been told how to deal with such emergencies, but as a tour guide, she is still very nervous because among the 13 people, she is the only one who has a weapon, and it is just bear spray.
The team members were attracted by the bear and stopped one after another. Some tried to take photos with the bear, but under Nicholson's constant urging, the entire team left and left safely.
grizzly bear fighting prowess
"It's just 2 bears, 13 people are fucking 2 bears, why are you so scared!"
Anyone who says this must have a misconception about bears.
Bear is a type of mammal under the Ursidae family. There are currently 8 species in 5 genera, including Panda subfamily and Ursinae subfamily:
Panda subfamily: Panda (giant panda)
Ursinae: Spectacled bear (spectacled bear), Ursus (brown bear, American black bear, Asian black bear, polar bear), Slothus (sloth bear), Sun Ursus (sun bear).
Among these bears, the largest is the polar bear, which is carnivorous, followed by the brown bear.
There are several subspecies under the brown bear, and the grizzly bear is one of them, and it is the largest of all subspecies. Brown bears that live in North America are called grizzly bears because their fur looks silver or gray.
According to statistics,An adult grizzly bear can weigh up to 450 kilograms, stand 2.5 meters tall, and can rarely grow to 700 kilograms.In front of humans, he is definitely an opponent like a behemoth.
The grizzly bear looks bulky, but at critical moments, it can run as fast as 50 kilometers per hour. It can not only climb trees, but is also a good swimmer.
It can be seen that if a grizzly bear pursues a human, it will be almost difficult for the human to escape without the help of other means of transportation.
It is worth mentioning that bears also have three major weapons: bear paws, thick fat layer armor and powerful bite force.
These pictures can give you a direct understanding of the fighting power of grizzly bears.
The grizzly bear is very strong. The average width of its forepaws is 28 centimeters, and the length of its claws can reach 15 centimeters. The shoulders are muscular and bulging, giving the grizzly bear greater strength in its forelimbs.
If a palm is exerted with all its strength, it can exert more than a ton of force and easily break the spine. Even if the bones are not broken, the sharp claws will cause serious open wounds, which is very fatal.
The canine teeth of grizzly bears are very long and their bite force is amazing, reaching 1160psi.
In addition to being aggressive, grizzly bears also have strong defense capabilities. They have thick fat that can reach 25cm. This means that even if someone holds a gun, they may not be able to kill the grizzly bear if they do not aim at the vital parts.
Bear Escape Guide: Can You Pretend to Play Dead?
"If you can't fight or run away, can you pretend to be dead and climb a tree?"
In fact, for grizzly bears, pretending to be dead or climbing a tree are not the best options.
First of all, grizzly bears can climb trees, and their tree climbing skills are better than humans. They can also swim. You can understand its swimming ability by watching it often catch fish.
As for the strategy of pretending to be dead, it can only be said that it has a certain effect, but it cannot be applied to all situations.
Generally speaking, it is rare for a grizzly bear to attack humans. It attacks humans mainly for the following reasons:Protecting cubs, hungry for food, frightened.
Unlike polar bears, grizzly bears are omnivores, eating fruits and roots, fish, small animals, and carrion.
If a grizzly bear attacks a human because it is protecting its cubs and is frightened, then if the human pretends to be dead, there is no threat to the bear and it will stop attacking;
If it's because of food, then it will try its best to eat you whether you are lying down or standing.
So what are the correct escape instructions for encountering a grizzly bear?
Professional tour guides will tell you three words:stop, talk, walk.
After seeing a bear, stop, do not panic, and do not try to run away. Hold the bear spray in your hand in case of emergency;
Do not make eye contact with the bear, remain calm and speak to let the grizzly know that it is a human being, not an animal;
If the grizzly bear has stopped at this time, the person can slowly evacuate from the side and stay away from the area.
If all else fails and the grizzly bears still attacks you, it's worth trying to play dead.
Nowadays, the ecology of the grizzly bear's living area is quite good, and the food is relatively abundant. Under normal circumstances, it does not regard people as food. The main reason for attacking is that people have offended it.
At this time, some zoologists suggest that people should lie down on their stomachs, cross their hands behind their necks, spread their legs, stay still, and wait for the grizzly bear to leave on its own.
at last
Generally speaking, it is very rare for bears to actively attack people, and most of these fatal cases are because humans have no respect for nature.
What impressed me most was "Grizzly Man" Timothy, the founder of a bear protection organization. He had been protecting bears for 13 years, but in the end he ended up being eaten by a bear, even taking his girlfriend with him.
He has rich experience and is familiar with bears. Why is he so miserable? To put it bluntly,He just didn't have a sense of awe. He thought he and the bear had been friends for many years, so he let his guard down.
He repeatedly violated the park's regulations and entered the forest area without carrying bear spray. He stationed in the wild in places where bears often hang out and always had close contact with bears. In October, when bears are constantly storing fat for hibernation, he stubbornly stayed in the forest area.
Because of these outrageous actions, he was complained several times, but he still believed that he was safe and refused to correct himself.
In the end, it led to tragedy.