A bear at my sister's house

@Happy2BeMe (99399)
Canada
May 5, 2017 7:37pm CST
My sister sent me this picture. This was bear that was sitting in the tree behind her house. She said he took and picture and run back in the house. lol Do you have black bears whwre you live? Have you ever seen one up close? I have seen a few of them but never stopped to take their picture.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
6 May 17
Holy bear! Thats so scary! Dont have any here that i know of
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
6 May 17
@Happy2BeMe did she freak?
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
Yes it would be for sure
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
7 May 17
@Courtlynn she didn't really but she was glad when it left
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• Banks, Oregon
6 May 17
I am always so scared i will see a bear, i remember once i went with all my cousins into the woods and they all swore they saw a bear and went running back to the house, I HAVE NEVER WENT IN THE WOODS HERE AGAIN.... LOL
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
8 May 17
When we use to go away in the RV to some campgrounds that were in the woods we made sure not to leave any food out over night as the bears would come around for them. There were signs all over the camping park.
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• Banks, Oregon
6 May 17
@Happy2BeMe yeah scary
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
I don't blame you. I wouldn't take the chance either. Lol
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
6 May 17
Not so much where I live but there were some close to where I used to live. I remember camping one time and we ran into one.
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
8 May 17
@Happy2BeMe One never knows with wild animals.
@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
8 May 17
@Lupita234 They sure are.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
They don't harm people they say but I don't want to find out lol
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• United States
6 May 17
That is scary ! Did she call anyone!!
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@Linda1234 (4714)
• Houston, Texas
6 May 17
It is so dangerous .I think bear are not good friend of people .
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• United States
6 May 17
@Linda1234 I agree
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
No the bear eventually went away
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
6 May 17
I have tossed a bear into a barrel once (it was muscle relaxed at the time). I have knocked one out of a tree (it was sleeping and I was being loud, and it fell out of its tree). I have called one like a dog and it stood up on its hind legs and smacked a nearby tree to tell me not to make fun of it. I have seen baby bear cubs without their mother and took pictures from far away before going back inside. I have pulled the neighbor's dog into my house because of a bear outside at the time. And many other bear stories. I'm used to bears.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
9 May 17
@ramapo17 I was walking around the barn yesterday and found a bear footprint in the mud. I can see the barn easily from where I am typing this, so the bear was probably walking outside of my window one of these nights. The deer never try to come in my place though.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
7 May 17
Me too @OneOfMany. I had all kinds of wild life in my yard and a few deer tried to come in my house. At one time I had about 13 of them in my front yard.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
Wow that is very cool.
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@paigea (35695)
• Canada
6 May 17
We used to live in an area with lots of bears. That is a great picture
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
7 May 17
@Lupita234 The black bears in the states only get very aggressive if they are hungry. We always had them in the yard and we would talk to them. We never went near them but we both knew each other was there. The deer get aggressive to if you bother their babies.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
Thanks.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
6 May 17
Oh, that's so horrible. It is impossible for me to see a bear here unless I am in the zoo. I hope that bear will walk away soon. Otherwise I dare not to go out or I may even call the police for help
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
7 May 17
@Lupita234 But this is not a panda
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
The bear eventuallycame down and left
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@dodo19 (47077)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
6 May 17
That is definitely pretty scary. We don't have any bears where we live. Considering I live on the island of Montreal, I'd be so surprised to see a bear roaming around.
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@dodo19 (47077)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
7 May 17
@Lupita234 It's good. Quite a few parts are really flooded. It's not good. But thankfully not too bad where we are.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
No you are not likely to see one there
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
6 May 17
That is so scary! Yes, we have bears in our area, luckily I have never encountered one!
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
7 May 17
@Lupita234 Yes, keep the food locked up.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
They say they won't bother people but I don't want to get close enough to find out
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
6 May 17
We have brown bears here, they are big bears, but they do not attack humans unless they feel they are in danger. This is a great photo.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
7 May 17
@Lupita234 I am very surprised because the Bear is the animal symbol of the Swiss capital, Bern.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
8 May 17
That is the same with the black bears. They only attack if they feel threatened or someone is near their cubs. My friend use to sit on her deck and read and when the bear would go near her deck she would just tell them to go away and they did. They never tried to attack us in our yard either. They were trying to get the berries from the bushes.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
Thanks..that is what they say about black bears too but I don't want to find out lol
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
6 May 17
Not where I live but while camping we have seen them. Never got a photo though... I love that shot.
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• Canada
7 May 17
@Lupita234 only if anyone is lazy and doesn't take care of their food.. They only bothered us once and I wrote about that... we rarely see one now and they stay away from the humans.
1987 New York State Campground, Four women – 8 kids under the age of 10 and bears that were hungry because New York State closed the dumps and started landfill...
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
9 May 17
@Happy2BeMe There were some at the campgrounds when we were there but they never bothered out RV. Our neighbor told us the bear cleaned off the table during the night.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
Thanks..we have been lucky. We have never encountered any on our camping trips.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
6 May 17
Is that really a bear? I thought bears live in the mountain. That's a fearsome bear.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
7 May 17
@Happy2BeMe And your sister's house is near in the woods?
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
Yes it is and they live in the woods
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
7 May 17
@Lupita234 I see. I never saw a bear in my entire life.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
6 May 17
Its so scary...monkeys running wild are what we have.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
That is very cool. I have only seen monkeys in the zoo.
@EMuhungi (1712)
• Nairobi, Kenya
6 May 17
I think they are not friendly, are they?
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
No they are not friendly
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@EMuhungi (1712)
• Nairobi, Kenya
6 May 17
@Happy2BeMe There are no bears in Kenya. Have never seen one. I dont know much about them.
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@EMuhungi (1712)
• Nairobi, Kenya
6 May 17
@Lupita234 I know they eat fish.
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@AmbiePam (85498)
• United States
6 May 17
We don't have them around here. It looks so cute although I'm sure that's not what I'd be thinking if we were face to face.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
Lol ya probably not
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@Juliaacv (48447)
• Canada
6 May 17
No, I've never seen one up close like that. And what was she doing taking its picture like that, she should have done it from inside where she was safe.
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@Juliaacv (48447)
• Canada
7 May 17
@Happy2BeMe Neither do bears! I'm glad that she got back in safely.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
Lol oh my sister has no fear
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
6 May 17
Great photo! I'd be too afraid of getting a photo. We have them in towns not too far from us, but I've never had the pleasure of seeing one in my yard. Lol!
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
6 May 17
@Happy2BeMe They can be so dangerous!
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
7 May 17
@DianneN yes they can be especially this time of year when they are hungry after hibernating all winter
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
Mom used to get them in her yard because they use to eat the apples of the trees
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 May 17
Your sister got a pretty good photo! I think I'd be running back to the house too.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 May 17
@Happy2BeMe I'd be staying put too.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
Yes it is a great shot. She never went out again until he left
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@ronit91 (69)
6 May 17
Your sister might be much brave... but anyway itz a great picture captured by her...
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
Thanks she did take an awesome picture
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7 May 17
Yeah for sure.. If I was in her place I would not even stay there for a single moment.. And capturing photograph is ove the world..
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6 May 17
LOL! Did you do something after? calling someone?
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 May 17
No she didn't. It came down from the tree and left
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
7 May 17
@Lupita234 Hahahaha too funny