Ask yourself, why am I instigating a bear attack? All animals are living their own life..we humans, should understand, wild life, is wild...leave them alone to live.
_The film crew was incredibly ignorant and should have started the vehicle at least 30 seconds earlier..._ REASON being: A polar bear is used to punching through thick layers of ice to get at seals. Its natural behavior is to punch through ice to get at its prey. To the bear, the glass on that vehicle would be like punching through cling-wrap; its paws would be inside before they had time to react.
@@rahim9nine So if that Bear leaned back and pushed forward when standing up on the window.. which it could have done in a 1 to 2 seconds....Your saying that we have it wrong and the idiot with the phone would have turned around to face the steering wheel...put the phone down.......turned the key....put it in drive and drove away before the bear pushed through the glass to grab him in less than 1-2 seconds??? I guess you need to be an expert to observe and have common sense eh genius?
@@adamhuffman3354 Polar bears will attack humans with the intent to eat them. Yes. That’s because polar bears are the apex predators with fewer and fewer prey available every year, thanks to global warming shrinking their hunting habitat. They are opportunistic and will try to make a meal out of any prey if they can, including humans.
well it actively hunts anything its nose takes a liking too. its nothing to do with anything else, its naturally had no predators for 1000's of years and therefore shows few signs of fear no matter what its against. we see this all over the world from various animals that have no natural predators.
Should have left before the bear got to the car. They’ve acclimated the bear to approaching vehicles. They handled ‘terror’ pretty nonchalantly. So, that word in the title was just to get us to click. Pretty foul on a number of levels.
1:25 "If he gets too close, you can start the engine. " By the time he actually started the engine, the bear was on its hind legs standing right next to their truck with paws on glass it could've very easily broken. Maybe start engine now and put foot on brake while truck is in drive.
I hate when people are naive. The cameraman guy was really pushing his limits because he knew they were in danger, but he didn’t take it seriously. That older dude was giving him subtle hints that he ignored. That vehicle should have been started and in gear long before the bear got there. That bear could have easily gotten into that vehicle and he put everyone in danger. Also no firearm? That’s wild. They shouldn’t have even been standing outside without a how powered rifle. Also a good idea to keep a high powered side arm on you as well.
the guide was uneasy the entire time but was being friendly because he knew that cameraman just wanted the perfect close shot. What a huge risk to take just for photo.
Two polar bears are standing in front of a smashed up igloo. One bear says to the other: “I love these things-crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside.”
@@Boris_Chang It was in fact the first time I came across The Far Side, around 40 years ago! It was that memorable that I can still tell you what it was (the polar bears and the igloo) and where I was when I read it (the top lift shack at Mt Hood Ski Bowl).
"They can punch through a window very very easily" Yet they let him get right up close to the car and put his paws on the window. That's Darwin award material.
I’m shocked at how irresponsible these guys were. They should have gotten out of there sooner, and that bear has now had friendly contact with humans and will be curious for more.
It's honestly a little tragic that polar bears are so dangerous that they cant be allowed to be curious in the way black bears are. It's nice seeing and hearing about animals being curious about humans around their environment, like foxes climbing on a cameraman's back, birds preening themselves on someone's shoe, fish following particular divers every time they see them, etc But predators like polar bears and some sharks are so almost instantly deadly that they get denied the ability to explore the new thing in their environment, even when theyre not being aggrssive - because it's just not wise to take the risk. I love animal behavior and how when given opportunities they're curious and playful, and wonder what we could observe from such apex predators if they weren't such a threat to us
We are more afraid than we need to be. I live around black bears ( and wolves). My rule is, don’t hog the cheetos. Bears need to eat. They like their space, they’re mostly non aggressive. I think the polar bears are being starved by hunting , sealing, and climate change. That will make them more opportunistic and dangerous. You’ll notice that once the car moves, the bear moves on. Just looking. We bring so much unneeded fear to our animal encounters. Bring love and wonder and respect instead. It’s a beautiful world
@@TheAlex8675309 black bears behave entirely differently than polar bears. Polar bears have for as long as humans have interacted, eaten everything they can encounter because they don't know when they'll encounter another. And there's no warding them off without killing them - military personnel in the Arctic have stories after stories of having to literally use explosive devices to kill a polar bear because it wouldn't stop attacking a person no matter what they shot it with.
@@TheAlex8675309you do realize that polar bears behaviour is very different from black bears or wolfs?! Just giving them space won't save you. Unlike brown bears or black bears who usually only attack humans if they invade their space or come to close to their offspring, polar bears absolutely see humans as prey
Within forty or fifty feet before you get out of the way? A bear could cover that in about five to ten seconds. That seemed really irresponsible...on the face of things. You didn't even have the car idling. What if it failed to start as the bear put it's paws on the window?
Yea that guide of theirs was realllly being careless. I don't think those brits realized how dangerous that was! Also, 40-50 feet before you get back to the car? That's wayy too close! Should be over 100 feet
@@TheRenster500 Guide was guilty of being too accommodating. Watch guide eyes at 0:40 you can see he is uncomfortable with whole thing. Fine line between giving people what they wanted (close pics/video) without getting everyone killed.
Even the window was rolled up too late. That was definitely a bad example they were setting up. The engines should have been turned on 30 seconds earlier. The windows should have been rolled up, and they should have driven away once the bear was 10 meters away.
The issue is, the bear learns something new by every encounter. So you shouldn’t let them too close, because they try to figure things out. Other people will come after you, and the bear will be smarter every time, trying to out smart you, because that’s his job as a predator.
They're not big cats. Being inside a vehicle doesn't turn you into a bigger animal. They see humans as prey and will try to smash through regardless. Their guide was right to be cautious.
@@davidsuch8942 yeah, nothing seemed cautious here. Letting the bear this near the car, with his paws on the damn window, and he hadn't even started the car. It was foolish. That may work out well one time, two times, but maybe not the third time.
This guy is a hazard. The person in the area told you what to do and you completely neglected protocol and ignored him. This should be portrayed as a lesson needing to be taught. Not an ignorant person capturing a cool video
Person probably got tied up between wanting to say "Arctic bear" and "polar bear" and accidentally said both tbf, we all have slip ups where we accidentally say two synonyms that make our statement redundant. My family and I keep a running tab on how many redundancies we accidentally say when hanging out, and "wet soggy towel" is one that comes to mind lmao
Just letting a polar bear that close to your car is absolutely dangerous as they perceive humans as prey and (unlike Lions) are aware of people within cars
Wow that was pretty crazy not to start the car once the polar bear got soo close too the Suv...😲 even that young that young male would of easily smashed the window.... Very dangerous and so lucky!!!
Does anyone know what this "second body" is on the camera? 0:22 on the left, the grey box between the lens and the body itself. Seems way to big to just be the motor for the focus.
@BBC Earth Unplugged, “Terrifying” is a bit of a misnomer. You could’ve gone a less pathetic route and titled it something like “Dicey Encounter…”, and I still would have watched it. You don’t need to resort to these sad clickbait tactics.
How would you react? 😬
drop and roll
I'd be driving away well before the bear could get that close.
shit my knickers
Perhaps smear myself in my own feces and urine. Likely unintentional….
Ask yourself, why am I instigating a bear attack? All animals are living their own life..we humans, should understand, wild life, is wild...leave them alone to live.
_The film crew was incredibly ignorant and should have started the vehicle at least 30 seconds earlier..._
REASON being: A polar bear is used to punching through thick layers of ice to get at seals. Its natural behavior is to punch through ice to get at its prey.
To the bear, the glass on that vehicle would be like punching through cling-wrap; its paws would be inside before they had time to react.
I agree with you.
I love how the armchair experts love to criticise the actual experts all the time
@@rahim9nine Timothy Treadwell was one such actual expert.
He and his girlfriend were eaten by a bear.
@@toothlessseer3153Tim wasn't anywhere close to an actual expert he was an expert in his own head 😂
@@rahim9nine So if that Bear leaned back and pushed forward when standing up on the window.. which it could have done in a 1 to 2 seconds....Your saying that we have it wrong and the idiot with the phone would have turned around to face the steering wheel...put the phone down.......turned the key....put it in drive and drove away before the bear pushed through the glass to grab him in less than 1-2 seconds???
I guess you need to be an expert to observe and have common sense eh genius?
That was way to close, huge risk.
“Too”
Yea by the look that bear was giving his intent is to EAT! People!
Omg it was soooo close 🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱
@@adamhuffman3354 Polar bears will attack humans with the intent to eat them. Yes. That’s because polar bears are the apex predators with fewer and fewer prey available every year, thanks to global warming shrinking their hunting habitat. They are opportunistic and will try to make a meal out of any prey if they can, including humans.
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That’s a lot of faith in that old Chevy
The only species of bear that actively hunts humans… scary
well it actively hunts anything its nose takes a liking too.
its nothing to do with anything else, its naturally had no predators for 1000's of years and therefore shows few signs of fear no matter what its against.
we see this all over the world from various animals that have no natural predators.
finding food in tge artic is hard. i don't blame them
@@SHERMA. how dare you come here with common sense when you could just take the word of someone that heard something on the internet once
Should have left before the bear got to the car. They’ve acclimated the bear to approaching vehicles. They handled ‘terror’ pretty nonchalantly. So, that word in the title was just to get us to click. Pretty foul on a number of levels.
1:25 "If he gets too close, you can start the engine. " By the time he actually started the engine, the bear was on its hind legs standing right next to their truck with paws on glass it could've very easily broken. Maybe start engine now and put foot on brake while truck is in drive.
2:24 what dangerous about that is:- EVERYTHING 😅
I hate when people are naive. The cameraman guy was really pushing his limits because he knew they were in danger, but he didn’t take it seriously. That older dude was giving him subtle hints that he ignored. That vehicle should have been started and in gear long before the bear got there. That bear could have easily gotten into that vehicle and he put everyone in danger.
Also no firearm? That’s wild. They shouldn’t have even been standing outside without a how powered rifle. Also a good idea to keep a high powered side arm on you as well.
the guide was uneasy the entire time but was being friendly because he knew that cameraman just wanted the perfect close shot. What a huge risk to take just for photo.
Two polar bears are standing in front of a smashed up igloo. One bear says to the other: “I love these things-crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside.”
White sharks say the same thing
The Far Side
It’s a Far Side cartoon
I remember that now. That was one of my favorite comic strips.
@@Boris_Chang It was in fact the first time I came across The Far Side, around 40 years ago! It was that memorable that I can still tell you what it was (the polar bears and the igloo) and where I was when I read it (the top lift shack at Mt Hood Ski Bowl).
that was a bit reckless... the cost of your safety isn't worth a close-up shot of the bear
yes it is.
They are professionals, its not reckless
@snexputana if you say so it must be true then
@@OLBICHL you just don't like bears.
Looks so cute and cuddly.
"They can punch through a window very very easily"
Yet they let him get right up close to the car and put his paws on the window. That's Darwin award material.
The window wasn't even up when the bear was right under it.
I’m shocked at how irresponsible these guys were. They should have gotten out of there sooner, and that bear has now had friendly contact with humans and will be curious for more.
Why would you even turn off that engine mate!!
Oh Lord, when the big boy put half his force, if that, into his push, I about stroked out. Awesome capture❣️
“If it’s black, fight back. If it’s brown, lay down. If it’s white, good night.”
Remember this old saying in bear country.
0:38 I can’t bear all the puns
Now that's just a bear-faced lie! 😉
Barely a day goes by without pausing for thought.
@@CastleKnight7Was that a bipolar bear?
It's honestly a little tragic that polar bears are so dangerous that they cant be allowed to be curious in the way black bears are. It's nice seeing and hearing about animals being curious about humans around their environment, like foxes climbing on a cameraman's back, birds preening themselves on someone's shoe, fish following particular divers every time they see them, etc
But predators like polar bears and some sharks are so almost instantly deadly that they get denied the ability to explore the new thing in their environment, even when theyre not being aggrssive - because it's just not wise to take the risk.
I love animal behavior and how when given opportunities they're curious and playful, and wonder what we could observe from such apex predators if they weren't such a threat to us
We are more afraid than we need to be. I live around black bears ( and wolves). My rule is, don’t hog the cheetos. Bears need to eat. They like their space, they’re mostly non aggressive. I think the polar bears are being starved by hunting , sealing, and climate change. That will make them more opportunistic and dangerous. You’ll notice that once the car moves, the bear moves on. Just looking. We bring so much unneeded fear to our animal encounters. Bring love and wonder and respect instead. It’s a beautiful world
@@TheAlex8675309 black bears behave entirely differently than polar bears. Polar bears have for as long as humans have interacted, eaten everything they can encounter because they don't know when they'll encounter another. And there's no warding them off without killing them - military personnel in the Arctic have stories after stories of having to literally use explosive devices to kill a polar bear because it wouldn't stop attacking a person no matter what they shot it with.
@@TheAlex8675309you do realize that polar bears behaviour is very different from black bears or wolfs?!
Just giving them space won't save you. Unlike brown bears or black bears who usually only attack humans if they invade their space or come to close to their offspring, polar bears absolutely see humans as prey
@@TheAlex8675309please don’t take the chance, your life is too precious.
look at that nervous glance by guide at 0:40. I knew was going to call it soon.
Within forty or fifty feet before you get out of the way? A bear could cover that in about five to ten seconds. That seemed really irresponsible...on the face of things. You didn't even have the car idling. What if it failed to start as the bear put it's paws on the window?
Yea that guide of theirs was realllly being careless. I don't think those brits realized how dangerous that was! Also, 40-50 feet before you get back to the car? That's wayy too close! Should be over 100 feet
@@TheRenster500 Guide was guilty of being too accommodating. Watch guide eyes at 0:40 you can see he is uncomfortable with whole thing. Fine line between giving people what they wanted (close pics/video) without getting everyone killed.
Beautiful animals
And thankfully it started
Even the window was rolled up too late. That was definitely a bad example they were setting up. The engines should have been turned on 30 seconds earlier. The windows should have been rolled up, and they should have driven away once the bear was 10 meters away.
Another "the bear let the human live" moment there. Notoriety supersedes respect and intelligence.
The issue is, the bear learns something new by every encounter. So you shouldn’t let them too close, because they try to figure things out. Other people will come after you, and the bear will be smarter every time, trying to out smart you, because that’s his job as a predator.
His driver side door isn't even closed right. Super crazy.
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They got eaten by polar bears 😂
they got unplugged 🤣🤣🤣
they went back to get a better picture of that polar bear 😂😂
Once that bear clocked him with his nose, it was all over.
Imagine if car didn't start? Also what if bear punctured the tyres
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My thoughts exactly 😂
50 feet is way closer than I thought he was going to say.
This is why you don’t go bear watching unless you are driving
Omg that was beautiful & crazy.
Amazing❤❤
He saw his lunch box
Bear: Yum, canned food.
They're not big cats. Being inside a vehicle doesn't turn you into a bigger animal. They see humans as prey and will try to smash through regardless. Their guide was right to be cautious.
So cautious, his buffer zone is less than 50 feet. There's no way that's a reasonable safety net for his old, slow ass.
@@davidsuch8942 yeah, nothing seemed cautious here. Letting the bear this near the car, with his paws on the damn window, and he hadn't even started the car. It was foolish. That may work out well one time, two times, but maybe not the third time.
Have you not seen Black Bears open car doors? Get away. Get the car started!
I think it got them in the end, hence why no more videos....
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@@earthunpluggedand will you be more responsible and less giddy to get dangerous footage for the sake of clicks?
good thing the crew is quick to discern and pack up 💪👍🏆 though exciting close encounter 😅❤️✅💯
This guy is a hazard. The person in the area told you what to do and you completely neglected protocol and ignored him. This should be portrayed as a lesson needing to be taught. Not an ignorant person capturing a cool video
*Bear is literally touching the car Them: “Wind the window up.” 🤦
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"40, 50 feet"? That's crazy.
Had it been a full size male it would have definitely pushed thru' the window and had itself an all you can eat human buffet!
This video would make Joe Rogen go crazy
Crap, locked the keys in the car
40/50 feet? Its a little close isnt it?
Internet bear experts... ASSEMBLE
"Arctic polar bear" is redundant as polar bears only exist in the arctic.
Person probably got tied up between wanting to say "Arctic bear" and "polar bear" and accidentally said both tbf, we all have slip ups where we accidentally say two synonyms that make our statement redundant. My family and I keep a running tab on how many redundancies we accidentally say when hanging out, and "wet soggy towel" is one that comes to mind lmao
Just looking for the crisps bag! Bears are hungry. . Never hog the cheetos🤠
What a special and amazing experience that must have been. To see Apollo bear and it's own habitat in the wild it's so special.
How would I react ?? Probably change my diapers for a start
Arctic polar bear? Where else does a polar bear come from?
The bear is looking at canned and hasn't a can opener.
A completely avoidable "terrifying encounter"
Whats even crazier is knowing there are adults who will take their children to "experience" shit like this smh
I bet that scared you a bit ha ha
seems like some educational bear spray would have been helpful for the bears longevity
Powerful animal...too risky.
What if the car ain’t starting 😎
Bearly looking at us
Not a bad bear. Just a bear being a bear. Get out of their territory.
40-50 ft? Cutting it pretty close my guy
Why do they liken the bear to a "juvenile delinquent"?
I’m guessing the bear prefers the humans in bag to that noisy can.
Do they not get bored lol
4 years!
Should be forty or fifty yards , not feet .
I didn’t see the part where it supposed to be terrifying
Go that close to a bear and tell me how you feel.
Just letting a polar bear that close to your car is absolutely dangerous as they perceive humans as prey and (unlike Lions) are aware of people within cars
That bear could've break the window into pieces in person if you got that close with the polar bear while in car how would you feel
Pas facile à gérer...
I guess I missed the terrifying part
It will smash your window and Drag you out
And that was just a small sub-adult male....
40-50 miles *
People are way too comfortable around bears
Wow that was pretty crazy not to start the car once the polar bear got soo close too the Suv...😲 even that young that young male would of easily smashed the window.... Very dangerous and so lucky!!!
next time feed him tuna, honey, raisins, and peanuts if you dont mind
You all in the vehicle is just canned food to him.
Does anyone know what this "second body" is on the camera? 0:22 on the left, the grey box between the lens and the body itself. Seems way to big to just be the motor for the focus.
External power zoom I think (for operating the zoom ring with that rocker switch on the top). Either that or a follow focus unit.
Dodgy, yes. Terrifying? No.
"40 50 feet"....you mean YARDS right sir?! 😅
He just wanted a bottle of coca cola.
Imagine if the car doesn’t start 😮😮😮
It only thinks one thing most of its life....
How far is this scent of blood im smelling
Someone show Joe rogan this 😂
😂
These guys are fools.
Arctic polar bear? Is there any other?
High risk😭
Joe Rogan must see this
“Arctic” polar bears…as opposed to…?😂😂
Obviously Antarctic polar bears! They’re so much more dangerous, as no one has ever made it back alive to tell of their sighting.
@@JackClayton123 🤣 Thank you! Cheers,
THAT WAS SO DUMB LMAO
The bears are only bad because you are there. Leave them alone.
Polar bears will hunt everything and anything. There not 'bad' cause they're there, there bad because they are.
Bear with me
@BBC Earth Unplugged, “Terrifying” is a bit of a misnomer. You could’ve gone a less pathetic route and titled it something like “Dicey Encounter…”, and I still would have watched it. You don’t need to resort to these sad clickbait tactics.
did he just call a wild animal a juvenile delinquent? lmao what we are in their territory? we are the ones being stupid.
Get out of shot, Gordon. We want to see the wildlife.
If not friend why friend shaped dammitttttttt 😭😭😭😭
Click bait! I mean it can be dangerous but nothing to see here.
Somebody has fed that bear. For it to approach that close, despite natural fear, is a learned response.