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Originally Posted by oldE
That video (or at least the first minute, I didn't watch the rest) could be entitled "What NOT to do When A Black Bear Approaches". Moving away makes you look like prey.
Get rocks and throw them, make lots of noise and threaten. Don't back away and plead with the darn thing to go away. 
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Les |
This.
When someone runs away from a bear, or any large wild animal, the animal's instinct kicks in -- something that runs away is prey/lunch.
Those people did the wrong thing - and as a result were in too close proximity to the bear for too long. Had they stopped and stood their ground, the bear likely would have moved on.
Then again, I haven't been in that situation. So I'm an arm-chair bear expert...but I did see a grizzly a stone's throw away when in Denali in Alaska (I was on a tour bus). Scary powerful animals.
-Z