Watch: Man Gets Totally Startled by a Bear While Relaxing Outside His Home
The bear was startled too!
David Oppenheimer of Asheville, North Carolina was relaxing outside his home when he got the shock of a lifetime. A curious bear had unknowingly walked right up to him as he lay back in a reclining outdoor lounge, and his reaction is totally relatable.
We can only imagine how we'd respond when face-to-face with such a massive surprise! Needless to say, the video from David's home has been going viral on many social media platforms, including on @skynews' TikTok account. Take a look!
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OMFG! Can you imagine? We don't blame David at all for being so startled. If anything, we want to give him major props for remaining so calm in the midst of a potentially dangerous situation. Luckily, he didn't have to do anything before the equally shocked animal ran off.
Although it's not explicitly stated in the video, the bear in this video is a black bear. That's because they're the only species found in North Carolina! In the event of a black bear encounter, notes the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, it's best to "back away slowly and make lots of noise." In this situation, though, the bear took care of all of that before David could even process what was going on!
Commenter @ron_tiktok_2021 joked that it "looks like they couldn't bear the sight of each other." LOL! That's the perfect pun for the perfect occasion, and it's also true. Then again, it's probably for the best that neither of them wanted anything to do with the other! The whole encounter happened in the blink of an eye, and that's definitely a good thing.
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