Brown Bear Ruins Child’s Birthday in the Worst Way Possible at Seattle Zoo

Natalie Hoage
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A child's birthday party if a very big event and something that kids really look forward to. Daily Mail shared a clip of a child who was celebrating their birthday with friends at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington recently, and these kids got to see a little bit more than they bargained for.

The kids were visiting the brown bear exhibit when the unthinkable happened. There was a mama duck and her ducklings swimming in the water inside the exhibit. The bear noticed them and decided to make them its next meal. Make sure to have your sound on so you can hear the kids' reactions to the hungry bear!

I'm sure that's not at all what the kids thought would happen! And they are little kids, too! @Becks wondered, "Why didn't the parents move the kids?!" and another commenter added, "Honestly a bit of a learning opportunity for the kids. Life isn’t always rainbows and sunshine." ThunderBird231 pointed out, "So basically they went to see wild animals and then got upset they saw wild animals." Daily Mail said in their caption that the bear named Juniper picked off the duckling one by one. That poor mama duck!

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Brown Bear Facts

We all know that bears are apex predators and will eat just about anything, but I guess we don't expect to take our kids to the zoo and have to watch them do it. Juniper just saw a free and easy meal!

Brown bears' daily meals consist of nuts, berries, fruits, leaves, and roots. They also occasionally eat rodents, fish, and even animals as big as a moose! They use their claws - which can be up to 6 inches long - to dig, climb, and to catch prey.

Did you know that brown bears and grizzly bears are the same species? Natural Habitat Adventures shared, "Two general types of brown bear are recognized, the coastal brown bear and the inland grizzly. Mostly herbivorous grizzlies can weigh as little as 350 pounds, while a brown bear living on a diet of spawning salmon may reach 1500 pounds."

For the most part, brown bears avoid contact with people and would rather be left alone. National Geographic shared, "They can be dangerous to humans, particularly if they're surprised or if a person gets between a mother bear and her cubs."

Here's another cool fact from Natural Habitat Adventures, "Brown bear mothers give birth in their sleep! Cubs born during hibernation make their way to the mother’s chest and nurse until she is ready to wake up." This made me wish that I could've slept through my kids' labor and delivery!

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