Woman has a close encounter with a hungry bear

"What are you doing?"
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Brian Koerber
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Woman has a close encounter with a hungry bear
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A hungry bear with an appetite for dog food tried to steal a meal from a California bed and breakfast.

Diana Chase, owner of the Pine Mountain Inn, opened her garage to find a bear knee-deep in a huge bag of dog kibble.

"What are you doing?" Chase can be heard asking the bear.

Moments later, the bear retreats with the dog food and tries to make a getaway. Chase follows, ordering the bear to drop the food. Eventually, the bear does exit the garage without the food, and Chase is able to close the garage door, but not before the two come within just a few feet of each other.

While Chase did the right thing trying to scare away the bear, she should not have used soft tones when talking to the bear, and she did put herself in danger multiple times. Yes, bears are cute, but they can also eat your face.

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.


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