When a black bear kept hanging out in their backyard, the Grillo family was getting more and more antsy with each passing day.
While American black bears typically avoid confronting humans whenever possible, sometimes their habitats and the humans of suburbia end up overlapping and meetings like the video below are inevitable. When a bear gets hungry enough, the wonderful smells wafting over from humans can be just too tantalizing to ignore for these creatures!
These animals are usually more afraid of you then we are of them, and while black bears are rarely aggressive they should still be treated with a wary respect. While most bears will never come back once they realize humans are around, sometimes a bear will realize that they can come to a specific backyard for food. Sometimes dog food bowls, trash cans, or uncleaned grills will supply a bear with a new diet, and they'll eventually lose their fear of humans and become "nuisance bears."
The angry wife in this video was a bit aggressive and definitely took a risk, but she seemed to be fed up with this bear's antics and finally gave him what for! When the bear walked up on her porch I was a bit scared, but when Mrs. Grillo started yelling, I couldn't stop laughing!
What do you think of her approach to bear control? Would you have just called animal control, or would you savor the chance to scold a bear? Let us know in the comments below!
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