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Mama Bear Fights Massive Bear To Protect Her Cubs

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Incredible courage shown by this mama bear as she fights off a massive bear. She has two small cubs with her, who she seems to be protecting.

Setting the Scene

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The video starts on a lush green hilltop. Mama bear was exploring with her two cubs when a massive bear suddenly appears over the ridgetop.

The Fight Breaks Out

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The immediately start brawling. The massive bear is considerably larger than the mama bear. This huge guy open paw smacks mama bear with great might.

As It Continues…

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The mother bear probably has so much adrenaline pumping through her veins, filled with all her natural mother instincts to protect her young ones. She fights back hard.

The Grapple

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The large bear pushes the mother down the hillside. Her two scared cubs are standing behind their mother, start to run away. I am sure they are frightened, not only for themselves but for their mom.

Things Aren’t Looking Great

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As the large bear has such a size advantage, it can push the mother bear down the slope. The one cub runs off to the right.

Taking a Turn for the Worse

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The other cubs tries to run off and escape to the left. Unfortunately without it knowing, the hill drops off quite steeply and there is a small cliff which it topples over.

Things Start to Look Up

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The mother bear regains her determination and fights back stronger. She bites at the large bears face. The little cub that ran off to the right has made its way around and back over the hilltop.

Triumph!

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Mama bear does not give up. She is relentless. As she keeps attacking back, the larger bear starts to lose interest, slowly backing off and retreating up the hill.

The Winner

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The mother follows the intruder over the hill to make sure the the coast is clear. She can finally relax. But wait, where are her cubs?

Reunited

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Following the scent of her cub, she goes over the hill to find the lost cub. Then she comes back to see the little one that went over the cliff climbing back up. 

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Wrapping Up

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Living in the wild, there is danger permanently on your doorstep. The encounter today was handled excellently by the mother bear and now her family is safe and reunited.

Next up ~

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