The title of this video, Brown Bear Attack, is completely misleading. The bear does not attack. Rather, Brody, who tips the scales at 1,500 pounds, shows remarkable restraint as he is teased and tempted with his favorite food, fried chicken. If I had four-inch claws and weighed three-quarters of a ton and you waved a plate of nachos in front of my face, game over. But Brody, no, he plays nice, gently rolling the cage around with curiosity.
What’s striking about this National Geographic clip isn’t that it shows what a bear attack “might look like.” Please. A bear attack would be loud, violent, and over pretty quickly. No, what’s striking is how freaking big Brody is compared to the man in the cage — shoot, to the cage itself. Monstrously big. We’ve all seen bears in videos and I’ve seen plenty in the wild, but this perspective puts bear size in a chilling and awesome light.
See what happens if you eat enough fried chicken?
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I just lost a little more respect for National Geographic.
“The uploader has not made this video available in your Country” – This is the UK not China!
Seriously, this is what Nat Geo has devolved into? Rednecks in Nascar harnesses teasing a beautiful animal caged for a few laughs. Unbelievable. Nat Geo used to teach and show us how beautiful nature is. This is a joke.
These tests are so effing absurd.
But yes, that wasn’t the point. That is an impressive animal.
Can something be done to save Nat Geo from itself?
this spectacle is infuriating. it is bullshit cowboy hype.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/wild/dangerous-encounters/videos/brown-bear-attack/
Video is there for all us people in third world countries like Canada..
Its unfortunate, but it seems most people are idiots, so I guess National Geographic has to respond to the audience to stay relevant.
It is amusing to think however, how many North Americans are probably watching this, just as fat as that bear, eating a bucket of KFC, laughing at how badly the bear wants the chicken.