# Close Encounters of the Bear Kind **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 5, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounters-of-the-bear-kind/972788 "2022-10-05T23:44:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounters-of-the-bear-kind/972788/13 "2022-10-06T09:25:45Z")
@Biotop, glad that things worked out safely for all concerned. Black bears are typically not as aggressive and hence not as dangerous as brown bears (aka “grizzlies”) but AIUI colorations do vary, and after all, a bear is a bear, and always a potential danger. In a previous post, I recounted my own close encounter with a Mama bear and two cubs . Sadly, it did not end well for Mama but the two cubs were found and relocated well north of the populated areas of the park. As mentioned in that post, although we were somewhat concerned for our safety, it was nothing compared to what happened to the couple camping on the other side of the bay, who were apparently not accustomed to basic camping practices and had Mama and her cubs actually invade their tent! > [@You're in the forest and a bear passes by. Assume no baby bears, and he's not hungry. How dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-the-forest-and-a-bear-passes-by-assume-no-baby-bears-and-hes-not-hungry-how-dangerous/811042/42): > > My anecdotal experience: A friend and I were wilderness camping one summer in a season that was apparently bad for berry growth, so bears were foraging for food farther than usual. And one morning I peeked out of the tent to see a mother bear and two cubs examining our food supplies some distance away. We had taken the standard precaution of hanging most of our food on a line between two trees, but Mama Bear was interested in the other stuff, and even managed to partially open a can with her… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounters-of-the-bear-kind/972788)._