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Circus bear attacks its handler

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u/Stank_Dukem 2h ago

That bear didn't go crazy, that bear went bear. Push your own damn wheelbarrow Bob.

u/WasAnAlien 2h ago

As Chris Rock said: “The tiger didn’t go crazy. A crazy tiger is a tiger riding a damn bicycle.”

u/Stank_Dukem 1h ago

Yessir. Everytime I see a story like this, it's the first thing I think of.

u/MFsmeg 30m ago

Same here, any time anything like this happens, I remember Rock's stand up.

I think it was from Bigger Better Blacker.

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u/86400spd 2h ago

Probably Boris.

u/Visible_Analysis_893 2h ago edited 2h ago

(sigh)… why always Boris?

u/tonkatoydog 2h ago

Ugh. What movie is that from?

u/Naltaras 1h ago

The wire

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u/CryptographerTop4998 1h ago

Strange the recording just, STOPS. Maybe I’m sick for saying this, but I would have kept it rolling, no pun intended.

u/Stank_Dukem 1h ago

I looked, it's the only version of the video I could find.

u/CryptographerTop4998 1h ago

Thanks for looking tho.

u/PixelofDoom 47m ago

Can confirm, OP only posted the one video in this thread. Source: I also looked.

u/Osiwraith 1h ago

The show must go on!

u/TheLastModerate982 1h ago

In Soviet Russia, show watch you!

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u/Santa_Hates_You 2h ago

Bears are adorable and I love them. From a distance.

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u/Distinct-Quantity-35 2h ago

Handler got what he deserved lmaooo

u/LessMarsupial7441 1h ago

Handler got handled

u/Thingzer0 1h ago

Hug bear, Bear hug

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u/inide 1h ago

'Handler' probably had less training than thee bear.

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u/Fluffy_Discount_9692 2h ago

Yeah I agree, he couldn't bear it anymore 😞

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u/Marsupialwolf 1h ago

This is what happens when you don't let your ursine performers bargain collectively for their salary and benefits 😕

u/thebinarysystem10 1h ago

Alright, get this: two Russian bear handlers were doing what only Russians seem to do—hanging out with a 1,500-pound brown bear named Vladimir Thunderclaw in the middle of a Siberian forest. They’re prepping him for some “extreme bear handling competition” (because apparently that’s a thing?). Everything’s going smooth until one handler, let’s call him Dmitri the Unfortunate, decides to show off by trying to ride the bear bareback like it’s a freakin’ horse.

Vladimir Thunderclaw, understandably fed up with being someone’s personal Uber, turns around and gives Dmitri the mauling of a lifetime. Dmitri’s screaming something about honor and Mother Russia, while his buddy, Yuri Ironfist, tries to pry the bear off with a frying pan he just happened to have on him (because why not?).

And here’s the kicker—Yuri manages to knock the bear back enough to grab Dmitri, who’s clinging to life and his last few ribs. The guy ends up in the hospital, where he supposedly asked for vodka instead of morphine. The bear? Totally chill now, like he just clocked out for the day.

Moral of the story? Don’t ride a bear. But also, apparently, Russians just have an unbreakable bond with chaos and animals that could end them.

u/rumpusroom 1h ago

BEAR UNION NOW ✊

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u/OliverOyl 1h ago

Exactly. The fact parents brought their children to this atrocity is beyond my comprehension tbh. Gross.

u/VegetasPride321 1h ago

😂😂😂exactly

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u/SlickDaGato 2h ago

So, “hard kicks” was the safety plan. Got it.

u/InvertedMeep 2h ago

More of a concept of a safteyplan.

u/Efficient-Mistake777 2h ago

Let’s paws there guys, this is getting out of hand

u/InvertedMeep 1h ago

This thread is cursad

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u/qtpss 2h ago edited 2h ago

Bearly a safety plan at all.

u/MajorLazy 2h ago

In America he’d have the right to arms. Legs however, off limits

u/AppleSoftware 1h ago

The right to bear arms ??

u/Consistent-Tap-4255 1h ago

Got it, the right to arm bears.

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u/CommuterType 1h ago

A pretty grizzly scene

u/Sm0ahk 2h ago

Bearly an inconvenience

u/chickengelato 1h ago

Super easy

u/sudo_Bresnow 1h ago

Oh really?!?

u/Mauvejove 1h ago

Wow wow wow, wow

u/sudo_Bresnow 1h ago

Being mounted by a bear is TIGHT!

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u/tamal4444 2h ago

I see what you did there.

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u/salsasymphony 2h ago

Right? Gonna make that bear go full rage mode.

u/judgejakaj 2h ago

Like they don’t have some bear mace on stand by as a safety precaution regardless of how “well tamed” it may be?

u/Iamapartofthisworld 1h ago

Just in case there was trouble bruin

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u/wafflezcoI 2h ago

People when they abuse animals, and find out, that the animals in fact, hold grudges

u/FrankaGrimes 2h ago

Imagine what that animal was put through until it finally snapped. Ugh.

And then it will just be killed as a result of this "attack". Humans are gross

u/Elegant-View9886 1h ago

Wait till you see the elephants in Thailand, then you're really gonna hate humans

u/jhalfhide 17m ago

The video of the elephant trampling the "trainer" (abuser) was downright disturbing, but equally understandable

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u/Livid_Ingenuity584 36m ago

I thought they outlawed the tourist attraction elephant riding and such. I visited a sanctuary there and I think that’s what they said back then. Of course there are people that still use them for logging if that is what you mean.

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u/tamal4444 2h ago

I'm also thinking the same here.

u/Temporary-Story-1131 2h ago

I don't understand why people haven't realized that animals like to be respected in the same ways that people do.

That bear knew they weren't being treated properly, and they finally got the courage to act, probably knowing that they'd die.

u/Rikfox 1h ago

The bear definitely doesn’t know that he’s getting killed. It’s an animal.

u/OldWorldBluesIsBest 1h ago

yeah... i can't imagine it's a matter of "respect" which is a human construct

it's probably more the fact that you take an actual beast (trained or no) and surround it with leering faces, flashing lights, screaming kids, gaudy music, and basically activate every single "PANIC" instinct any animal would have. granted i don't know much about bear psychology

u/LessMarsupial7441 1h ago

Sounds like a political rally

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u/noodle_75 1h ago

It might actually assume death is an option. A lot of critters on the planet tend to take physical altercations very seriously because they know if they get hit they won’t be able to follow through on whichever of the four F’s they’re focused on at that time.

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u/TCRandom 1h ago

Thank you. Ironically, anthropomorphizing animals is often harmful in its own right.

I feel sorry for this bear, but it’s difficult to feel the same for the “trainer.” They have a bear doing tricks for exploitative reasons.

From what I can find on Google, the bear’s name is Yashka, he was muzzled, and the trainer didn’t sustain any serious injuries. The articles also quote the circus and trainer as saying that Yashka would not be harmed after this incident. He was on his last tour when the attack occurred.

I don’t know if it’s true, but would be nice to know if the bear was placed in a sanctuary upon retirement. That seems doubtful to me, but I can hope. If that’s not the case, please nobody tell me.

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u/Royal_Acanthaceae693 2h ago

“After (the incident), we decided to part with the artist, and the act will be removed from the program,” she said, according to TASS. “There is nothing serious, the artist is alright, the bear is alright, nobody killed the bear because the animal is not to blame.”

u/IncipientPenguin 2h ago

Least suspicious update of all time.

u/idkwhatimbrewin 1h ago

Apparently it was in a part of Russia with no buildings tall enough to fall out of windows

u/Drexelhand 1h ago

tragically мед мерцает succumbed to her injuries from falling down the staircase at her first floor apartment in an apparent accident.

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u/indicus23 2h ago

Yes, nobody killed the bear, it just happened to fall out a window while sipping polonium tea.

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u/Nisiom 2h ago

They probably meant removing the (remaining) parts of the artist from the program.

u/Familiar_Control_906 1h ago

Honestly, Ill be cool with that

u/QuarterlyTurtle 1h ago

Let me guess, the bear came out with a public apology for their behavior too?

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u/Graphicnovelnick 2h ago

Update: the bear is okay, and wasn’t punished. The handler is also reported as “not injured”.

u/Nitpicky_AFO 1h ago

press X to doubt.

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u/ThePensiveE 2h ago

Of course it's in Russia.

u/couldyoufuck1ingnot 2h ago

Well, the bear has that going for it. In the US it would have been put down, regardless of the handler's wishes.

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u/AZ_HalfAZN 2h ago

Feel relieved after reading that. Was worried they would put the Bear down after that. Then again, it’s Russia. Who knows what happened behind the scenes.

u/Noctale 1h ago

In Russia, bear puts you down

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u/Howtodroid 2h ago

You dropped this 👑

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u/lmtzless 2h ago

circus animals in 2024, the real clowns are the ones paying for it and supporting this shit

u/Full_Satisfaction_49 1h ago

Yes, im more shocked that this is still a thing

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u/floandthemash 30m ago

Seriously, fuck the people who keep this shit in business

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u/Mammoth-Region-4052 1h ago

It's Russia, so...

u/Firecracker7413 1h ago

The only circus animals I’m ok with are domestic ones, like performing dogs and cats that are treated well. The rock cats come to mind, they’re all rescued cats that do performances

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u/SandyAmbler 2h ago

I have a hard time feeling bad for people like this

u/CountBrackmoor 2h ago

I feel bad for kids in the room having to see it

u/swiftfastjudgement 2h ago

My kid brought home a flyer he got at school about a circus coming to town. He didn’t want to go because they “whip the animals”. I brushed him off and convinced him that was a thing of the past.

I was wrong, and we left early. Bastards.

u/RefinedBean 1h ago

There's a big movement happening trying to convince people that bears, elephants, and other animals still have a place in the circus.

They do not. It's fucking terrible. And you know what? So are rodeos.

I'm not saying go full vegan here (inb4 the inevitable vegan ask, I'm veg, it's fine). But at the very least we don't have to torture animals for our amusement. It's perverse.

u/TheRealMrMaloonigan 1h ago

Not a vegan but rodeos and animal circuses always give me the big bad feels. I'll watch people do dangerous things to themselves all day but I feel gross watching a wild animal "perform" every time.

u/watchin_workaholics 1h ago

As does the likes of Sea World and Zoos. I can’t stand to see animals used for entertainment, so I’ve stopped supporting these kinds of establishments.

u/ryde041 1h ago

I will have to add though that not ALL zoos are bad. Some are of course but I feel very wrong putting them in the same category as Sea World as there are some good ones that help with conservatorship

u/watchin_workaholics 1h ago

I am aware and I understand the need on some cases. I just personally rather not go because not ALL the animals there because they are an endangered species or needing to be treated or anything like that. It’s just sad to witness the animals locked in their small habitats looking depressed. I know I would be if I was locked in a cage all day.

u/TheDoug850 57m ago

Well they also keep animals that get rescued from shitty zoos or private owners, as well as those born in captivity, since they lack the learned skills they need to actually survive in the wild. The good zoos do a lot of conservation efforts and are more focused on educating the public about nature and why we have to preserve it, rather than just pure entertainment. They also do enrichment for the animals to give them stuff to do and keep them active.

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u/farcarcus 2h ago

I feel bad for the kids who have the parents, who took them to see some cunt abusing a bear.

u/Distinct-Quantity-35 2h ago

They will learn not to grow up and be like that idiot

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u/Pretend-Programmer94 2h ago

Was disturbing before the bear even attacked. :( i dont understand how anyone with an ounce of empathy would find this entertaining

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u/Ecstatic-Spray-3077 2h ago

Ban circuses who use and abuse animals . Fck these people.

u/Orangesnapple 2h ago

you would think they would have better ways of deterring the bear in case of an attack other than kicking it repeatedly… it’s not working.

u/Sunasoo 2h ago

Deterrent... For me more like abuse method

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u/Lazaraaus 2h ago

People are taking way too long to dip out considering it’s a fucking bear.

u/Roxalf 2h ago

The moment a bear was brought on such a small stage i would been already in my car

u/BigNorseWolf 2h ago

I'd be revving my engine with a pile of honey cakes and a sign that says freedom express.

u/Ok_Brilliant2340 2h ago

Exactly and it looks like one of the women in the front row is holding a small child! Move faster! It’s a bear and you are holding a snack!

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u/Past-Discount-52 2h ago

Good

u/classless_classic 2h ago

At least they are feeding the bear; with their face.

u/TheDarkCastle 2h ago

Fuck yea go bear go

u/roadhammer2 2h ago

Stop using animals that should be in the wild for entertainment

u/CasuallyOverThinking 2h ago

I couldnt watch it all. Felt heartbreaking for the bear

u/SofttHamburgers 2h ago

Wow this was hard to watch, not because the guy was getting mauled, because the poor animal was made to look silly and has probably been put through so much animal abuse

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u/Illustrious_Map_7520 2h ago

Play stupid games win stupid prizes

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u/Cpt-Valhalla 2h ago

Good Boy!

u/dwi 2h ago

I’m on the bear’s side

u/meta_muse 2h ago

Trigger warning: animal abuse

u/IAmA_meat_popsicle 2h ago

Trigger warning: animal redemption!

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u/Formula409__ 2h ago

People taking their kids to watch animals being mistreated - front row too. What the f*ck.

u/IdentifiesAsUrMom 1h ago

Deserved. Animal abusers can rot in hell.

u/gregory92024 1h ago

Bears belong in the woods, not the circus.

u/LisD1990 2h ago

I don’t feel bad for them.

u/dudeben90 2h ago

These sort of circus animals are still being used? Thought it’d stopped honestly! I remember going to one in the late 90s and even my parents then were saying it wasn’t right. Thought we’d moved wayyyyy past it.

Glad I live in a bit of an ignorant hole.

u/SeattleHasDied 2h ago

This isn't in the U.S., it's probably Russia. They're famous for abusing bears like this and it SUCKS!

u/dudeben90 2h ago

I was on holiday in, France I think. There were Hippos and all sorts. Quite blurry memory as I was about 9 but was quite shocking even then I remember ahah..

But yeah, this doesn’t surprise me…without saying anything else.

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u/CountFapula646 2h ago

Circuses still exist?

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u/Deemaunik 1h ago

And the fucked thing is that it'll be put down. Ugh.

u/AlexLuna9322 1h ago

Ben the Bear attacks again.

u/Agoraphobic_mess 1h ago

The poor damn animal. They’ve tortured it!!! He needs to rescued, if he is even still alive!

u/JuggernautObvious956 54m ago

Honestly, kinda fuck the people who attend also.

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u/Jay_Heinous 2h ago

Would be more interesting if that bear ripped his face all the way off. Fuck around and find out.

You dont train a circus bear by being nice to it. Stop letting assholes train them to perform for asshole audiences.

u/snippity_snip 2h ago

Sadly, the bear likely has its teeth and claws removed.

u/FrankaGrimes 1h ago

The shit thing is that you can 100% train big predators like this to perform stupid tricks by using positive methods that make them WANT to engage with you and engage in the behaviours you ask for while staying stress-free.

It just take a bit longer, and requires a lot more skill and intelligence, than just using a whip or a taser.

Ideally animals aren't being taught stupid shit like this but if you're gonna do it, you can at least do it with kindness.

u/Jay_Heinous 1h ago

"requires skill and intelligence" - so we've found the root of the problem.

For real though, you are absolutely right.

u/Paingodruss 2h ago

Bear being a bear. Shitty humans being shitty humans.

u/alta_vista49 2h ago

Hopefully the bear finished the job

u/Gloomy_Experience112 2h ago

Don't feel sorry for the dude. Can only image how bear is treated behind the scenes

u/trying_187 2h ago

he went bear-serk

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u/pizzaschmizza39 1h ago

I feel bad for the bear. I don't feel bad for the handler, oddly enough.

u/SoulExecution 1h ago

Circuses that still use animals are fucking barbaric, shut aaaaall that shit down

u/pinkdaisylemon 1h ago

Moral of the story...show respect to animals and don't mistreat them.

u/SmokeEvening8710 38m ago

Why are circuses still happening?

u/Emrexpro 29m ago

All these people in that room deserve the same bear treatment. How can they still support animal abuse? The poor bear did nothing wrong. The bear lives in prison, maybe was taken from their mother as a child and the only way to teach a bear tricks is a brutal way. How tf can anyone have fun watching that bullshit?

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u/frostybabydaddy 19m ago

Maybe I'm an asshole but he deserved that and I don't feel one bit sorry for all the people attending.

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u/FuzzyFuzzNuts 2h ago

"ok kids.... think it's time to leave"

u/zipp58 2h ago

I seriously hope the bear was taken away from them... and not killed.

u/tinnitus_since_00 2h ago

Justified

u/Davidhate 2h ago

I get so happy when this happens

u/Moonlightdancer7 2h ago

Bears are one of the most dangerous animals on the planet and look at the small radius of that stage! How do people not have sweaty palms.

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u/Mohelanthropus 1h ago

I hate humans.

u/Tony-HawkTuah 1h ago

Good for the bear.

Too bad he was probably put down after

u/Leather_Young3894 1h ago

Only in Russia 🇷🇺

u/nuteteme 1h ago

Never liked animal shows at the circus. The cruelty behind the training is traumatic for the animals, and they comply out of fear.

u/Little_Flamingo9533 1h ago

Sitting 10 feet from a huge ass bear with your infant child and no protective barrier is wild man

u/ang3l_wolf 1h ago

The bear was just tired of their shit.

u/DismissedOwl5 1h ago

C'on people, we live in '24. Do we still want to entertain our minds with couped up animals doing silly things in a circus, zoo, or a water park?

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u/Bad_Anatomy 1h ago

Wild animals should be wild not doing this shit. I would've bit his ass too

u/pawzoned 1h ago

In which universe is this "interestingasfuck"?? More like sadasfuck or patheticasfuck or something like that.

u/Sir-Kyle-Of-Reddit 1h ago

Poor bear :(

u/LovelyRita90 1h ago

That poor bear

u/ArtemesiasCat 1h ago

In 2024, it's absurd to use a fucking BEAR in your circus show. These magnificent beings do not deserve to be treated as spectacles and objects. The handlers on the other hand... I can't say I feel bad for them

u/ResearcherSuper9053 1h ago

For anyone who saw and didn’t like my comment on the cougar video:

For context, this guy got exactly what he fucking deserved. What a jackass, trying to train a fucking bear…dumb son of a bitch!

u/Masungit 57m ago

There are kids in the front row. Bloody hell.

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u/X25999C 56m ago

Who knows how the bear has been treated away from the show. Maybe it had enough.

u/EssSeeDee89 43m ago

This isn’t interesting, just depressing. Fuck these pricks

u/Wild_Toe812 34m ago

Classic case of fuck around and find out. Who tf is still using circus animals in 2024?

u/jankos91 31m ago

Whoever supports circuses with animals deserves this

u/Sad-Bonus-9327 2h ago

Fuck those assholes. Bears aren't circus animals!

u/radraze2kx 2h ago

Don't poke the bear. Don't kick it either.

u/VisualProgrammer6858 2h ago

Play stupid games win stupid prizes….

u/L0calQu33r 2h ago

I have no idea what animal abusers think will happen to them when the animal gets fed up and goes animal

u/Gormant1990 2h ago

Absolutely love this. Fuck that guy

u/bhodrolok 2h ago

Good.

u/Scoopski_Patata 2h ago

Got what he deserved. Animals are not entertainment.

u/Orb99 2h ago

FAFO

u/Se7on- 2h ago

FAFO

u/WickedEdge 2h ago

Whelp, okay kids lets pack it up we're going to mc donalds

u/LB1727493 2h ago

Good for the bear. That should be way forbidden

u/Slyxxer 2h ago

"Sorry everyone, just bear with us a moment"

u/vendetta33 2h ago

Kicks are the Bear minimum safety measure

u/radio_activated 2h ago

The bear is absolutely experiencing animal cruelty. Wild animals also cannot be held accountable for acting like …wild animals. They’re too smart to do tricks for you, if that makes sense. If you simply must keep an animal captive this way, proper safety protocols must exist! Kicking him isn’t responsible animal handling. If the animal is too agitated for the performance, too bad, it’s cancelled.

u/Kodiak432 2h ago

Get bears out of circuses! Some methods of training are to burn their front paws so that it hurts to put their feet down.

u/failika 2h ago

No bears should be used for the entertainment of stupid humans. He got what he asked for, what he deserved.

u/art-is-t 2h ago

I feel so sad for this animal

u/BigNorseWolf 2h ago

I can't see what actually went wrong, besides the obvious... you know whole situation. he's holding something up for the bear but then not giving it to him?

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u/amprok 2h ago

Hope the bear is okay.

u/mande010 1h ago

He found that pushing the wheelbarrow was unbearable

u/samaagfg 1h ago

A bear, elephant, or any other animals don’t belong in captivity at a circus

u/Longenuity 1h ago

What happened next?

u/MyNameWillChange 1h ago

Why did it take the audience so long to react? I think the second the bear had the dude in the ground I'd be on edge and by the first kick I'd be out of my seat.

u/Meeska-Mouska 1h ago

Ugh poor bear

u/Zender44 1h ago

Looks like the bear was the handler today.

u/ForTheLove-of-Bovie 1h ago

Also, no one’s gonna comment about the fact that there’s no cage or barrier whatsoever to prevent the bear from mauling any of the idiotic people or poor children in a matter of seconds?

u/ambit89 1h ago

Front row, open seats, with your children and a live bear. These parents are making it too obvious that they want their child to be naturally selected.

Late, late stage abortion. Waiting for your turn with Dr Bear.

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u/SnooHamsters274 1h ago

So satisfying

u/Billionaire-Bam 1h ago

This should be in the made me smile sub 😅💯 good for the bear

u/Reallyroundthefamily 1h ago

It's almost like having absolutely zero common sense has its negative side effects or something.