Bear attacks a trainer during a live show in China. Fu*k these Trainers

https://people.com/bear-attacks-trainer-crowd-watches-animal-park-china-11863940

  • 321 points lobsterisch

    Seems they have a solid, workable, effective plan for such an eventuality.

    Consummate professionals.

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    84 points subuso

    Literally my first thought. They have absolutely no training on what to do when faced with such a situation

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    32 points edge70rd

    What are you talking about? They already had that professional grade Bear Pacifier Chairstack prepared nearby, and reached for it in blazing fast ~10 seconds, not even half of your face could be eaten within that time

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    32 points Shiby-247

    Also a parrot was on scene

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    9 points warden976

    And a basketball hoop/backboard ensemble

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    22 points lobsterisch

    So the fuck you in particular comes from the guy who runs the attraction.

    The bear is just doing bear stuff.

    Animals don't do politics (with a small p)

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    19 points Dizzy_Description812

    It's China... its cheaper to.replace people.

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    2 points HeftyArgument

    in china its death is cheaper than injury; one of the scariest things is being hit by a car, you need to get out before the driver has a chance to finish the job

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    -11 points Sorry_Reply8754

    I love how people, when bashing China, end up describing the US.

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    6 points Dizzy_Description812

    Lawsuits alone keep this from even being a brief thought in the US.

    I love how people who lack critical thinking skills think they have something to add to a conversation.

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    -10 points Sorry_Reply8754

    Lawsuits?

    My dude, American workers don't even have basic rights.

    You don't paid sick leave, you don't have paid maternity or paternity leave, you don't have paid vacation, you don't have public free healthcare or free college.

    In any decent country all these things are guaranteed by law. US doesn't have any of that.

    Millions of Americans work full time jobs and can't even afford a place to live, they have to live on vehicles.

    Chinese workers live in a waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better society than Americans do.

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    -4 points FirstoffIdonthaveshe

    Bot

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    4 points loki_cometh

    Exactly what I was thinking. There was zero contingency planning here for what seems like the most obvious contingency.

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    2 points SomeCountryFriedBS

    The sticktapper was almost encouraging it.

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    31 points snorkeling_moose

    Guy 1: OK, so I'm gonna rub the bear with a detached basketball hoop.

    Guy 2: Good call. While you do that, I'll gently tap it on the back with this comically oversized stick.

    Guy 3: Is there any way we can work my parrot into this whole situation? I feel like parrot is a real game-changer here.

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    3 points farrieremily

    Guy who isn’t afraid to carry a giant bird also walked over and seemed to grab the bear. Maybe it was the magic answer.

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    13 points Debonaire_Death

    When the guy came back with a mini basketball goal I realized they dont have any specialized equipment at all.

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    6 points Mmortt

    And he goes back for more.

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    4 points MCChrisWasMeanToMe

    Where you going, pussy??? I didn't hear no bell!

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    2 points GortimerGibbons

    In case of bear attack, gently tap the bear with a long stick...

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    2 points New_Guava3601

    Was incredibly lucky. I watched a documentary where some of the pandas in China know Kung Fu.

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    1 points NippleTugsandHugs

    1st though: ok, where are the tranquilizers?

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    3 points jppianoguy

    Tranquilizers take time. They need some combination of a hose, pepper spray, a Taser, and a snare.

    If all else fails, a gun

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    1 points lobsterisch

    Black market

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    1 points whatsamatta-U-grad

    yeah it still amazes me that the venues putting on these shows don't have someone w/ a tranquilizer dart g()n on hand (yes I know it ain't immediate). Basics should be 1: two paramedics 2: Tranq g()n guy 3: ten fire extinguishers. I feel for the human performers and for the animals who are just doing their best to endure their prison lives.

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  • 179 points humpty_dumpty1ne

    The kid in the bear suit finally had enough

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    24 points donmuerte

    is it not? I watched the whole thing thinking this was a joke act done by a person in a bear suit, but then I remembered China having those bears that people kept claiming were people in a bear suit a few years back.

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    11 points Acrobatic-Monitor516

    idk it really looks like a man to me, the way he was trying to grip him and made him fall seems very unnatural. also , did they remove his teeth or something? instead of trying to beat him up like a person, he could just rip his belly open

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    3 points Knight_Rhoden

    It might be, but bears in real life genuinely have instinctive grappling skills and will often throw one another when fighting with moves that look very much like judo and wrestling.

    Edit: 1:30 of this video for an example.

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    2 points Acrobatic-Monitor516

    Even putting their foot/leg behind one's ankle like he did here ? Pretty wild

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    1 points Knight_Rhoden

    Yep, watch from 1:30 of this to see an example. Not a foot sweep exactly, but very much what you might see in judo.

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    1 points Acrobatic-Monitor516

    Thank you. That was painful to watch. Did the smaller bear win , too?

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    2 points piichan14

    Sun bears just really look like they're in a fur suit

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  • 87 points cyberwicklow

    Bear has great grappling. That trainer must be so pissed with his colleagues just standing there doing fuck all. Hope the bear is ok...

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    28 points Japsabbath

    Wdym?! Didn’t you see the lady lightly patting it down with a plastic chair? then she tried to distract it with “hey wanna shoot hoops?” Or maybe you missed the guy massaging it with the stick? They even brought in a bird to tell him no.

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    4 points samsonity

    The bear is 100% cool.

    It also has a great understanding of grappling.

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    3 points ExcluteYou

    D1 grappling for sure

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  • 104 points NaNaNaNaNa86

    When I was a stupid teenager on holiday in Thailand, I went to a wildlife park. I always remember a trainer raising his hand to threaten a large Asian Black Bear and the poor bear cowered, merely at the gesture. Although the animal appeared healthy, even as a daft teenager it dawned on me the level of abuse that bear must've been subjected to in order to react like that. Consequently, my sympathy for their trainers is minimal. These bears have no problem killing humans when they feel like it so the trainer should just be grateful it didn't crush his skull.

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    23 points Zerschmetterding

    Yeah, the bear had its reasons and also showed mercy.

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    7 points lordofthebeardz

    Definitely I was very confused when the dude just got up after they got him free the first time the bear was playing with him

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    2 points Weelki

    Not mercy, bear is probably declawed and defanged :(

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    3 points Zerschmetterding

    I'd wager it still would have enough strength to do damage 

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    2 points Weelki

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    7 points Educational-Hawk3066

    I went to Thailand with a girlfriend years ago and yeah that shit was awful. Tigers doped up to their eyeballs, drooling etc.

    Fucking horrible

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  • 26 points Specialist_Alarm_831

    What's with the helper armed with a bird? You don't take a bird to a bear fight.

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    1 points wbenrose84

    At first I thought he was going to offer the bird as a sacrifice. The bird was like get me TF out of here!

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  • 38 points Magg0tBrainz

    I was half expecting that bear to pull off an ankle lock

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    5 points samsonity

    Lol.

    Transitions into an Americana.

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    2 points BackflipsAway

    This is why you should train in grappling, otherwise the bears will get you...

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    1 points AbhiAK303

    It was obviously going for the bear hug

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  • 25 points TGin-the-goldy

    Poor bear

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  • 10 points Miserable-retard

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  • 29 points hcstnef

    Fucking sad to see animal abuse like this in 2025.

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  • 10 points regcrusher

    “one appeared to be wielding a basketball hoop and backboard, trying to push the bear away, while another had a stack of stools. Another employee also hit the bear with a large bamboo stick, while one man even tried to pull the bear off with one hand while holding a parrot in the other.”

    ECW! ECW!

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  • 8 points Own-Ambassador-3537

    When the person with the bird came over I thought wtf is the bird gonna do?

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  • 14 points Far_Search_1424

    I'd say fuck every human there including the audience for supporting it.

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  • 14 points featherblackjack

    They torture sun bears to get gall out of them. Cutting open the gland and keeping it open for optimal access. That bear is out for vengeance.

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    1 points yeahow

    what?

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    1 points featherblackjack

    Yeah they sell it for Asian (Chinese at least) medicine. And they harvest it as described. It's a thing. An ugly, useless thing, torturing sun bears for a buck.

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  • 5 points Lalamedic

    Wow, such efficient and whole hearted efforts by the staff to save their colleague.

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  • 6 points _ChillxPill_

    That bear must be from Dagestan @1:03

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    1 points LALOERC9616

    Executed a great takedown kept side control for a majority of it after then went towards back control all while traping an arm

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  • 6 points sandbaki

    All i see.. amazing takedown

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  • 4 points honsou48

    That bear was just playing around roughly, if that was an actual bear attack that trainer would be very dead.

    Also very good attempted back take by the bear

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  • 8 points awoodby

    ...that "bear" sweeps the leg 2x as well as a leg grab with his legs. Seems to have a lot of hip mobility for a "bear"

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  • 3 points Kinda_Quixotic

    I hope he bit that guy right in the gallbladder

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  • 3 points YouAreTotalGarbage

    Sweep the leg, Johnny!

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  • 3 points samsonity

    Brother goes for a double leg and a trip then jumps on side control.

    That bear knows Jitsoo.

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  • 3 points namesareunavailable

    Poor bear.

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  • 3 points vferrero14

    That guy wasnt winning the fight but he certainly wasn't getting outright beaten

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  • 3 points TheRealMacresco

    The way that bear worked him to the ground. It has some judo moves

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  • 3 points TexasDD

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  • 5 points MyrddinSidhe

    The audience had no situational awareness. Let’s press against this light rail to watch the action when the bear could charge any direction at any time…

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    13 points SlimOpz

    I mean let's be honest that poor bears likely had all its teeth pulled out and declawed.

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    2 points Zerschmetterding

    Then I hope he took something from the abuser too

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  • 5 points Haasotope

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  • 2 points Flippynipps

    Good. Fuck China, fuck the CCP.

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  • 2 points tribak

    They should add this feature to the Pokémon series, random attacks to the trainer instead of attacking the other Pokémon

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  • 2 points Charles4Fun

    These bears are the lucky ones, at least they aren't being used for gal harvesting.

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  • 2 points NeighborhoodWild7973

    That bear doing some MMA shit.

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    1 points Twann19

    Nah seriously I thought it was a human lmaooo

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  • 2 points davislc5

    We have to talk about the bird. Someone thought that what the mauling needed was a flipping bird.

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  • 2 points utdajx

    “Get the parrot, get the parrot now goddamit!!”

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  • 2 points ivanavich

    Deserved

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  • 2 points PartyCrazy2127

    Why are they wearing Star Trek uniforms?

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  • 2 points Sad-_-Face

    Nice takedown for the bear, that trip was smooth.

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  • 3 points Royal_Marketing2966

    Boy, sure glad his colleagues came to his rescue so quickly. Tell you right now, once he’s back from the hospital and chooses to still work with the bears, those colleagues may want to be gone and looking for new work before he gets there.

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    1 points Zerschmetterding

    Nah, for all I care that asshole could cuddle with that bear for the rest of his life.

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  • 2 points Welcome_to_Retrograd

    Bro you can say fuck on r/fuckyouinparticular

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  • 2 points MrPigeon70

    Is a tranquilizer gun that hard to obtain?

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  • 1 points CuteCanary

    The bear was all “Do a barrel roll!”

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  • 1 points Energylegs23

    Not the basketball hoop 💀

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  • 1 points chut_has_no_religion

    Bearambe 🥺

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  • 1 points mikki1time

    Would be a lot bloodier if this was Russia

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  • 1 points Reel_thomas_d

    Comeuppance is such a poetic word.

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  • 1 points Normandy_1944

    Not a single tool nearby, It's almost like no one thought this would ever happen.

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  • 1 points -based-bot-

    Trainer needs to work on his Jiu Jitz. The bear just wanted to roll.

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  • 1 points sanctum9

    Teaching bears judo is a bad idea. That one clearly does a throw on the guy.

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  • 1 points asicarii

    They legit came out to poke a bear.

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  • 1 points Arista-Everfrost

    The most surreal part is they’re all dressed like Captain Kirk.

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    1 points OttoVonBismarc96

    Would a red shirt be more appropriate?

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  • 1 points Tsort142

    Well... sometimes you eat the bear. And sometimes the bear... he eats you.

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  • 1 points Beitelensteijn

    Solid moves that bear

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  • 1 points HoselRockit

    A hunter comes across a bear and takes his shot but misses. The bear says to him, "Bad choice mate", and the bear proceeds to violate the hunter. The next day the hunter is back and misses again and is violated again. On the third day, the hunter misses yet again and the bear says, "You're not really out here to hunt are you?"

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  • 1 points a3663p

    Wouldn’t you have like tranquilizers and stuff available in this kind of environment?

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  • 1 points IssueFederal

    Why did i immediately think of Gary Larsen?

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  • 1 points RedditsAdoptedSon

    mans ground game is trash and what the fuck sprawl was that?? give it up for the bear on the leg sweep though. that was art

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  • 1 points draconianRegiment

    The person hitting the bear with the stool like that's going to do anything.

    Even if the bear felt that (it didn't) now you've got to run from a bear.

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  • 1 points lordtosti

    great tackle.

    default trick i did to get my little brother on the ground

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  • 1 points RWaggs81

    That bear is just gonna be hungry again in an hour.

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  • 1 points Don_Damarco

    When I see this video I always wonder who thought of using a basketball hoop to tame the bears.

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  • 1 points millipedeluver

    good lmao

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  • 1 points Momentarmknm

    Two reactions in this thread:

    1. Fuck these people for abusing animals, wish the bear had done more

    2. Why aren't the people better at abusing animals? They should have more severe weapons of torment!

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  • 1 points tribak

    “KILL HIM, KILL HIIIIIIM!!!”

    Parrot.

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  • 1 points tribak

    “Let’s move this problem backstage, come here please”

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  • 1 points tribak

    Looks like one of those stupid games like Fall Guys when they started using random shit to separate the bear from the trainer

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  • 1 points Double0

    Sun bears are just guys in bear suits. Prove me wrong!

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  • 1 points Kat_Box_Suicide

    Good

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  • 1 points SuzyLouWhoo

    Did that guy have an awful lot of random stuff in his pockets? Or is that pieces of his clothes being ripped off? I know that’s the Least worrying thing happening in this video, but I’m so confused by it.

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  • 1 points geoffgeofferson447

    I hope that shitstain lost something important permanently, because I feel like that bear was probably killed after this.

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  • 1 points Josie-Wagg

    No one has a stun rod for emergencies? I’d rather get tazed than eaten by the bear!

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  • 1 points Assholesneighbor

    NO DQ!? SOMEONES GOING TO GET HURT IN THESE RECKLESS TOURNAMENTS!

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  • 1 points irate_alien

    i really wanted the falcon to start attacking someone too

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  • 1 points deadface008

    Then suddenly, China created a 2nd ammendment

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  • 1 points fraspas

    The bird provided more help than those people did. They were absolutely clueless what the hell.

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  • 1 points Clumsy_the_24

    That seems like a person in a bear costume ngl

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  • 1 points Overflow-Radish

    Cool tackle

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  • 1 points Terasz9

    the one with the parrot

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  • 1 points Zealousideal-Pen993

    Who brings a bird to a bear fight???

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  • 1 points AirReddit77

    Trainer was mauled by a bear, but no blood. -???

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  • 1 points etotheapplepi

    Chang, hit him with the basketball hoop!

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  • 1 points Ok_Bedroom_2870

    Tap it gently, that will work.

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  • 1 points Scary-Ad9646

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  • 1 points No-Independence-6890

    He went back for seconds ???

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  • 1 points Icy_Film9798

    Luckily they all remembered their safety training and after 32 minutes of massage the bear fell asleep and the trainer was freed.

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  • 1 points fanof602

    Feed him the damn bird bro!!

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  • 1 points Yah_Mule

    Dude was basically on his own out there. Not that I feel much sympathy for people who make money exploiting animals.

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  • 1 points kissmygame17

    That outside leg trip was majestic

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  • 1 points amraohs

    Did he to back in after they freed him?

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  • 1 points Communal-Lipstick

    Have they never even casually thought of what to do if the large wild animal ever acts like a large wild animal?

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  • 1 points Acrobatic-Monitor516

    dude, that ain't a real bear is it ? it looked like a human in disguise, the way he made that guy roll over was hilarious

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  • 1 points joephoshow

    He’s like “ fuck that… gimme some more!”

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  • 1 points FoxFew3844

    All things considering, they did quiet well. Could have been much worse.

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  • 1 points mmmkarmabacon

    Fuck the stupid audience too.

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  • 1 points adbot66

    Put that little bear in a choke hold

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  • 1 points LALOERC9616

    Send the trainer to Dagestan 2-3 years and forget

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  • 1 points wembley

    That’s a basketball hoop, right?

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  • 1 points BarbedWire3

    They're just playing

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  • 1 points nolongerbanned99

    Yeah, I’m gonna teach that bear a lesson now.

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  • 1 points ChiefFjzz

    Dude got attacked, then squared up to go again?

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  • 1 points Fit-Ad-413

    Yes, hitting it with a plastic stool surely helps.... I'm sure the man being gnawed appreciates your efforts. 😂 🐻 🩸💀 ✨

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  • 1 points bluewal67

    Fck these 'trainers' Fck the audience.

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  • 1 points Twann19

    Nah that’s someone’s kid that ain’t even a bear fuck outta here

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  • 1 points ElegantBreadfruit591

    Nice single leg sweep.

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  • 1 points DrKing112233

    Never went for the neck?

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  • 1 points peroxidase2

    Seems like that bear has good take down skills.

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  • 1 points can-i-eat-that-food

    Good

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  • 1 points Adhdpenguin813

    Why did he just go back to the bear after it was off of him

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  • 1 points Super_Stickman13

    Clean take down

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  • 1 points ShoddyJuggernaut975

    The trainer is thinking, " Maybe training the bear in BJJ was a bad idea?"

    Also a fucking basketball hoop!? 🤣

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  • 1 points No-Manner-3514

    THIS IS FAKE!!! BEARS DON'T USE A TRIP TO TAKE "TRAINERS" DOWN

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  • 1 points IlluminatedMoose

    Maybe blow on the bear, get a whistle, turn the lights on and off!? Lol- Classic China.

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  • 1 points superboss243

    I don't see any blood, the bear seems to just be wrestling, which is probably why they didn't take any drastic measures.

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  • 1 points funky_monkey_chunky

    Bear is angry he was left in Dagestan and forgotten about

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  • 1 points ComprehensiveSell649

    Makes me think of Seaworld

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  • 1 points HairSea903

    The bears grip for the single leg takedown is kinda high but it worked. Send him 2-3 years Dagestan and forget

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  • 1 points saml23

    Bear straight judo swept that dude.

    Also, they don't plan for this? No pepper/bear spray?

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  • 1 points DirtySchu

    Sloth bears are evil incarnate.

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  • 1 points Bskvgv

    À JJ Bear ???

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  • 1 points Ronnyjohnny99

    Wheres khabib when u need him

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  • 1 points wood_slingers

    Good sprawl by the second guy to get in there. Also credit to the guy with the giant bird on his arm trying to get in the mix

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  • 1 points Consistent-Course534

    Fucking amateur. Had the arm bar wide open from side control

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  • 1 points PrepareRepair

    Is that really a bear? Wtf it started the attack with an ouchi gari.

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  • 1 points LIJO2022

    If you want your trainer high level grappling, send him 2-3 year Dagestan and forget. In 6 months, 1 time - you can call.

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  • 1 points TreeFdy

    "bear"

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  • 0 points 3Strides

    This is a weird video. Everything about it is weird. I don’t think it’s real. I think it’s a honestly.

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  • -1 points Interesting-Risk-404

    Why no protective equipment. Tazer or bear spray.

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    8 points NaNaNaNaNa86

    Go to China, South East Asia, etc and you'll realise that this is a relatively organised set up. Ridiculously risky shit with deadly animals and no protection is a common occurance. Unfortunately I saw a number of Asian Black Bears (larger the one in the video) being exploited in Thailand. The crocodile shows are something else, it involves harassing and pissing off 3 metre plus crocodiles for an extended period before sticking their heads in the crocs mouths. Chimp and Orangutan shows are common, as are tiger shows (when they're clearly not sedated). Elephant shows are 10 a penny. Unfortunately, it's the norm there. No animal rights and the life of the trainers is also cheap. Fatal incidents occur relatively often but they're often swept under the carpet. It's only when tourists are attacked/killed that it makes the news. I saw the article below early this year because it involved a Spanish tourist. The article states there's approximately 3000 elephants kept in tourist attractions in Thailand alone. That's a disgrace.

    www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyv3dv7y96lo.amp

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    10 points ATFYF

    In China? Lol

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