Black Bears ARE NOT timid, wary, or cowardly.
They ARE aggressive, bold, fearless, hunters and killers when the dinner bell rings.
If a Black Bear takes you down they will proceed to eat you while your still alive.
Black Bears are omnivores; they will eat anything, and if necessary kill and eat anything.
Humans are omnivores; draw your own conclusions.
“...Black Bears ARE NOT timid, wary, or cowardly.
They ARE aggressive, bold, fearless...”
You could not be more wrong about black bears.....
About the only time a black bear is “aggressive” is if you get to near a sow’s cubs or there is food around...
If they are around people a lot, they will lose some of their fear, but they are very, very seldom “fearless” as you say...
Like I said, I’ve been around them for all my life of 67 years...I’ve hunted them with Plott Hounds in both Tennessee and Canada...I’ve camped, hiked and fished all over East Tennessee and North Carolina mountains...
If you respect them and don’t act like a fool around them, you won’t have any trouble...