[cherry]

there has been study that show lone male black bears can be very AGGRESSIVE even stalking people....

animals are animals.....period....

so if that bear wanted to attack a human, he was going to no matter about the food supply, the toothpaste in the knap sack, mom having her monthly, etc.....

sometimes all the excuses in the world don't apply when it comes to wild animals.

[cherry]

"sometimes all the excuses in the world don't apply when it comes to wild animals."

and to add .....no matter what animals do, their destructive ways PALE in comparison to what humans do.....

so in reality....this 11 yro boy in bear country in a tent was probably far safer overall than almost anywhere else in the world......