Posted on 02/15/2018 3:46:48 PM PST by Morgana
FULL TITLE: He's a big teddy bear! The incredible moment animal sanctuary owner cuddles up to 1,400-pound, 10-foot tall beast who just needed cheering up
A tender moment captured on video between a 1,400-pound bear and his caretaker caught the internet's attention over the last week.
Jim Kowalczik, who owns the Orphaned Wildlife Center in Otisville, New York, is seen in the clip sweetly cuddling and petting Jimbo, the Kodiak bear.
'I’m sure you all do the same for your bears when they have had a hard day,' the caption reads.
The video, titled 'When your bear had a hard day and needs some extra love,' was posted on February 5 and has been viewed more than 1.2 million times as of Thursday afternoon.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Kodiaks are another name for Alaskan brown bears...I think.
Been a while since going to a zoo, and our company had an employee outing at the Columbus Ohio Park.
Two brown bears there, and I was utterly stunned and shocked at their size.
No exaggeration...I’ve run farm tractors smaller than them.
If he keeps it up, he will be a Darwin candidate without a doubt. Bears snap and that’s it. You are dead.
What a moron. He deserves what he is going to get but it is very sad he is so stupid.
Kinda like hugging a fuzzy dump truck...
This video went from cute to sad pretty quickly.
The bear looks pretty unhappy.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.