Posted on 06/01/2021 10:09:27 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The surveillance footage shows the moment just after 2:30 p.m. when a brown bear and two cubs walked along a brick wall in the teen’s backyard in Bradbury. Three of the family’s dogs started barking at them. At the time, the family was gardening at another end of the yard when they heard the barking. Videos shows the bear swat at the dogs a few times before the teen runs up.
Video shows her shove the bear, causing the animal to fall backward and off the wall.
The teen suffered a sprained finger and scraped her knee, but she and her mother are thankful those are her only injuries. Hailey said she ran from the wild bear as quickly as she could.
The family said this isn’t the first time seeing a bear or other wild animals around their home in Bradbury since moving there in February. Morinico said bears are usually spotted in the neighborhood around two to three times a week.
But this is the first time any of them have gotten so close to the wildlife, they said. And it may be the last — both Hailey and her mother suggested no one do what she did.
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Have pity, put out water for them down on the ground level.
Bear was just protecting her cubs just like she was protecting her dogs.
Wow! Thanks for the ping. She saw an opening and took it.
This is a common Black Bear with fur that just happens to be colored brown, in other words, a Brown Phase Black Bear. Sometimes there are white-furred Black Bears, those are called “spirit bears.”
It is not a Brown Bear.
She lucked out...
She did “Luck Out” but the distraction provided by those dogs let it happen.
Her Fight or Flight attitude was very impressive.
“I beleive it was a brown phase black bear”
That’s some kind of tranny-bear but I can’t figure out which.
She didn’t hesitate one bit. Bravo.
it identified as a grizzly though
Lots of them got killed on railroad tracks looking for grab.
There was no time for that: The bear already had hold of one of the small dogs (”Alexandria”, time = 00:54). Plus, I’m not sure the girl wielding a shovel could knock the bear off the wall. It might just enrage the bear.
A 5 round 12 ga. pump shotgun with some of these rounds would be a good bet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwKHXtH0U90
Lacking that, or similar,), it was “Fortune favors the bold”. (And quick.) At least this time.
She acted fast and decisively. She shocked the bear leaving her enough time to get her dogs to safety. It took you more time to type your comment than it took her to save her dogs. Think about that!
NO; that was a standard California Black Bear, just in a brown phase usually in spring or early summer.
If that was an actual BROWN BEAR, AKA a GRIZZ that girls dogs and the girl would have been turned into hamburger.
You can tell by the size, that mama san was no more than about 150 pounds, a GRIZZ, AKA Brown Bear would have weighed in at about 300 to 400 pounds, and that would have been just medium.
Adorable all around glad ended ok
Cute Cubs and cinnamon mom
Cute as hell reporter....
And cute girl
Cute and foolishly brave little dogs....crazy
Not guiltys all around
Do not try this at home folks...lol
Happy ending could have been a bloody mess
Is this like around 40 miles east of say Pasadena ?
There’s plenty of water around. I’m up in the mountains and fairly remote. The bears are a minor issue and usually take off when they see us, I’m more concerned with the hogs so we always carry outside when walking around.
Lebec, a town located just north of Tejon Pass, about 80 miles north of Los Angeles, is named for Peter Lebec, a trapper who was killed by one of those bears in 1837.
About 10 miles east of Pasadena.
“Are you always afraid weak dumb and stupid?”
You shouldn’t insult your betters. I’ve found that those who are most aggressive on the internet are impotent losers. You fit the classic profile, congrats.
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