r/natureismetal • u/kf1035 • 1d ago
During the Hunt Sloth bears running fades with tigers
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u/raging-water 1d ago
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u/AJC_10_29 1d ago
And this is exactly why sloth bears are so aggressive and dangerous even by bear standards: they’re bears with the mindset of a prey animal.
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u/raging-water 1d ago
Yes ! Sloth bears are genuinely terrifying. Especially they have been known to maul the face of predators/ humans or basically any threat.
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u/kf1035 1d ago
How is having the mindset of prey dangerous?
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u/AJC_10_29 1d ago
Prey assume any animal that approaches them is a potential predator, people included. It’s why prey animals are much more jumpy and likely to attack without warning than predatory animals.
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u/thrust-johnson 1d ago
Like how horses are easily, severely startled. Prey animal instincts take over.
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u/AbhiRBLX 1d ago
so predators are safer?
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u/The_Peanut_Patch 1d ago
Think of it like this.
A Mountain lion is dangerous, but it has a different mindset than something like an elk.
The lion could potentially kill you, but it has to weigh the risk of being injured in a conflict. If it’s hurt too bad, it’ll never hunt again and will likely starve or possibly die of an infection.
A prey animal? They assume you’re going to kill them as they are often hunted. So if that flight response ever turns to “fight” they will unleash every ounce of power they have against you because if they lose the fight, they die anyway. No sense in being worried about “risking injury” when the alternative is just death.
That very reason moose are considered way more dangerous to be around than wolves, mountain lions, and even bears
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u/AbhiRBLX 1d ago
man someone should program this in RDR2
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u/piray003 1d ago
I swear muskrats are the most aggressive animals in the game, fuckers are always biting me out of nowhere lol
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u/Gandalf_the_Cray_ 23h ago
I was under the impression that they’d programmed bears to run away if you held your ground or is that a gaming myth?
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u/chefbin 16h ago
In my experience the grizzlies come out of nowhere and attack haha but the black bears are skittish.
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u/Enginerdad 4h ago
The first time I encountered a grizzly bear in that game, it came flying out of the woods towards me like death on wheels and I was dead before I even knew what killed me. So that was a fun introduction.
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u/dugong07 1d ago
lol the comments are filled with tiger fanboys asking people to find a video of lions doing something proportional
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u/zigaliciousone 1d ago
Sloth bears are famous for immediately and savagely attacking the face of whatever creature disturbs it. I sure as fuck wouldn't want to run into one, no matter how cute and derpy they look when they are not pissed off
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u/ODGWeenie 1d ago
What is wrong with the bear’s face in the first image? Looks like his nose was ripped off. I get they’re ugly af when angry and their wild ass lips make for some unfortunate faces, but the red where its nose should be makes it look like nightmare fuel.
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u/GrundleBlaster 1d ago
Just looks like the inside of its mouth to me. Like it's a pretty wide snarl but IIRC they look weird even when they're not showing off their teeth.
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u/kwakimaki 1d ago
'Running fades'? Look, I know languages constantly evolve and all that but, that doesn't make any sense whatsoever. It is meaningless. There are already a wealth of words to choose from and that's the best combination?
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u/EnigmaNero 1d ago
These two species have an ancient rivalry as well. Tigers are known to kill Sloth Bears. Sloth Bears are known to kill younger Tigers. But those bears are not to be trifled with. They're incredibly defensive animals. Tigers always try and get the drop on them. But most of the time it fails.
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u/SkullOfOdin 1d ago
In the first picture looks like a Predator Face. I can't imagine facing one of those. I will be 100% death.
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u/GonzoTheWhatever 15h ago
I’ll be honest…
The face on the bear in picture two really looks like he’s about to start singing about the bare necessities 😂
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u/Redrose_207434 16h ago
The first picture of the sloth bear just made me think of Rudolph and the song
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u/ScoutTrooper501st 12h ago
Damn the first one having all the skin of his muzzle ripped off is super metal
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u/Mstablsta 1d ago edited 1d ago
Is "running fades" slang? I usually drop in on R6 siege drunk occasionally to catch up on lingo while being insulted (which is hilarious) but I haven't heard this one haha
Edit: Jumped back on after this and kept getting called "Gru" by a kid during a match hahaha