It is estimated that up to 90 percent of all black bear-inflicted deaths are motivated by predatory drive, that is the bear killed the person in order to eat them. If a black bear begins following or stalking you, yelling and throwing rocks at the bear will sometimes discourage it and cause it to discontinue the predatory behavior. In that situation, experts agree that you should fight back with everything you have, because your life depends on it.
Predatory black bear attacks tend to occur in broad daylight, but are rare in a campsite situation for some reason. Predatory black bears are sometimes in a starvation mode, such as during a drought, or when the berry crop fails, but that is not always the case. Predatory grizzly attacks usually occur at night, and typically involve campers in tents.
Yes, a black bear can kill a man, especially when the black bear sees the human. The black bear is the most feared bear in the world. Black bears have bad aggressions and a large size that can knock out a human with their powerful claws and teeth. There have been more serious cases of black bears killing humans than other bears.
Grizzly bears can and will kill black bears to claim for territory, but would not necessarily eat them.
well...to kill a black bear.you have to shoot it or kill it with a machette..
Yes. Two black bears can kill a lion when they work together to swat the lion to death.
Most dangerous animals in china1. wolf- they attack people and kill livestock2. tiger- they eat people3. leopard- they eat people4. bear- black bears are known to kill people. Brown bears are rare in china, but they do attack people.5. alligator- the alligator eats people6. wild boar- they attack and kill people
Yes. Black bears will kill wild turkeys or chickens if they catch them, but they usually do not since wild chickens can fly.
There are more black bears than brown/grizzlies, but the brown is a much larger, more powerful animal on average, and will kill black bears.
they kill seals and hunt white people to stop the black people from taking over the world
Not necessarily, but if they are provoked they will attack people. They are not man eaters.
Yes, they can, and have.
People kill polar bears for their unique fur.
they will kill anyone that treatens them.
Humans are about the only thing that kill adult black bears. Sometimes cubs are killed by cougars and other bears.