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94% Not Grizzlies: The Bear Hunting People in 2026

94% NOT GRIZZLIES

A short from AnimalDex, from Bear Attacks 2026: 64 Counted. The Hunter Isn't a Grizzly. Every claim in it comes from that page, which has the full detail and sources.

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Published 28 October 2026. AI-narrated, with motion added to some images.

Transcript

  1. 0:0094% NOT GRIZZLIES. 94% of predatory bear attacks this year? Not this guy.
  2. 0:06American black bear. It's the smaller black bear. The one raiding your trash cans.
  3. 0:09Durango, 13 Sept. 2 a.m. in Colorado. One tore off a window screen and climbed into a teen's bedroom.
  4. 0:1510 = STATE RECORD. Colorado hit a record ten attacks by mid-September.
  5. 0:18Berry crops failed. Why? Drought and late frosts wrecked the berries they live on.
  6. 0:22Up to 20 hrs eating. And in autumn, a black bear eats up to 20,000 calories a day.
  7. 0:26Nearest calories. No berries? It goes looking. Bins, bird feeders, chicken coops.
  8. 0:31DEFENDING vs HUNTING. Grizzlies usually attack to defend cubs or food. A black bear that kills? Usually hunting.
  9. 0:36NPS advice. So never play dead with a black bear. Fight back and aim for the face.

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