SUSTO 👀en Chipinque en Mty NL. Cada vez es más frecuente ver osos en la zona de chipinque que entran a casas o se topan con humanos. Que TEMPLE de esta jovencita 😱 pic.twitter.com/ruyjXvWRZo
— lázaro Ríos (@lzaroRos5) July 18, 2020
When a group of women were hiking at the Chipinque Ecological Park in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico, they got a little closer to the wildlife than they expected. A young, curious black bear gave them a once-over, and whatever test he was giving them, they apparently passed.
To their credit, the women remained incredibly calm in a situation that was likely a little frightening, to say the least. One even had the presence of mind to take a selfie (it happens around the 30-second mark) as the bear sniffed her hair.
“Tag me on Insta.” Photos: Twitter
Since we’re in the age of the cell phone, someone filmed another angle of the encounter.
This girl has nerves of steel.
She actually took a selfie with the big guy… pic.twitter.com/I3Ezyn8q7G
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) July 19, 2020
Mexican authorities responded to the video by releasing a statement about bear safety. “Stay calm, never stand between a baby and its mother, do not go near or feed them, take shelter and watch it, avoid photographing it, or taking selfies,” they wrote.
Now they tell her. Selfies are often the cause of great concern amongst wildlife officials in this modern digital age: a woman was nearly gored to death by a bison recently in Yellowstone and park workers are constantly warning tourists to avoid the practice. But these are humans, with phones, and that message has often fallen on deaf ears.
