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Hikers Take Selfie With Black Bear In Close Encounter

This woman is out of her mind! I watched this video and I can just feel the fear in them…they have to be freaking out…well, two of them were, one…

CHENGDU, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 9: (CHINA OUT) A black bear looks up from its pen at the Moon Bear Rescue Centre September 9, 2006 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China….

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This woman is out of her mind!

I watched this video and I can just feel the fear in them...they have to be freaking out...well, two of them were, one of the hikers decided to take a selfie with the bear!

This happened in Mexico.  These hikers were able to stay calm during a close encounter with a black bear - a little too close.  The video shows three women trying to keep still as the bear approaches them, then stands on its hind legs to peer over the shoulder of one of the women.   Incredibly, the woman manages to lift up her phone for a quick selfie before the bear returned to all fours and sauntered off.

There is no way I would be able to stay this calm.  You?

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