Dogs confront bear before it swipes and sends them fleeing

"Dogs Confront Bear, Flee as it Swipes: Intense Wildlife Encounter Caught on Camera"
adult bear and cub, used to a generally peaceful neighborhood in Asheville, North Carolina, were bothered by hubbub on July 22, when their food foraging turned into a confrontation with local dogs. David Oppenheimer – who regularly encounters black bears at his Asheville home – told Storyful that he had been delighted earlier that day when his security camera recorded the “adorable pair” casually strolling down his driveway and testing his bear-proof trash can. Oppenheimer walked up the street after the bears exited his property, in the hope that he would catch a glimpse of them heading away, but what he caught instead was the tense encounter between the bears and two dogs. He filmed the mother bear standing between the barking dogs and the cub, as the cub fed on a berry bush, according to Oppenheimer. The adult bear can be seen eventually lunging toward the dogs, who back off.
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