Wait, I thought polar bears were deadly. Is this photo real?

Polar bears hunt and kill and eat humans. This seems like a bad idea!

Feeding a bear makes you bear food.

Oh great now all the idiots out there will feed the bears and they will become expectant for humans with food and attack when they don't get. SMDH

Aww, the bears are cute, especially the baby chewing on the guy's kneecap, but this is such a baaaad idea. Where I live the saying is "a fed bear is a dead bear." Fed bears lose their life saving fear of humans and develop habits that can result in them being put down when they associate food with humans and seek it out in inhabitated areas. What bears need is habitat and for polar bears that means dealing with climate change. THAT is how we need to save these gorgeous animals. Since they are an apex predator they are especially important for the health of the arctic ecosystem. Fight climate change!!

Feeding a bear while one of its cubs hugs your leg makes you an idiot. A dead idiot.

Nikolai Machulyak with Masha, 1976

I'm confused, polar bears are extremely vicious, even more so when it comes to their cubs ... the term is 'Momma Bear' for a reason. Does anyone know the story behind this particular pic?

not a badass but a brave and well intention human being

Do NOT take this as an indication that feeding bears is safe or responsible behaviour!

I think you got it right Perry.

Look at how mama bear is staring at his leg... A picture most likely taken a few seconds before disaster

the climate is changing people's hearts

No, that makes you an idiot.

This guy will win a Darwin Award. There are few more dangerous animals than polar bears.

Predictable plot twist: This is the food photo that mama bear will prominently display on her social media accounts highlighting what she’s about to eat/ate for dinner. 😂

Please don't spread this as a safe, good idea.

Nice.

I’m sorry, a human fed bear is a dead bear. They quickly associate humans with food, which usually ends up with the beaf dying at the hands of man.

aww

This is rare and polar bears are known to be extra dangerous but there are times when animals are out of character and those are magical moments. ❤️

yes, yes it does.

This is so rad.

But you're not supposed to feed bears????

I wish I was this brave. ❤

this pic is certainly photoshoped as bears are wild animal afraid of man. A bear would certainly not let the cub "play" with the leg of a man : it would mean to him he is i danger, and then would not accept food from the man but would attack (as self defens)

Killing a bear certainly does make you a badass unless it is specifically for food or to save someone