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Spazito

(55,200 posts) Mon Jul 21, 2025, 08:12 AM Yesterday

This grizzly followed a Calgary couple along a popular trail until they finally roared at it

Howard Mah and Lori Arnason had never seen a wild grizzly until Saturday.

And if they ever see one again, they'll be sure to be carrying bear spray the next time.

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At one point in the footage, the bear rises on its hind legs, snorts and waves its front paws in the air as it accelerates briefly toward the couple, before resuming its plodding pace.

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Mah said the animal made that "aggressive move" a few times during the encounter.

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He estimates the bear came within about 15 metres of them as they continued to walk backwards, wondering if it would ever stop following them.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-troll-falls-grizzly-bluff-charge-calgary-couple-roars-1.7589686

Video of the grizzly making the aggressive move, yikes.

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This grizzly followed a Calgary couple along a popular trail until they finally roared at it (Original Post) Spazito Yesterday OP

Maybe cubs? Doesn't look like the bear was considering the couple as a lunch snack or we 3Hotdogs Yesterday #1

Usually the cubs are close at hand to the mother... Spazito Yesterday #2

3Hotdogs

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1. Maybe cubs? Doesn't look like the bear was considering the couple as a lunch snack or we

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Mon Jul 21, 2025, 08:41 AM

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wouldn't be seeing the video.

Spazito

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2. Usually the cubs are close at hand to the mother...

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Mon Jul 21, 2025, 09:28 AM

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I think the couple startled the grizzly when it came out of the forest and so it felt threatened as opposed to it hunting for food. Grizzlies are notoriously unpredictable so anything is possible for sure.

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