Polar bears are the only bear species that actively hunt
and kill humans for food. There's a rhyme that everyone
living where bears live needs to know, and why the
rhyme is so important;
you alone if you play dead. Climbing up a tall tree works
with adult brown bears, since they can't climb trees.
If it's black, fight back. Black bears will back off when
they realize you're more of a threat than they realize,
but DO NOT climb a tree to escape. Both cubs and
adult black bears can climb trees.
If it's white, say goodnight. Polar bears are not only the
largest bears, but they are ambush predators. If one
manages to sneak up on you, you're as good as dead.
The best you can do to escape is either run and drop
your clothes (fortunately for you, they have very short
attention spans and they'll stop momentarily to sniff at
your clothes because it's not normal for their food to
suddenly drop something like that), or start praying to
whatever deity you believe or don't believe in.
Edit: this is all advice for if the bear decides to try and
kill/eat you. Generally speaking, if you do come across
a bear, you never, ever run away. Stand your ground,
make yourself look big and be loud. If the bear stands
on its hind legs, it's just checking you out; it's curious
and has likely never seen a human before. The best
option is to back away slowly while maintaining eye
contact, still being loud. If the bear decides to charge,
use an air horn or bear spray, which will likely cause to
run off. I would to if l just got maced.
However, as a last resort, use a gun or other weapon if it becomes
aggressive or starts mauling.
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