Bear cubs have a responsibility and that’s to follow their mother, mind her instruction, and respond appropriately when disciplined. They enjoy this time with their mother for one and a half to two years before their mother sends them off live on their own. Then, she starts mating again and the cycle continues. This clip starts off with a shot of a neighborhood in Monrovia, California. There’s a cement pillar, a driveway leading up to a home, and several cars parked on the street. The background is lush, with tons of trees. In the home’s front yard, there’s a very merry display that includes Santa Claus, a sparkling snowman, and a huge inflatable reindeer. It’s not apparent at first because the bear’s color kind of blends in with the reindeer. However, once you start seeing how that inflatable reindeer is getting tossed around, you realize there’s a bear in that neighborhood’s midst! Just as the smaller bear takes that reindeer down in a way only a bear could, you see a much larger bear, presumably a mama bear, approach from the left side of the screen. Without the size comparison, you don’t realize that the first bear is actually quite young. But once the mama bear appears, you realize the size of the first bear is like child’s play. Well, the whole scene is bear cub play! The bear has the inflatable reindeer by the neck and is biting and pawing at it. It’s a wonder how it doesn’t immediately deflate. The mama bear watches from a distance. Then she approaches and backs up a few times as if assessing just how much damage she’s going to let the bear cub do. The cub goes for the reindeer’s lower back, and it’s a full take-down at this point. Finally, the bear cub lets off and he and the mama bear look back at the now broken-legged inflatable decoration (likely with a sense of pride and satisfaction). Even though the reindeer is now incapacitated and not looking nearly as vibrant as it did at the beginning of the video, the bear cub goes in for one last sneak attack, grabbing the inflatable antlers. It works quickly and then runs off to follow its mom off-screen.
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