I have held healthy respects of bears along with assorted crocodiles, snakes and lots of other animals. You know, bears are dangerous, you have to be super careful.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Bears are extremely human, even down to their footprints. But I am also a fly fisherman, so I have fished beside brown bears in Alaska and was once charged by a black bear. I love bears.
Black bears, though, are not fearsome. I encountered one on the road to my house in Vermont, alone at night. I picked up two stones just in case, but I wasn't afraid of him. I felt a hunter's exhilaration and a brotherly feeling.
I've seen a few wild grizzly bears, mostly in Alaska and British Columbia, and always from a distance. But each grizzly I've caught sight of was as fearsome and sublime as the last. You never get used to their raw power and massive bodies, or the mysterious intelligence in their dark, close-set eyes.
There's what we expect bears to do and then there's what they do. Sometimes the two don't match.
I like bears. I like bear people. I like bear-type men.
The bear is what we all wrestle with. Everybody has their bear in life. It's about conquering that bear and letting him go.
I just want to reflect the respect I have for animals.
My favorite animal is a polar bear. They're going extinct, and I really don't want that to happen.
Once the bear's hug has got you, it is apt to be for keeps.
Bears are very nice, as long as you are nice to them.