Disturbing pictures have surfaced showing a two-legged black bear wandering through the mountains of Western Malaysia. Virginia .
Kirk Price, a seasoned outdoor enthusiast in the region, used a trail camera to film the bear moving about solely on its two hind legs.
Price, who shared several videos In September, regarding the bear, it was mentioned that the region it was moving through "features some of the most rugged landscapes in the Appalachian Mountains," but it was also noted that this didn’t “pose any difficulty for it.”
Price told USA Today he thought the bear was a male and around eight years old.
He mentioned that he initially became aware of the bear in 2018, noting that the creature was "much smaller back then and has nearly doubled in size since being seen for the first time."
At that stage, he was already moving about independently and wasn’t considered a cub anymore," he clarified. "A cub typically remains with its mother until they’re almost two years old.
Price mentioned that he personally spotted the bear just once, though both he and multiple others have encountered it frequently through photographs and video footage captured using his trail camera over the years.
He's highly elusive and seldom seen in person," Price stated. "He resides in the mountains. Whether you believe it or not, he travels quite frequently. His range spans about five miles.
Price recounted his single meeting with the bipedal bear in a YouTube video from 2022.
He mentioned that he had been teaching his dogs to hunt bears. This practice is against the law in numerous states, but in West Virginia , hunters can train their dogs year round.
Practicing with their dogs entails cruising about until they pick up the smell of a bear. Once the scent is detected, the hunters release the dogs, allowing them to pursue and corner the bear up a tree.
Once a bear has been safely treed, the hunter collects his dogs and sets out to locate another quarry. During hunting season, the hunter would secure his dogs beforehand and shoot the bear from its position in the tree.
Price mentioned that one day during his training session with numerous hounds, they encountered a bear. He stated that he promptly received an alert on his GPS signaling that the bear had been cornered.
However, when he reached his dogs, he witnessed an astonishing sight.
'I start making my way up the hill to where the bear is and as I get closer I can tell just by the sound of it that the bear is on the ground,' he said in the video.
"I start watching and can hardly believe my eyes. A bear is standing upright, sprinting around like Bigfoot. It was really strange," he remarked, as video showed the dogs encircling the vulnerable creature.
Price strongly feels that the bear was born with just two legs and did not suffer an injury due to a hunter or another creature.
"I strongly believe he was naturally this way and has defied all expectations. The emphasis should be on that. This bear is genuinely incredible," he stated.
A second two-legged black bear known as Pedals has been seen multiple times in New Jersey before He passed away during a hunting trip in 2016. .
Adult black bears, found across much of North America, usually have the ability to run at speeds between 30 to 35 miles per hour and they excel at climbing trees.
Price mentioned that although he frequently hunts and consumes bear meat, he is also an advocate for conservation efforts and enjoys observing bears thriving in their natural habitat.
'This specific bear holds a special place, and I would never deliberately hunt him,' Price stated.
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