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Bear bites Colorado camper who was relaxing in a hammock (www.denverpost.com)
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[โ€“] FireTower 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Black bears rarely actually hunt, this bear likely saw that man and bit him probatively thinking he was a dead body it could scavenge off of.

[โ€“] ViridianNott 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Or the guy popped out of his hammock like a gopher and jump-scared the bear