"Bear" is one of the oldest words in the Proto Indo European language group. It's one of the hand full of words that comes down to us through the ages.
There's a reason for that.
Bears are dangerous.
Here's a recent headline:
Woman mauled by bear after her dog chased cub up a tree
Attack was in a Vermont condo complex near Stratton Mountain. Bears were also dining on pumpkins in the area.
Most of these articles go on to explain that black bear attacks, which is what the bear in question was, are "rare".
And they are.
Grizzly bear attacks, FWIW, are not. We have a few in the state every year. There's been at least three this year.
But attack a black bear will, and while rare, they do occur.
