A video has been captured showing the heart-stopping moment a man came face-to-face with a polar bear.
The clip, which has racked up over 2m views and 66,000 likes, shows how the ordeal went down.
In the video, the man is shown standing in the middle of the road as he films the polar bear walking through the snow.
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He carries on until the mammal spots him and begins to walk in his direction.
The man cautiously backs up as the bear gets closer.
Thankfully, though, the fluffy animal decides to walk away.
A second clip shows the incident from a different angle, where dogs can be heard howling in the background.
The post was captioned: “In the winter, polar bears come to our village in search of food.
“And the little bears could be seen with the bear in the day.
“The guy [filming] sure is pretty desperate.
“So close to the bear and still recording.”
It’s believed a bystander caught the ordeal on 14 December 2024 in Chukotka, Russia, reports What’s The Jam.
Users have flocked to the comments to share their reactions.
Stafania said: “Is he crazy??”
Tom added: “Good idea. The most deadly predator on the planet and it’s literally starving.”
Karen wrote: “Has that guy lost his mind? That is the most dangerous bear in the world.”
Someone else commented: “People with these phones are losing their minds.”
Rivera said: “Not smart.”
Dennis added: “Jesus, look at the size of that thing!”
Another user wrote: “That bear is massive!”
Niklas commented: “That is one BIG bear.”
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