A tour group in Alaska had a close encounter with two bears. | Courtesy @nickairservice Instagram and CBS News Facebook page A FRONT ROW SEAT — A video recently went viral of a tour group in Alaska having an up-close encounter with two bears. A video shared on Instagram by @nickairservice earlier this month shows tourists standing around watching the bears wrestle in front of them. “Wildlife in Alaska can be pretty amazing!” the Instagram caption reads. Some tourists are seen taking pictures of the animals while slowly backing up as the bears move quickly and forcefully across the ground. Nicholas Peters, the one credited with taking the video, reportedly operates an air taxi service for bear viewing trips. “(The bears are) younger animals that are either cubs, play fighting, or a male and female play fighting/flirting,” he explained. The video has received countless comments from people on social media who are in disbelief that the tourists would stand that close to the bears. “Cubs?! No way I’d be standing so close. You’ll never outrun them, and I’m sure mama isn’t far off,” one comment on a CBS News Facebook post of the video reads. Another says, “Not the brightest tourists, are they?” One viewer even referred to the tourists in the video as the “same folks” who visit Yellowstone National Park. If you haven’t seen videos of people being caught on camera not giving animals space in Yellowstone, you can watch the time a crowd of tourists cornered a grizzly bear by clicking here or click here to see video of a tourist who tried to get a photo with a bison. While some people think the tourists in this viral Alaskan video were too close to the animals, Peters has something to say about that. “Witnessing animals in the wild is a unique and awesome experience!” he said in response to a comment on his Instagram. Check the video out for yourself in the video player above. The post You have to see this! Tourists watch as bear cubs wrestle in front of them appeared first on East Idaho News.
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You have to see this! Tourists watch as bear cubs wrestle in front of them
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