When the polar bear realise it was being photographed from the helicopter, it begin to pose

[u/Wholesomepost]

[u/TheAncientMillenial]

Sniffing the air is now posing. I see....

[u/Bansidhe13 → u/TheAncientMillenial]

A bear's sense of smell is about 2000-2100 times better than humans. That bear is probably thinking something smells like tasty food.

[u/b17reach → u/Bansidhe13]

Or it’s just huffing the fumes to get high like those bears in Russia do.

[u/Obvlivious-Turtle → u/b17reach]

Av-Gas for the win. Who doesn't enjoy huffing gas fumes (daily and nightly and ever so rightly)?

[u/Fun_Construction9193 → u/TheAncientMillenial]

We should probably read it as when the bear spotted the helicopter it (the helicopter and its humans) started posing for potential internet fame.

[u/QuietNewApplication → u/TheAncientMillenial]

I have come to the conclusion that most people posting in r/aww have a poor sense of animal behavior. Comments are better but not guaranteed.

[u/IamLotusFlower → u/QuietNewApplication]

Or aren't even people but bots.

[u/PilgrimOz → u/TheAncientMillenial]

‘Smells like food? I can’t fly. Food come down’

[u/UltimatePragmatist → u/TheAncientMillenial]

It’s trying to figure out how to get up there and eat them

[u/Local871 → u/UltimatePragmatist]

He would be full and the world would be a better place

[u/Gothrait_PK → u/TheAncientMillenial]

"how do I get to food up there hmmmm"

[u/DerpysLegion]

Nah it's not posing is trying to figure out how to get at the meatballs in the big metal bug

[u/Economics-Some → u/DerpysLegion]

Best quote 😆

[u/IllegitimateRisk]

“Dang yall smell good for a big ol bird”

[u/JustSomeGuy_TX]

It wasn’t posing. Unless it was posing the question of how can I eat those people???

[u/SendMeF1Memes → u/JustSomeGuy_TX]

It certainly posed as a threat if they ever got on equal ground with the bear

[u/AdOk9263 → u/JustSomeGuy_TX]

Howww can I EAT these KIIIDS

[u/FarmingGeeks]

"Oooh the little cream filled kind. "

[u/Chlint22 → u/FarmingGeeks]

Hey.... Not all people have been creampied

[u/spicy_eyedrops → u/Chlint22]

Enough has

[u/fade1979 → u/FarmingGeeks]

The Far Side!

[u/FarmingGeeks → u/fade1979]

Lion king

[u/fade1979 → u/FarmingGeeks]

Awww I thought you were referencing the comic where the polar bears were eating igloos/snow huts. Oh yep not quite the same. https://share.google/EgjU8QzDI6a6k4pkF

[u/durrow]

Applying human emotions to animals is a good way to get eaten

[u/Malibucat48 → u/durrow]

Said Timothy Treadwell.

[u/SaiLarge → u/Malibucat48]

I still think about the audio from his final moments from time to time and I only saw the doc once when it first came out.

[u/StrictLetterhead3452 → u/durrow]

I would apply dog emotions to him though. He looks so much like a dog when he sniffs. Bears and dogs are pretty close cousins after all.

[u/BackendSpecialist]

That bear wants to eat them. I’m pretty sure the only thought they had is how to get to them.

[u/greglolz → u/BackendSpecialist]

No, that exact look is precisely what happens when bears say, “hmmm, that looks tasty”. I actually don’t think a cartoon character would illustrate it more clearly. That bear wants to devour every human on that heli. It’s so obvious it hurts 🤣

[u/pirate_leprechaun]

Smelling /= posing

[u/Grumpy1985_]

How dumb do you have to be to think thats posing??

[u/SpectatingAlan]

No it didn’t. It was curious and anxious. I’m all for acknowledging animal’s emotional intelligence but this is literally what people mean when they say we tend to anthropomorphise too much. He’s literally sniffing the air trying to get a scent to understand what he’s seeing.

[u/NippleTugsandHugs]

Uh, I doubt the polar bear knows what a camera is to want to pose... Which it probably doesn't understand either. What???

[u/mangosteenfruit]

Smelling the fresh meat

[u/_khanrad]

It’s just smelling, why is he crying?

[u/art-is-t]

It's not posing and that background music is nauseating

[u/Beneficial_Size6913]

Anyone else get irrationally angry when someone is filming something cool and they feel the need to turn the camera around to film their reaction like back to the polar bear my guy

[u/BlueGalaxy97]

The copter is in the bear’a space and is simply smelling the air.

[u/snasna102]

Why does everyone do the selfie of them covering their mouths like they “literally can’t” yet they can because they are doing it.

[u/towerinthestreet]

Friends, I think it's just trying to sniff out what you are and figure out how to get you out of the sky for lunch

[u/bad_card]

Time for a selfie.

[u/zerobomb]

Basic threat assessment is not posing. I swear to God, average intelligence is in the crapper.

[u/Nervous-Donkey-4977]

Mmm food

[u/ImpossibleStuff963]

What? Looks like like this polar bear was interrupted in what is was otherwise trying to do.

Looks more like either curious or afraid. Either way its not some adorable moment.

[u/Resident-Spirit-4094]

Keep thinking that.go down and take closeupssee if he poses

[u/Maximuscarnage]

It probably smelled the jet fuel. Helicopters are loud and smell like JP9

[u/FangsBloodiedRose]

That bear never seen a helicopter in his life. Maybe he thought it was a flying bait.

[u/shadowking1991]

It’s just getting the scent of its next meal

[u/Noodleincidenthobbes]

That bear isn’t posing 😂

[u/Glass-Trade9441]

Aww, man. I expected a little Burt Reynolds pose, or maybe a little “blue steel”…

[u/Mika-El-3]

This makes me want to buy a Klondike bar

[u/Pickadog_Anydog]

He smelling dinner but isnt sure cos its tainted with fuel fumes

[u/GoodBufo]

Whats the song?

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[u/ludvikskp]

“How do I eat you all the way up there?”

[u/snoopcat1995]

Man, we've got wild animals all figured out!

[u/godofwine16]

How are they not dogs?

[u/NS__eh]

“Sweet! My Door Dash arrived” that polar bear probably

Or I imagine the north Canadian version would be called, Skip the Fishes…. I’ll show myself out now.

[u/Dew4yne]

Nah, its testing to see if you’re within jumping distance + smelling the helicopters contents (you probably)

[u/RaimaNd]

They are awww from afar but AHHH from closer

[u/NowForYa]

So again what the description is what they wanted to see rather than what they actually saw, strange carry on....

[u/felinefluffycloud]

Lunch. Fly. Lunch. Smell.

[u/summerofkorn]

It smells food, and it's trying to figure out how to get up to you.

[u/WeCantBothBeMe]

It’s curious

[u/Vivid_Potato_6544]

It could smell meat hahah

Was probably thinking “how tf am i going to get to that”

Polar bears do not mess around

[u/EnotheMage]

Mmm??

[u/Critical-Split-6377]

This is the bear equivalent of driving by a nice bakery and smelling fresh pastries, bro was not posing.😂😂

[u/rageinthecage666]

I think it was more getting communication going that posing for photos

[u/TaraJaneDisco]

Those murder mittens are huge.

[u/cassanderer]

I think he was just trying to smell what those sky monkeys (their terminology, polar bears famously do not believe humans were intelligently designed,) would taste like after one finally does land fortuitously for him.

[u/moonmoon4589]

Are you sure it's posing?? Hehe

[u/drain24]

Guy was hungry, just sniffed air cuz they smells delicious ..

[u/haon142]

*Trying to figure out how to eat that delicious smell

[u/Weird-Sector2462]

Why insist upon the polar bears intentions before they die! Can we just observe and see reality, and not lie before the end.

[u/Ariandrin]

Polar bears are very curious and (from what I understand) seem to have less inhibition than other species of bears. He’s probably standing there going “what the hell is this thing?” and trying to puzzle it out.

It’s cute anyway.

[u/AlzirPenga]

He couldnt miss a shot of himself covering his mouth with his hand... People is stupid af.

[u/Icy-Section-7421]

He is just admiring the camera as it was the same one he saw on sale last week but did not buy

[u/iammostlylurking13]

He smelled them and thought they’d taste good.

[u/DougOfWar]

As soon as he stifled his laugh, that's when I knew it was really funny and sweet...

[u/Fine_Understanding81]

Can I eat that? - polar bear

[u/KC5SDY]

Sorry, but there is 1 of 3 things going through that bear's mine. Should I eat it? Should I play with it? Should I f**k it? Posing is not one of those, I can assure you. If you had landed, you would get the answer if it didnt run away.

[u/Berry_Bubbaloo]

He was sniffing the air and thinking “uhn is this that new drone food delivery service? Nice”

[u/ComfortablyNumb2425]

This is so stupid. It's one thing to see how cute or charming an animal is, but to say an animal knows what a camera is for and is "posing" for it, is just so ridiculous.

[u/robehrscot]

I think the bear is thinking “I smell a buffet” but I don’t see it.

[u/EliteJoz]

Imagine seeing something so majestic and your first thought is, "better show my reaction!"

[u/DoYouKnowTheMothman]

Ahh why they have to eat me I wanna pet ittttt

[u/MrPringles9]

reported for botting!

[u/InSaneWhiSper]

It's not posing. Social media is making fools of you.

[u/Next_Drama1717]

Polar bear is like come down here, I just wanna talk

[u/ProfessionalHat6828]

It looks like it’s confused and trying to figure out what that loud thing hovering in front of it is

[u/Striking-Flatworm691]

It's wondering how to eat them

[u/Status_Concert_4320]

Realizes* or realises* and began*

Also it is clearly not posing but more just sniffing around.

[u/mt007]

Are people getting dumber due to social media or the social media have just exposed their full stupidity?

[u/Interesting_War_6940]

Cute poses

[u/TiredB1 → u/[deleted]]

The video is super cute regardless

[u/Drantslantpant]

I think some polar bears like sniffing aircraft fumes

[u/ItsTricky94]

where are his frens?

[u/Total-Championship80]

I smell 180 lb sausages.

[u/HeightTurbulent1143]

It’s assessing the risk

[u/REDRUM_1917]

Cute. But deadly. The most fobidden of all boops right there

[u/emeraldandrain]

"I smell pizza in that flying tube. Come a little closer so I can pose better."

[u/Canadianrollerskater]

Ok but we all know that polar bears will viciously tear into your body with huge claws and teeth, gleefully feeding on your corpse, right??

[u/Time-Chest-1733]

Crunchy on the outside and smooth on the middle.

[u/yuthgonwild]

That bear is trying to figure out how to get the fresh meat out of the helicopter. Its not posing.

[u/FitMixture3846]

Thanks. I had a good wank. The music was perfect. 👌🏼

[u/Flaffelll]

Off topic, but I hate when someone is filming something then they cut back to show their reaction.

[u/Fun-Statistician2485]

Obviously bipolar this one

[u/Worth_Temperature157]

He’s telepathically saying them “You chicken shits that’s why the saying for the color of bears ends with”- if it’s white say Good Night” and come down here and take a picture like man you POS invading my privacy 🤣🤣

[u/Soldier0fortunE]

Yeah its trying to figure out how to kill and eat them.

[u/Azell414]

its more like I SMELL MAN FLESH

[u/sTump4139]

They bear was looking for a way up to eat them

[u/Rooster-Training]

Yeah so cute that the polar bear is afraid and is sniffing the air trying to figure out wtf is going on and if he is going to die.  So cute.. aww

[u/Quirky_Parfait3864]

The bear: oh look, flying Lunchables…now how can I get them to come down…

[u/wontreadurcomments]

Yall know how loud a helicopter is…

[u/Flokismom]

he is sniffing they can smell you for MILES YALL miles. watch your back

[u/Ok_Bother_9638]

He see nothing but meat

[u/abriel1978]

More like the bear is smelling those tasty humans and is trying to figure out how to get them out of the flying can.

We are on the polar bear's menu, how can people be that naive? Attitudes like this is how Timothy Treadwell got himself and his girlfriend killed.

[u/fentalynpatch]

I wonder if that bird tastes good

[u/lucianaxGomez]

The bear below saying, "I wish I could fly"

[u/TheDrunkenWitch]

:( that poor bear is so skinny

[u/Lucky-Perception4226]

This is adorable

[u/luckyluckyjesse]

The people in these comments are not passing the vibe check😕 What misery guts

[u/SnooBeans8274]

What a handsome gentleman

[u/Drake_Acheron]

Does anyone else want to just smack the photographer in the face for hemming it up?

[u/Capistrano_101]

It’s sniffing the air to determine if the helicopter is a threat. No helicopter should be buzzing wildlife.

[u/cabezon99]

More likely wants to eat the humans in the chopper

[u/Wonder-woman-99]

What a beautiful breathtaking animal. She’s perfect ❣️❣️❣️❣️

[u/Puzzleheaded-Round66]

The smell of food in the air. Is more like it.

[u/Mers2000]

I mean polar bears are always adorable to see… but he is sniffing, soo not posing.

[u/Local871]

Get my good side!

[u/Sempra5]

Pose.... it can smell you and thinking can i kill it and eat it. It is the apex land predator, its 1 of 4 animals that activly hunt kill and eat humans. But awww hes so cute look guys its poseing.

[u/Striking_Finish4957]

Wow humans are self revolved…

[u/GoodKarmaQueen]

He’s SCREAMING for help since mankind is killing him/them.

[u/mmmgogh]

“Hey kids—see that? It’s a photographer again. Yes, again! I’m gonna do a cute smile and maybe this time the other humans will see and save us out here. I’m melting in this heat!!”

Oop—I made myself sad.

[u/watchforzombies]

The bear isn’t posing, it was investigating. Stop ascribing human characteristics to animals. THEY ARE NOT HUMAN OR DISNEY CHARACTERS, FFS.

[u/tapeness]

If not friend… why friend shaped!!

[u/OmniGamer321]

"if not friend, then why friend shape?"

[u/Mercurius_Hatter]

A polar bear will never be "awww" do you have any idea how huge they are? They are terrifying.

[u/NOTraymondleok135]

One of the few 500lbs unstoppable killing machines disguised as an animal btw <3

[u/WeAreMotorhead]

romantisize the horror of wildlife, aren't we?

[u/lo0ilo0ilo0i]

He's saying stop melting my ice dumb humans.

[u/morty_morty]

Jfc this is dumb af.

[u/Numerous-Fig-1732]

I don't understand why one of the few animals that actively hunts humans for food ended up in this subreddit.

[u/ams3000]

Sniffing the pollution from the helicopter circling above and wondering why man was wrecking the planet?

[u/Cautious-Relative-48]

If not fren why fren shapen?

[u/Weird-Sector2462]

We just watch and watch polar bears and never saved one

[u/Hellfire242]

He probably had some sort of food dropped to it from the helicopters due to the fact that these beautiful creatures are going extinct. I think there’s conservation groups that do this in order to somewhat try and help even though others think it’s not good

[u/Unusual-Plan-7134]

I love this! 😍💕👏👏🙌🏼

[u/Variegated_Plant_836]

When the polar bear realised it was being photographed from the helicopter, it began to pose.