When he saw the mother bear running away in panic, Sheng Xiping wondered what had made her so afraid.

Generally speaking, even if a mother bear encounters a tiger, she wouldn't act like this.

Most of the time, it's male black bears that can cause such panic in female bears.

Bear cubs typically live with their mothers for three years until they are fully mature, at which point they are driven away by their mothers.

Most solitary wild animals follow this pattern: the mother will not go into heat until her cubs have grown up.

Therefore, male black bears will kill their cubs whenever they encounter a female bear with cubs, forcing the female bear to return to the group early to mate with her.

Therefore, mother bears with cubs are usually very vigilant and will avoid other bears if they smell their scent.

The successive roars of the bear confirmed Sheng Xiping's guess.

Standing on the hill, he looked in the direction of the sound and, sure enough, about three or four hundred meters behind the mother and cub, a larger black bear was leisurely chasing after them.

At this moment, Sheng Xiping was extremely grateful that he hadn't brought the dog into the mountains today.

Otherwise, if six dogs encountered two adult bears, let alone whether they could surround them, it would be a miracle if any of them survived.

"What? Another bear has appeared?"

Liu Chunlai and the others were dumbfounded. One bear was difficult enough to deal with, and now another one had appeared. What were they going to do?

"Be quiet, hide carefully, and follow my instructions."

Given the current situation, Sheng Xiping had no time to explain to them. He simply waved his hand, signaling everyone to be careful and adapt to the situation.

Below, the male black bear sped up and charged toward the two bears in front.

The two in front, one large and one small, were running at full speed.

But the bear cub was too small and couldn't run fast. Before it knew it, it tripped over a tree root and tumbled down the hillside.

The mother bear ran some distance away, but suddenly realized her cubs were gone, so she had no choice but to turn back to look for them.

At that moment, the little bear rolled down the hillside and came to a stop right in front of a big tree stump.

Bears have very poor eyesight, otherwise they wouldn't be called "black bears," but they have a very keen sense of smell.

The mother bear locates her cubs by smelling the air and then makes a special sound to call them.

Hearing his mother's call, the little bear waddled toward her, and the mother and cub were finally reunited.

However, at this moment, the male black bear behind them also arrived not far away.

It also smelled the bear cub's scent and roared as it ran towards the bear cub.

The cub seemed to sense the danger and squeaked as it ran forward. The mother bear followed, but the cub was too slow and was overtaken by its mother in a few leaps.

The male bear was getting closer and closer, and the cub was terrified, screaming incessantly.

The mother bear had no choice but to stop, return to her cub's side, and let out a sharp, mournful cry, urging the cub to run away quickly.

The bear cub was only a few months old and had never been separated from its mother. It was a little stunned and stood there making soft noises, reluctant to leave its mother.

As the male bear approached, the mother bear grew anxious and slapped her cub, screaming again.

The little bear got a nudge from its mother and knew she was urging it to run away, so it reluctantly ran forward, turning back every few steps.

At that moment, the large male bear had already arrived.

The mother bear turned around and stood up, just like a human, raising her two paws to protect the white fur on her chest.

Then, she roared at the male bear that was hot on her heels. This roar expressed the mother bear's determination to protect her cubs.

The male bear was now only about ten meters away from the female bear.

The male bear seemed unconcerned about the mother bear's threat. Its target was the cubs, not the mother.

So the male bear tried to bypass the female bear and attack the cub that had only walked a short distance away, looking back every few steps.

The mother bear clearly saw through the male bear's intentions, so she quickly moved to block his path and continued to roar at him.

The male bear tried several times to dodge and get around the female bear, but he was unsuccessful, and he got angry.

Then the male bear stood up, raised its large paws, and swung them at the female bear opposite it.

When a male bear encounters a female bear with cubs, it will generally focus on killing the cubs and will not kill the mother.

The male bear was the same; it used its claw to try and push the female bear aside so it could chase after the cubs.

In early spring, the bears have only recently left their enclosures. After spending the winter in the enclosures, they have consumed a lot of body fat, so the bears are generally lighter in weight.

Currently, the female bear weighs less than 300 pounds, while the male bear is larger, weighing less than 400 pounds.

A difference of 100 pounds in body size will definitely result in a difference in strength.

The female bear staggered more than ten steps to the side after being slapped on the shoulder by the male bear.

In this way, the mother bear cleared the way, and the male bear seized the opportunity to pounce forward and attack the cub.

The bear cub was small and couldn't walk very fast, and it was reluctant to leave its mother, so it hadn't actually gone very far yet.

The male bear pounced on the cub, startling it into screaming.

The cubs' cries alerted the mother bear.

The mother bear disregarded everything else and rushed forward with all her might, standing in front of the cubs and roaring at the male bear.

At the same time, it swung its paw and delivered a blow to the male bear's face.

The male bear was large and strong, and was not knocked away by the female bear's swipe.

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