There’s not a more brave animal on the planet than a house cat that’s never been tested.
Simply put, the confidence of cats that spend all of their time inside is through the roof. Outside cats are a little more knowledgable on how the real world works, but if an inside cat hasn’t ever faced real danger, they are often a little naive when it comes to facing off against bigger animals.
Luckily for this small cat in Asheville, North Carolina, there was a pane of glass that separated it from a pair of bear cubs curiously peering inside. And instead of this being a high-stakes, potentially violent standoff, the house cat was an effective enforcer and actually convinced the young, apex predators that it was the king of the jungle.
Or in this case, king of the porch.
Judging by the behavior of the two cubs, it looks like they were more interested in making a small, furry friend. The cat named “Scooter,” on the other hand, was doing all that it could to protect the house. Considering it was eventually able to scare both bears off, I’d say it was doing a good job. Who needs a guard dog when you’ve got a guard cat?
Relentless hissing and vicious window-smacking was all that it took for the feline to establish dominance over the two wild animals that were both small for bears… but still two or three times the size of the cat. One cub got out of there as soon as the glass-hitting started. The other stuck around and tried to make a friend, and Scooter wasn’t having it:
“A house cat was not remotely pleased when a pair of young bears visited its home in Asheville, North Carolina. This footage was captured by Will Jones, and shows his cat, Scooter, growling and scratching at the bears from behind a glass door which separates them.”
It’s not the size of the cat in the fight… it’s the size of the fight in the cat.
You’ve got to love a video like this, eh? It’s a truly hilarious encounter captured on camera, and showcases just how mean and unaware of their size cats can be. Though I know a lot of people are probably assuming that the cat only won the battle because of the pane of glass in between them, I’m not quite sure. Scooter very well could have run those two cubs off if they had actually met face-to-face… instead of face-to-glass.
Most of the social media users that came across the video agreed, and left comments below the viral post like these:
“Everyone needs a cute, little attack cat.”
“These bears were lucky that glass door was there.”
“Cats aren’t afraid of anything.”
“Scooter simply wasn’t having it.”
“How do the bears not see that there’s a full blown lion on the other side?”
Yeah, those bears probably won’t ever mess around with a house cat again.
Look around in your house… if you own a cat, you very well might have built-in bear repellant as well. If you live in bear country, that could come in handy.