{"id":508395,"date":"2026-04-02T05:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/508395\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T05:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:21:14","slug":"rare-up-close-video-of-grizzly-bears-face-has-people-in-awe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/508395\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Up-Close Video of Grizzly Bear’s Face Has People in Awe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just about every animal lover ever has asked the question, \u201cIf this animal is not my friend, then why are they shaped like an adorable friend?\u201d This is especially true when they see a big, fluffy wild animal, such as a wolf or a grizzly bear. These may be mighty apex predators<\/a>, but that doesn\u2019t mean that they aren\u2019t also totally adorable at the same time.<\/p>\n

Now, thanks to some very up close and personal, very rare grizzly bear footage, people are asking this question all over again. This video from Utah\u2019s Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City has people wanting to cuddle with this cute apex predator that one could easily describe as a big old murder plushie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If all anyone knew of grizzly bears was what they could glean from this footage, they might easily mistake this creature for a very rare and unique dog breed. Just look at the way they sniff at the camera.<\/p>\n

Their eyes are full of curiosity, and they even appear to lick the lens a bit. In one adorable instance at the start of this footage, this grizzly bear is panting with their tongue hanging out of their mouth, just like a lovable canine companion!<\/p>\n

Related: Massive Bear\u2019s Precious Doggy Paddle Gives off Pure, Wholesome Teddy Bear Vibes<\/a><\/p>\n

According to this video, grizzly bears have an \u201cincredible sense of smell,\u201d which allows them to always be tuned in to their surroundings. In this particular instance, this adorable grizzly bear might be sniffing this camera to figure out what it is. Without a doubt, the curiosity in this creature’s eyes is totally adorable and priceless!<\/p>\n

This Rare Grizzly Bear Footage Is Winning the Internet\"A<\/p>\n

A playful-looking grizzly bear.Image via Shutterstock&sol;ROBERT ENRIQUEZ<\/p>\n

(Image via Shutterstock&sol;ROBERT ENRIQUEZ)<\/p>\n

Viewers on social media had a lot to say about this one. Many people had a similar train of thought to us when they viewed this clip: \u201cIf not friend, why friend shape? Looks like this cutie wants some good cuddles.\u201d With other social media users adding, \u201cOh, I just want to hug that big old plushie!\u201d<\/p>\n

However, some viewers on social media expressed a strong desire to affectionately play with this grizzly bear, making comments like, \u201cI just want to boop their nose,\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t worry, everyone, I already booped them through the phone!\u201d<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published by PetHelpful<\/a> on Apr 1, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News<\/a> section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just about every animal lover ever has asked the question, \u201cIf this animal is not my friend, then…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":508396,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[16062,20951,40130,90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":{"0":"post-508395","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-apex-predators","9":"tag-grizzly-bear","10":"tag-salt-lake-city","11":"tag-science","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom","15":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/508396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}