At some point, baby animals all have to learn how to fend for themselves. It can be a difficult, frustrating process, but a necessary one. National Geographic shared a video on Sunday, August 14th of a bear cub who was learning to fish, which probably looked much easier to do when he watched his mom do it!
WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW:
@natgeotv Snagging a salmon might seem simple, but it takes a little "paws-on" learning for beginners 🐾🎣🐻 #IncredibleAnimalJourneys is now streaming on @Disney+. Stream the #ourHOME ♬ original sound – National Geographic TV
When the video starts, the cub is in the water, pawing at the salmon swimming by. He tries pawing at them, biting them, jumping on them, all without success. Finally, he snags one, wrapping it a bear hug. He caught his first fish…or did he?
I thought he had it! He was so close to his first catch. I’m sure he felt defeated, but I hope he tried again! I thought it was cute that in the caption, National Geographic said, “it takes a little paws-on learning for beginners”. Commenters agreed that the video was pretty cool, and @Earth Touch added, “Cute little guy!!!!”