A Swedish man has scared off a Eurasian brown bear that approached both he and his wife while they were walking in the Swedish woods.

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The man, identified as Ralph Pearson by some media outlets, threw his arms in the air, making himself seem larger than life and yelling at the normally shy creature.

The bear quickly turned around and ran from the scary man as fast as his legs could carry him.

While we’ve all heard the phrase “they’re more scared of you than you are of them”, normally it’s referring to something that would fit in the palm of your hand, not a 200kg bear.

David Telesco from the Bear Management Program in Florida told National Geographic not to run from the bear as it may chase you, don’t look it in the eye as it may perceive this as a threat and never play dead as it may spark the animal’s curiosity.

Basically, do exactly what Mr Pearson did.

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