Video shows bear on top of a picnic table at a park in Mexico eating as woman shields child’s face
Video shows a bear sitting on top of a picnic table in a park in Mexico, eating while a woman shields the child’s face
- Viral TikTok footage showed a black bear interrupting a family meal at the Chipinque Ecological Park in Nuevo León, Mexico
- The bear treated himself to several trays of enchiladas and tacos as the frightened family remained calm
- According to the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, there are 34 black bears in the northeastern state of Nuevo León.
This is a beastly, polite way to invite yourself over for a family meal when you’re in Mexico.
Footage captured the moment a black bear nibbled through trays of enchiladas and tacos recently at the Chipinque Ecological Park in San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León.
The viral TikTok video, which has been viewed more than six million times since it was posted Monday night, showed a woman keeping her cool and protecting a boy.
The bear came close to the boy’s head and helped himself to each of the portions while standing on the picnic table.
Amazingly, the family was not injured in the incident and left the bear in the woods after the face-to-face encounter.
A woman protects a boy as a black bear interrupts the family meal at the Chipinque Ecological Park in Nuevo León, Mexico
The four-legged creature did not appear to have a full stomach after nearly two minutes of eating the traditional Mexican dishes.
He skipped several drinks and knocked over a bottle before walking across the table looking for more, while a petrified girl remained motionless.
The bear then left the table and walked to an empty tray in search of more food, while one of the family members continued filming from a distance.
No one in the family was injured in the incident, but it deserved a story to tell for the rest of their lives.
A girl somehow manages to remain calm as the bear scans the table for more food after eating the family’s tacos and enchiladas from a picnic table in the Chipinque Ecological Park, in San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo Leon
Bear sightings like the recent one that occurred are very common in the Chipinque Ecological Park – officials continually warn visitors not to leave food or feed creatures
A black bear recently invited itself to a family meal in the Chipinque Ecological Park, located in the city of San Pedro Garza García, in northeastern Mexico
The incident comes four months after a black bear crashed a party in San Pedro Garza García and tried several options available on the buffet table before settling on one of the main courses as shocked guests and caterers looked on and laughed.
In October 2022, another black bear interrupted Ricardo Morales’ proposal to his girlfriend Cecilia Canabal at a restaurant in the Chipinque Ecological Park.
Morales told DailyMail.com at the time that several people around them told him and Canabal to remain calm as the bear walked across the rose-covered floor.
“Before the bear passed by, we listened to the gardeners and the people from the hotel and the restaurant, they told us not to be afraid,” Morales said.
“We looked over there and clearly saw a black shadow. And this shadow came closer to us.’
According to a study conducted by the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, the state is home to at least 38 black bears.
Mexico’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has recognized the animal as an endangered species because parts of its habitat have urbanized over the years.
Chipinque Ecological Park officials have posted signs warning people what to do if they encounter bears.
Visitors are requested not to approach or harass them. They are also advised to keep food away from the bears and not to leave trash behind.
“Do not feed them or throw food at them, and please do not hit them,” the agency warns.