
A video of a mother bear trying to transport her cubs across a busy American highway has gone viral, with parents feeling that the scene is all-too familiar.
The poor animal displays an admirable level of persistence as she attempts to shepherd her four cubs one by one.
Traffic piled up as patient cars made way for the bear to safely get her children across the road unharmed. One onlooker said it ended up taking around 20 minutes, as the rambunctious foursome were simply too interested in other things, often walking in the opposite direction.
Two of the cubs saw it as an opportunity to play together, while the most rebellious of the group takes to scaling a telephone pole.
It just goes to show that regardless of species, controlling your children can prove to be a truly impossible task.
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The video has clocked 13 million views on Twitter in less than two days and spawned several memes.
They’re so bad omg, I know mama is fed up. https://t.co/PdkpMJjmFc— lil stallion (@lil stallion) 1616956171
Some people regretted asking where the dad might be - male bears choose to be absent, to say the least.
@jo___deci So i was wondering wheres the father then i saw this😬 https://t.co/3nOFAYBA1w— They're From Venus (@They're From Venus) 1616988191
Others couldn’t believe how uncanny the experience of parental turmoil can be across humans and animals.
@EoinHiggins_ This the cub (climbing a pole) that has to be always working her last nerve. I have me one of them to… https://t.co/zZvZAbiUuY— Miss Millie🌴🪴🌻 (@Miss Millie🌴🪴🌻) 1616966495
@jo___deci I’m literally crying bc why do all kids regardless of species be acting like this 😂😂— Africans Only Livestream (@Africans Only Livestream) 1616973607
even mama bear has her work cut out sometimes🥰 https://t.co/50v2D34eJC— FijustFi 🏴 (@FijustFi 🏴) 1617003338
I felt this in my soul. That one kept following her back. https://t.co/17ZxFMSQwZ— Fred Wellman (@Fred Wellman) 1616988041
Imagine explaining to your boss how you ended up being this late to work.
@EoinHiggins_ Cute! But then you remember you're like already late as it is and your boss ain't gonna believe this… https://t.co/qxv0b0blW8— 🤘🏻Ed Nordrike Parker 🤘🏻 👨🎤🪆🪆🪆🪆 (@🤘🏻Ed Nordrike Parker 🤘🏻 👨🎤🪆🪆🪆🪆) 1616993999
The question is – should somebody have tried to help?
@EoinHiggins_ I just need to know - if I helped her would she attack me? Are we absolutely sure? Because I want to help her.— Victoria Watson (@Victoria Watson) 1616948504
We’d argue that it’s better not to, however tempting.
@EoinHiggins_ I'd be so tempted to get out and grab one for her "local man disemboweled by bear while trying to help cubs cross the street"— Dave in Ohio (@Dave in Ohio) 1616941467
Here’s hoping the mother enjoyed a relaxing soak in a hot tub afterwards – like some of its fellow bears across the country.