Yes, we know you don’t get grizzly bears in South Africa, but that won’t stop people on Twitter from commenting before they’ve read a single word.

Wild concept, but bear with me – these folks were hiking in Banff, Canada, when they came across a grizzly, although not much else is known.

Unofficial Network seems certain the man filming is South African, and I would have to concur.

The video comes with this brief description:

Awesome bt scary at the same time. He was walking towards us for about 40 seconds before I started recording.

Your man did have bear spray on hand, but didn’t end up using it:

If you’re wondering what that twang in the accent is, the man who uploaded the video says him and his wife now live in Australia, and were visiting Canada on holiday.

Bears, hey? Just another reason to stick to Table Mountain.

[source:unonetwork]