This Bear Needs A Tetherball Opponent

You know what’s better than shooting baskets? Playing HORSE against an opponent. You know what’s better than working on free kicks? Taking penalty shots against a real goalie. You know what’s better than throwing footballs through a tire? Throwing footballs to an actual receiver running routes. I’m a sports fanatic. I practiced plenty by myself as a child, but playing with someone else is just always better. If you don’t believe me, take this bear as a great example.

The big, scary behemoth has a tetherball area in his enclosure. As you can see in the above video, he’s pretty damn good at the game too. He stands on his hind legs and whips the ball around with a pretty solid momentum, but after awhile without anyone fighting back, the poor guy gives up and goes about his business doing other things.

What he needs more than anything else is clearly an opponent. The problem is it’s impossible to know whether the bear enjoys playing tetherball or dislikes having human beings invading his space more because the answer to that question makes all the difference between having a lovely, competitive and exercise filled afternoon and getting eaten by a fucking bear.

This is far from the first fun bear-related news we’ve covered on the Blend. So, if you’re looking for more greatness, I would advise checking out his mama bear stealing an entire dumpster, Bear McCreary crushing the Da Vinci’s Demons score or these polar bears going to town on some fish below...