Frank Nicholas Pirolo of Big Bear Lake shared a video on social media of the bear scrambling out of a trash can and looking right at him.
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After a second of eye contact, Pirolo ran off.
He nicknamed the creature "Scare-Bear."
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Pirolo said he ran because he thought the bear was coming after him, but "Scare-Bear" was just looking for food and was not acting aggressively.