The video was shared on X by the handle @Natureisamazing with a caption: A bear riding in a motorcycle sidecar waving to people. Just a normal day in Russia. Despite its previous viral success ...

Both are Karelian bear dogs, a breed that helps keep bears away from humans. They are working in the Nagano Prefecture town of Karuizawa, where not one bear has harmed a person in the community ...

The increased bear activity poses risks for human communities that don't adequately prepare for their arrival. Numerous otherwise harmless features of residential yards, including bird feeders ...