“It’s videos like this that make me forget that fluffy guy could tear off my face,” wrote one person on a popular video showing a grizzly bear playing in the snow at Yellowstone National Park. Indeed, it really is so cute that you’ll momentarily forget how much you don’t actually want to pet a grizzly bear.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior shared the video a couple of winters ago, but it’s still making the rounds online. Trent Sizemore Photography captured the footage, which shows a small-ish brown bear lying in the snow, rolling around in it, and doing other adorable things.
The spectacle even attracts a bird’s notice at one point. A black bird walks up, stops, and watches the bear for a bit before continuing on its way.
Watch a grizzly bear play in the snow here:
Did that put a smile on your face?
Header image is a screenshot of Trent Sizemore Photography‘s video via the U.S. Department of the Interior.