{"id":418406,"date":"2022-03-19T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/connecticut-pigs-fight-off-black-bear-attack-in-wild-video\/"},"modified":"2022-03-19T10:00:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T07:00:06","slug":"connecticut-pigs-fight-off-black-bear-attack-in-wild-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/connecticut-pigs-fight-off-black-bear-attack-in-wild-video\/","title":{"rendered":"#Connecticut pigs fight off black bear attack in wild video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cb05c0c9f2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/connecticut-pigs-fight-off-black-bear-attack-in-wild-video\/#%E2%80%9CConnecticut_pigs_fight_off_black_bear_attack_in_wild_video%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Connecticut pigs fight off black bear attack in wild video&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CConnecticut_pigs_fight_off_black_bear_attack_in_wild_video%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Connecticut pigs fight off black bear attack in wild video&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Wild video shows a pair of pigs fiercely fighting off a large black bear that climbed into their enclosure in Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>The pigpen in New Milford looked more like a wrestling ring when the bear scaled a fence and began attacking one of the oinkers earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Ring security video <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcconnecticut.com\/news\/local\/pigs-fend-off-bear-attack-in-new-milford\/2743745\/\">obtained by NBC Connecticut<\/a> showed a white pig named Mary pushing back against the bruin.<\/p>\n<p>Hammy, a black hog who had been inside of roofed shelter attached to the sty, then suddenly charges at the bear, backing it into a corner on its hind legs, the dramatic footage shows.<\/p>\n<p>After a few minutes, the embattled bear leaps out of the pen.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Shaw, who owns the therapy pigs, told the outlet she was proud of the plucky animals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very proud of them because Hammy, the little one especially, he\u2019s afraid of his own shadow and the way he came charging out when he seen Mary tussling with the bear,\u201d Shaw said. \u201cHe was like \u2018oh no, no way, get out.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-19-at-2.23.55-AM.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Two pigs protect their pen from a black bear\" class=\"wp-image-21583603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-19-at-2.23.55-AM.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-19-at-2.23.55-AM.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The pigs, Mary and Hammy, were able to work together to quickly scare the bear out of their pen.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Rebecca Shaw\/NBC Connecticut <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bear-pigs.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Black bear jumps out of pigpen\" class=\"wp-image-21583752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bear-pigs.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bear-pigs.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bear-pigs.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bear-pigs.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The entire pigs vs. bear wrestling match was captured on Ring security video. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Rebecca Shaw\/NBC Connecticut<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shaw said an alarm typically goes off if there\u2019s a disturbance in the backyard, but she did not hear it that evening. She only learned about the bear after hearing her son and brother yelling.<\/p>\n<p>She said the bear seemed \u201ccute\u201d at first on the security footage, tumbling around in the hay beside the pig pen \u2014 before it jumped the fence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s when I realized that my pigs can defend themselves,\u201d Shaw said, adding,\u00a0\u201cI thank God, again, because it could have ended very badly.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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