Topline. In the latest viral debate taking over TikTok, users are asking women whether they’d rather be trapped in the woods with a man or a bear, and many are choosing the bear, stating that a ...

Although bears can be deadly, attacks in the U.S. are rare and are mostly done out of a bear’s interest in “protecting food, cubs, or their space,” according to the National Park Service.

Women explain why they would feel safer encountering a bear in the forest than a man they didn't know. The hypothetical has sparked a broader debate. Best tech deals 🛍️ $3,500 iPhone possible?

I was in the woods with men, women and bear, and it all turned out great. Night was coming and so we slid down the mountainside on our avalanche shovels, which is not as fun as it sounds.

The “man vs. bear debate,” in which women contemplate which one would make the better companion in the woods, has recently taken TikTok by storm. To the surprise of some men, women have leaned ...