Nunchuck Bear

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About

Nunchuck Bear, also known as * Nunchaku Bear*, is a viral video of a black bear playing with a bear of nunchaku.

Origin

On July 11th, 2020, Twitter user @shirokumaroko tweeted the video. The post received more than 8 million views, 8,400 likes and 4,100 retweets in less than five days (shown below).

極まっている‼️
カッコイイ✨ツバちゃん💖😍#八木山動物公園　 #ツキノワグマ　 #ツバサ pic.twitter.com/Wn2ciohI1m

— そらまめきなこ (@shirokumaroko) July 11, 2020

Precursor

There have been other examples of "Nunchuck Bear" online prior to the video. For example, on June 13th, 2011, YouTuber Anna Ranosos published a video of a person in a bear mask using nunchaku (shown below, left). On April 3rd, 2020, YouTuber Phantom Thief Irwin shared a video entitled "The Bears Are Learning How To Use Nunchucks." The post received more than 9,100 views in less than six months (shown below, right).

Spread

That day, @shirokumaroko tweeted a follow-up video. The post received more than 2,900 views and 140 likes in less than one week (shown below).

お座りしてフィーダーを自在に操るツバサ　この後モートに落として終了になりました
今日はたくさん遊んでくれたツバサでした#八木山動物公園　 #ツキノワグマ　 #ツバサ pic.twitter.com/1mVzZ26JVK

— そらまめきなこ (@shirokumaroko) July 11, 2020

The following day, Twitter user @KevinRBrackett shared the video with the caption, "We were all worried about Skynet. Meanwhile, nunchuck bears." The post received more than 93,000 likes and 33,000 retweets in less than one three days (shown below).

We were all worried about Skynet. Meanwhile, nunchuck bears.pic.twitter.com/ZfGMIkYFl3

— Kevin Brackett (@KevinRBrackett) July 12, 2020

That day, Redditor^[1] OliveOcelot shared the video on the /r/NatureIsFuckingLit. The post received more than 2,500 points (97% upvoted) and 90 comments in less than 24 hours.

Several media outlets covered the meme, including the AV Club,^[2] Barstool Sports ^[3] and more.

Various Examples

nature is not only healing.. they are preparing to eradicate the virus pic.twitter.com/hIQO9zuQFG

— jonny sun (@jonnysun) July 12, 2020

Just when you thought things couldn't get any worst, 2020 taught bears how to use nunchucks. pic.twitter.com/jcNsVtTlUB

— Baker-Bone (BakerBone) July 13, 2020

h2. Search Interest