About

Staring Bear and Wolf refers to an object labeling and exploitable image template. The template shows a photo of a bear and wolf staring at each other, followed by two images from their point of view. The template grew popular in July of 2023.

Origin

On February 12th, 2023, Redditor thereveldune4 posted an image to /r/blursedimages ^[1] that showed a bear and a wolf staring at each other, using a Kubrick Stare POV of both. The top photo was captured by Peter A. Dettling^[6]. The post received more than 36,800 upvotes in five months (shown below).

Spread

The post gained iterations after viral reposts surfaced on Instagram months later. For instance, on June 15th, 2023, Instagram^[2] user @huge.poop uploaded the photo, receiving more than 45,000 likes in one month. Then, the image grew popular as an object labeling template. For example, on July 13th, 2023, TikTok^[3] user @suj7683 uploaded a photo slideshow of the image comparing requirements of Formula 1 in 2007 and 2023. The post received more than 1 million views in one week (shown below, left). On July 15th, 2023, TikTok^[4] user @formula_1_freak uploaded a similar slideshow, comparing Formula 1 and Isle of Man TT. The post received more than 1.8 million views in five days (shown below, right).

On July 17th, 2023, Facebook^[5] user Wynn Wynn uploaded an edit about the requirements to take care of a Koi Fish and a Catfish to the "Perkumpulan Orang Santai: Total" group. The post received more than 8,900 reactions and 2,400 shares (shown below, left). On July 19th, 2023, Facebook^[7] user Greko uploaded Kemono Friends fan art using the meme as reference. The post received 326 reactions and 105 shares in one day (shown below, right).

Various Examples

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