Allie Noble confronted a large black bear that had wandered into her garden and went for her fruit trees.
A Scottish mum living in Canada has gone viral after hilarious footage of her fearlessly chasing a bear out of her garden exploded online. The clip shows Allie Noble confronting a large black bear that had wandered into her garden, casually shouting and gesturing until the animal retreats.
While many people may have been left terrified at seeing a dangerous animal at such close proximity, especially having originally lived in Glasgow, Allie showed no fear. She even went on the offensive to keep the beast away from her precious cherry plum tree.
The mum-of-four can be heard yelling “it better not eat my f***ing plums – it is! Move, move.” She then opens the door and shoos it away, shouting again: “Move! Away from my plums!”.
Thousands of viewers have been left in stitches after viewing the clip – with many left stunned by her calm reaction. Allie has explained, however, that this was nothing out of the ordinary – with bears a common sight near her home in Vancouver Island.
Speaking to the Record, the 32-year-old said: “I lived on Vancouver Island for three years, and honestly, this kind of thing happened all the time. Bears are quite common, especially if you have fruit trees.
“I had cherry plums and cherries in the garden, so they were always coming around. It is quite difficult to grow them so I wanted to get him away.
“You’re also not supposed to feed them because if they keep coming back, they’ll eventually be put down. So I was trying to scare it off for its own good as much as ours.”
Despite how dangerous it looks, Allie said the reality is far less dramatic. “They’re more scared of you than you are of them”, she said. I’ve had them walk right past me while I was outside with the kids – they don’t even seem bothered.”
The incident took place back in July and Allie, from Pollok, has since moved back home. She says the clip was never meant to go public but, after months of trying, her brother finally managed to convince her to post it.
“He kept telling me to share it because he found it so funny, but I’m not really into social media,” she said. “I’ve got four kids, so I’m busy – I don’t post much. But I finally put it up and it just blew up.”
The reaction caught Allie completely off guard. She laughed: “I was so embarrassed. I turned my phone off because I couldn’t believe how far it had gone. I’m just glad it is giving people a good laugh.”
The clip has been viewed on TikTok nearly 50,000 times and users flooded to the comments in disbelief at the hilarious encounter. One person wrote: “This is the most Scottish maw thing I have ever seen! The bear is no match!!”
Another said: “I’m howling at you pssssssting it like it’s a cat. Oh my days.” Meanwhile, a third added: “I have never been more proud to be Scottish.”
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