While the rest of the world’s megafauna are still foundering in the anthropocene era, these two big animals have used little animal strategies to bounce back. Way back.

MS Black bear cub of year playing out on limb / Yellowstone, Wyoming, United States

MS Black bear sow with two cubs of year playing under tree / Yellowstone, Wyoming, United States

Bear Cub

CU TS Persons hand measuring paw of bear / Rocky Mt, North Carolina, United States

A Black Bear wearily attempts to cross a busy highway.

MS Two black bear cubs of year standing up and playing fight / Yellowstone, Wyoming, United States

Walking Bear / Driving into Yosemite / Bears Taking Food from Cars / Bears Running Across the Highway / Yosemite Bears at United States National Park on August 20, 1969 in Mariposa, California (Footage by Getty Images)

TS shot of a black bear sow with cubs (Ursus americanus) eating hawthorn berries in a tree

HD: Canadian Black Bear

HD: Canadian Black Bear

Black Bear eating a fish

HD1080p: Black bear searching for food in the woods of Banff National Park, Canada.

Silly Bear begging for food

MS TS ZI ZO Black Bear (Ursus americanus) fishing for salmon in rushing river / Ketchikan, Alaska, United States

CU Shot of person's hand tattooing inside mouth of black bear / Rocky Mt, North Carolina, United States

MS TS Shot of American Black Bear [Ursus Americanos] walking, Kluane National Park and Reserve / Yukon, Canada

Funny clip of bear baring all while waiting for a treat

Slow motion shot of a bear

CU Shot of man opening up mouth of an unconscious bear and examine its teeth / Rocky Mt, North Carolina, United States

HD: Canadian Black Bear

Black Bear in a Tree

PROFILE black bear in forest leaning against small tree trunk on hind legs scratching back + head

MS Black bear cub of year try to climbing tree / Yellowstone, Wyoming, United States