This is the heartstopping moment two off-road bikers were given quite a fright when a bear in a hurry suddenly bolted across the woodland trail in front of them.
One of the riders is seen instinctively braking at the sight of the black bear, while the other is a little slower to react and narrowly misses careering into it.
The lead biker then turns to watch the bear race off through the trees. It appears unfazed by its close encounter with the pair of motorcyclists as it disappears from view.
Camera footage of the fear-inducing near-miss was captured by the second of the two riders in the Irkutsk region of Russia.
Bear attacks have long been a problem in Russia in years when their food supplies run low. In the most extreme case, 270 bears were reportedly killed in four villages in Irkutsk province in 1968.
Meanwhile, six months ago it emerged a Russian town had come under siege from at least three dozen ravenous bears, leaving many locals too terrified to open their doors and go outside.
In a month-long blockade last August, the hungry beasts attacked residents in Luchegorsk - population 20,000 - and there were reports of one man being killed.
Inhabitants said at the time that at least eight Asian black bears had been shot as they stalked the streets and terrorised the town in the country's extreme east, close to the Chinese border.
The black bear races across the dirt track in front of the two off-road bikers as the pair slow down to avoid it
Oblivious: The bear appears unfazed by its close encounter with the motorcycles as it disappears from view
Shock: The lead biker glanced back to look at his friend after watching the bear race off through the trees
One woman likened the bear threat to being under siege from an army.
'Hunters say that they looked at the area from a helicopter - there are crowds of these bears, like army units,' she said.
'We are scared to walk outside.
'All doors are shut in kindergartens, there are written warnings everywhere that walking with kids is allowed only in certain areas.'
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