247K views · 3.7K reactions | A woman was left stunned after spotting a bear walking along a thin railing in Lake Tahoe: “This is the first time we’ve seen a ‘tightroping’ bear!” | ABC7 | Facebook

What would you do? If you saw a large male bear headed towards you doing this, what would you do? Well, if you were another male bear intent on mating with a nearby female, you might take note and consider your options. This behavior, sometimes called “cowboy walking”, is one of many ways bears communicate with each other. In this particular situation, the male bear, known as Chops, is leaving scent markings for other bears to smell by urinating, stomping the ground and twisting his paws into th