Here's exactly what not to do when you encounter a bear in the wild -- try to feed and pet it. A woman in Gaitlinburg, Tennessee had a close encounter with a black bear and was captured squatting down in an attempt to feed it as it tentatively walked close to a group of people. Feeding trains bears to see humans as a food source, causing them to lose their natural fear and approach homes and people for food. It is estimated that about 1,500 black bears live in the Great Smoky Mountains National