{"id":2214,"date":"2013-05-28T17:04:29","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T17:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2214"},"modified":"2013-05-28T17:04:29","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T17:04:29","slug":"bosnian-shepherd-kills-brown-bear-with-bare-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/bosnian-shepherd-kills-brown-bear-with-bare-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Bosnian shepherd &#8216;kills brown bear with bare hands&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A shepherd is believed to have killed a brown bear after going face-to-face with the beast and having only his bare hands at his disposal.<\/p>\n<p>Blazo Grkovic allegedly killed the animal after it charged at him while he was tending to his flock in his home country of Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/p>\n<p>The shepherd is said to have managed to kill the creature by first giving it a bear hug and then strangling it as it swiped at him with its huge paws and sharp claws, while it also tried to bite him on several occasions.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It bit me and I hit it until it died. 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