This has happened to me, though never with a Kodiak brown bear. But it has with possum, raccoon, fox, and various birds. The critter in question is suddenly at your side, as a 'normal' compadre. How does this happen? I submit that energetically, you have become one with the surroundings, and the critter therefore does not feel threatened. It's an interesting process.
<![CDATA[<span data-s9e-mediaembed="youtube" style="display:inline-block;width:100%;max-width:640px"><span style="display:block;overflow:hidden;position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%"><iframe allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" style="background:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MVhrN2pI2X8/hqdefault.jpg) 50% 50% / cover;border:0;height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;width:100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MVhrN2pI2X8"></iframe></span></span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/MVhrN2pI2X8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/MVhrN2pI2X8</a>]]>Grizzly/brown bears can be incredibly dangerous, by the way, lending a certain 'gasp' to viewing this.
This fellow seems tired, as evident when he sat down. It's an act of trust to exhibit weariness. But I suppose one can wonder if he wasn't in his right mind at the time of this event. Perhaps his unconcern was a function of illness. He did look momentarily like he was going to hang out with the photographer for a while.
