Talk about a wake-up call. David James Weale was solo camping near Capilano River in North Vancouver last weekend when he woke up, stepped out for some fresh air, then went back to his tent to meditate. Then he heard footsteps outside the tent, and sat up to see a black bear about six metres away. Here's what happened next:

"I was incredibly relaxed until he showed up. He jumped and I jumped a little bit," Weale told The Huffington Post Canada. "Then he came over." The bear started sniffing around, poking at the camper's tent. But Weale, who had started taking a video, didn't panic. "He wasn't overly aggressive or making any signs of aggression. He just seemed curious to see who I was," he said. At one point, the bear snapped a tent pole and ripped a bit of mesh. That's when Weale decided to get out of there.