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Video shows a brave mother in Mexico protecting her son when a black bear emerges at their outdoor birthday celebration. Her son, Santiago, has Down syndrome and is afraid of animals so she held him and covered his eyes during the encounter in which the bear jumped onto the picnic table they were sitting at and helped himself to some food.
Watch: Mom protects son during black bear encounter