umber one if you don't want the bear to see you and try to attcak you staying still will make the bear think you are a tree or a non-moving object. Secondly they will get disinterested because they think you aren't alive
Explanation:
Bears will hunt only live creatures. if you play dead you have a slim chance of having it pass by.
Bears can run fast so there is no point on trying to out run it. If you play dead so you have a chance of surviving and it might just walk by.
