President Barack Obama Snaps a Couple Selfies With Bear Grylls in Alaska

Trace William Cowen
Updated

As previously reported, urine consumption enthusiast Bear Grylls just landed quite the coup for his NBC series Running Wild with Bear Grylls. President Barack Obama will appear on a special episode of the hit series later this year, becoming what NBC so humbly described as "the first U.S. president to receive a crash course in survival techniques from Bear Grylls."

Taping for the surefire ratings booster appears to have neared completion, as both Obama and Grylls shared a pair of decidedly bear-free selfies on their respective social media accounts:

Sadly, Obama appears to have caught his thumb in the first photo, which is actually a pretty endearing Dad Move. Obama also shared a few Gryllsless photos from his three-day Alaskan journey, highlighting the very real problem facing the planet in the wake of continued climate change:

We need to make sure our grandkids can see this. -bo

A photo posted by The White House (@whitehouse) on Sep 1, 2015 at 5:51pm PDT

Resurrection Bay is one of those places that reminds you of all the beauty this country has to offer. It's home to whales (I got to see one!), sea lions, and dozens of other species. Surrounded by jagged cliffs and alpine glaciers, this is a place that's worth protecting. -bo

A photo posted by The White House (@whitehouse) on Sep 1, 2015 at 11:30pm PDT

A spectacular end to day two in Alaska. -bo

A photo posted by The White House (@whitehouse) on Sep 1, 2015 at 11:51pm PDT

The comments on each of these posts are predictably filled with downright Trump-esque idiocy, so proceed into such territory with caution.

BxNWthdzo6JXqK_DizH3qYvBiocXA52d

Continue Reading On Complex