Bear Attack in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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With the ice coming late to Hudson Bay now the bears are getting hungry, some are close to starving, they're coming into town for garbage or anything else they can eat.
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Lar
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Oh my, the horror! I cannot believe no one tried to rescue the poor guy.
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I don't think I'd let him chew at my ankle a year from now 
Saw an interview yesterday with a Churchill guy that keeps sled dogs. He had a polar bear chase him into his trailer. He closed the door on the bear just in time. I bet that would get a person's adrenaline going. :yes:
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Saw an interview yesterday with a Churchill guy that keeps sled dogs. He had a polar bear chase him into his trailer. He closed the door on the bear just in time. I bet that would get a person's adrenaline going. :yes:
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Lar
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I don't think I'd let him chew at my ankle a year from now
Saw an interview yesterday with a Churchill guy that keeps sled dogs. He had a polar bear chase him into his trailer. He closed the door on the bear just in time. I bet that would get a person's adrenaline going. :yes:
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Lar
Well, heck, yes, sir. To all of it. That cute little cub ain't gonna be cute OR little forever.
But I'd wrestle him now, before he gets bigger, just to say I wrestled a bear. 
mulester7
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.....you're a good man, Lar....I, on the other hand, am worthless as pond scum....(waited 15 minutes to post the picturesI don't think I'd let him chew at my ankle a year from now
Saw an interview yesterday with a Churchill guy that keeps sled dogs. He had a polar bear chase him into his trailer. He closed the door on the bear just in time. I bet that would get a person's adrenaline going. :yes:
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Lar
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clydeselsor
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Awwwwww!!!
I think of (edit - wild, adult) Polar Bears as the most efficient hunting, killing and eating (survival) machines on the planet.
They look at you as a meal they can't (yet) get to, and anybody who anthropomorphises them as anything else should just get into reach...
You get out there alone, without the benefit of technology to protect you, and you are just ..... food .....
( and a pretty poor energy substitute for their usual diet of seal, as well as all that inedible clothing to get in the way )
They look at you as a meal they can't (yet) get to, and anybody who anthropomorphises them as anything else should just get into reach...
You get out there alone, without the benefit of technology to protect you, and you are just ..... food .....
( and a pretty poor energy substitute for their usual diet of seal, as well as all that inedible clothing to get in the way )
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subwoofwoof
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Soooo not what I was expecting!! Got a good Wednesday morning chuckle out of that one! Thanks Mulester!
While true, I'm sure that bears who are raised around humans interact with them differently than wild (and hungry) animals. Even a housecat can be dangerous if not properly socialized when young.
Arkay
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A 63-year old post office employee in Yellowstone recently caught some remarkable pictures of a wounded buffalo being chased down by a grizzly bear --not remotely as cute as the polar bear "attack".
I'll just put links here, with a WARNING: if you are squeamish and love animals, you might not want to see this. Experts suggest the bison was scalded by falling into boiling hot water (hot springs/geysers), which is why it is missing patches of fur; the injuries (Yum! Boiled bison!) probably incited the bear into chasing/attacking it. It's winter, snowy, and the bear was undoubtedly hungry.
The two animals raced down the middle of the road, where the guy was in his car. He got out of his car at first, but wisely got back in the car as the animals neared, shooting the pics through the car windows. Right place, right time, for some extraordinary pics.
The "climax" is not in the pics; the bison eventually veered off the road into the woods, with the grizzly still in pursuit.
http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyl...cle_f1b8d25a-e3b3-11df-a370-001cc4c03286.html
http://ecopolitology.org/2010/10/26...alf-mauled-bison-in-yellowstone-is-authentic/
Some additional information on bears attacking bison:
http://www.bearbiology.com/fileadmin/tpl/Downloads/URSUS/Vol_13/Wyman_13.pdf
I'll just put links here, with a WARNING: if you are squeamish and love animals, you might not want to see this. Experts suggest the bison was scalded by falling into boiling hot water (hot springs/geysers), which is why it is missing patches of fur; the injuries (Yum! Boiled bison!) probably incited the bear into chasing/attacking it. It's winter, snowy, and the bear was undoubtedly hungry.
The two animals raced down the middle of the road, where the guy was in his car. He got out of his car at first, but wisely got back in the car as the animals neared, shooting the pics through the car windows. Right place, right time, for some extraordinary pics.
The "climax" is not in the pics; the bison eventually veered off the road into the woods, with the grizzly still in pursuit.
http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyl...cle_f1b8d25a-e3b3-11df-a370-001cc4c03286.html
http://ecopolitology.org/2010/10/26...alf-mauled-bison-in-yellowstone-is-authentic/
Some additional information on bears attacking bison:
http://www.bearbiology.com/fileadmin/tpl/Downloads/URSUS/Vol_13/Wyman_13.pdf
diamondsouled
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.....you're a good man, Lar....I, on the other hand, am worthless as pond scum....(waited 15 minutes to post the pictures
I guess I shudda smelled the bait before you set the hook, lol.
It would happen that I'd just seen a piece on Churchill's polar bears the day before you went fishing
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Arkay
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I love polar bears ... but only from a distance.
This is true; a "tame" bear will not act the same as a wild one, not having learned wild habits from its mother as a cub. Still, it does not have the millenia of domestication encompassing many thousands of generations that a housecat has... not to mention the sheer size differences. A polar or brown bear can weigh 1400-1500 pounds, and can easily rip a man open with a single swipe of a paw, or crush a man's skull with a single bite. A bear is a scavenger and, above all, a high predator, with all a predator's instincts. A tiger would be a better analogy than a housecat; if the tiger gets hungry or the person behaves inappropriately for a tiger's likes, munch! goes the tiger. Same for a bear. Bears have one of the worst records of "turning on" their keepers; the circus bears and ones performing in places like India typically are smaller, less aggressive varieties, and have had their fangs and claws removed. Often they are kept partially-drugged, and well-fed, to keep them "safe".
The polar bear is widely recognized as one of the most dangerous animals on Earth, and not without reason. That cub, cute as it looks, is doing what comes naturally, and when it gets a little bit bigger, that behavior won't be cute, at all.
Incidentally, there has been a marked increase in spottings of "mixed" polar bear-grizzly bear hybrids, called "grolar bears" or "pizzlies". This is occurring, some say, because of reduced habitats and melting ice packs that are bringing the two species into closer contact, leading to inter-breeding. Experts worry that this process may accelerate the extinction of polar bears, as mixed offspring are often infertile/sterile. Enjoy those white cuties while they're still around to be seen!
This is true; a "tame" bear will not act the same as a wild one, not having learned wild habits from its mother as a cub. Still, it does not have the millenia of domestication encompassing many thousands of generations that a housecat has... not to mention the sheer size differences. A polar or brown bear can weigh 1400-1500 pounds, and can easily rip a man open with a single swipe of a paw, or crush a man's skull with a single bite. A bear is a scavenger and, above all, a high predator, with all a predator's instincts. A tiger would be a better analogy than a housecat; if the tiger gets hungry or the person behaves inappropriately for a tiger's likes, munch! goes the tiger. Same for a bear. Bears have one of the worst records of "turning on" their keepers; the circus bears and ones performing in places like India typically are smaller, less aggressive varieties, and have had their fangs and claws removed. Often they are kept partially-drugged, and well-fed, to keep them "safe".
The polar bear is widely recognized as one of the most dangerous animals on Earth, and not without reason. That cub, cute as it looks, is doing what comes naturally, and when it gets a little bit bigger, that behavior won't be cute, at all.
Incidentally, there has been a marked increase in spottings of "mixed" polar bear-grizzly bear hybrids, called "grolar bears" or "pizzlies". This is occurring, some say, because of reduced habitats and melting ice packs that are bringing the two species into closer contact, leading to inter-breeding. Experts worry that this process may accelerate the extinction of polar bears, as mixed offspring are often infertile/sterile. Enjoy those white cuties while they're still around to be seen!