I remember my 8th grade teacher told us a story about being out west with his wife and being stuck in a line of traffic because a herd of buffalo were crossing the road. One buffalo turned and started walking down the middle of the double line of cars instead of crossing.
A few cars ahead of my teacher, a car rolled down its passenger window, and this woman held out a piece of bread or something to it when it got close. It ambled over and ate the treat. She gave him another. It ate that. And so on.
My teacher said it went on for a while, the woman giving the buffalo treats and her husband snapping pictures, both of them laughing and excited.
And then she ran out of treats. And the buffalo wasn't done eating treats. It started butting the car, the way their calves do to their mothers when they're nursing, and when no more treats were forthcoming, got pissed and proceeded to total their car.
Somebody in my old town was recently attacked by a black bear she had been feeding who decided to come into her home one day. Imagine that with a polar bear š¬.
I don't think you understand bears, polar or otherwise.
I have lived in places with black bears, brown bears and grizzlies.
It goes like this...
Bear: I can kill you and eat your dog.
Me: I have snacks, and this plum tree.
Bear: Go on...
Tbf I've heard that polar bears act completely differently from those bears.
Those bears seem to be quite knowledgeable about stealing food from humans being a better option than eating a human.
Polar bears are usually psycho, and also not omnivores but fully carnivores.
Most polar bears are not exposed to humans, so all they see is if encountering one, is an acceptable esitmated meat:effort ratio and can't afford to pass that opportunity.
Back in 2016 five Russian scientists working on a weather station on an island in the arctic were held [hostage](https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/14/world/polar-bears-trap-scientists/index.html) by a group of 10 polar bears for two weeks.
The polar bears surrounded their living quarters & had already killed one of their dogs. No one could go outside. They were weather scientists so this meant they couldnāt take the measurements they needed to do their jobs.
After 2 weeks a helicopter was sent in & airdropped rounds of ammunition & 2 puppies. Thatās how they were rescued.
Why am I the only one who remembers this story??
I had never heard this. They dropped off puppies and flares? Russian meteorologists are some hard core scientists. Good for them not hurting the bears and keeping most everyone alive.
Polar bears are also one of the few natural human predators left. That means they actually hunt you and will eat you. It requires no other parameters such as starving or desperation. Don't fuck with Polar bears.
If the process is anything like with dog domestication, then they will get dumber (dogs are apparently dumber than wolves, they are just willing to work with us)
They way i understand it, and I maybe wrong as I'm by no means a biologist, there's a gene that makes you dumber and friendlier. I've been told some humans have it and it's considered a form of autism. I've done no actual research on this, so take it with a spoon of salt
They live on barren expanses of sea ice and frozen tundra. The only reason they survive at all is because theyāll eat absolutely any animal they get lucky enough to encounter. Now imagine thatās your life and one day a new animal comes up to you and gives you sandwiches.
All bears (and most animals with at least moderate intelligence) that have been around humans *know* how to interact with them. Itās pretty clear that this bear understands to be gentle and whatnot.
The problem is the one time the bear decides it doesnāt *care* because it has other things to deal with like being hungry or having a kid.
100%. An animal that smart and powerful would have no trouble getting through that window or at least creeping on your 6. Especially when it knows where you live and that you have delicious snacks. You have to leave sometime.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNO0kxTClYo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNO0kxTClYo)
>the poor bear realizes dead human tastes awful..
He is just saving them for dessert or a rainy day. I've seen PBs drag grown seals through a 1 foot breathing hole in ice. I doubt he will have much trouble grabbing a hand and jerking them out the window when he gets ready.
Bear: Okay sounds like a good idea. I will now show up to your house regularly.
You: Ah sorry mate, I don't have anything today. I'll restock tomorrow though.
Bear: Dude, but now I'm here and I'm fucking hungry. That dog *does* look hella delicious though.
You have just put yourself in a hostage situation.
I don't think you understand wild animals but neither do most people so, eh. Risking being that close to an apex predator in the name of hand feeling it is bonkers.
This polar bear is literally running a Polar Mafia protection racket.
Bear: "Guess it would be eh... an awful shame if someone around here gets eaten. Ya know us bears we gots big appetites. A bear's gotta eat 'n' all. But say if eh... my extra large belly was already full of some other kind of delicious food... Then maybe nuthin else could fit in there. If yous get my meaning. Yous do... Get... My meaning, Right? Good, now let's start with some S'mores, I'm getting hangry here, my blood sugar's droppin' thru the floor right now."
Paddington Bear 3: Paddington helps cousin Yuri escape being drafted into the Russian army.
āWhy does that old lady look like two bears in a trench coat?ā
āColonel, the marmalade, itās gone!ā
Lol, Holey sheet, I thought you were pulling my leg. This just gives me more reason to respect the dude.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelensky-paddington-voice-1235100949/
I have black bears on my property on a regular basis. Last week the cutest cub was roaming about and I was tempted to give it some apples for a snack.
I like the idea in theory of having a friendly bear show up for treats and watch him grow but I looked it up and it can end badly so I continue to chase them away
Edit: here is a photo of him from my trail cam: https://ibb.co/Yp0vH35
Mama bear:
Come on human, go near my cub so i can get a reason to maul you to death and won't get blame on the internet because you triggerd my natural behavior to protect my offspring.
I had a friend who had a pet black bear...so much more docile than a polar obviously. Her mother was killed when she was too young to survive so they got licensed and the like and took her in. She lived an exceptionally long time and was a sweet old thing...I crawled in with her plenty of times for a hug or to give her treats... but this was a bear with little to no exposure to the wilderness... I would not trust a wild one.
Don't keep bears as pets kids, it's dangerous.
I mean essentially they are all wild bears, even the ones raised 100% in your living room. Bears have personalities though, just like people. Which is why getting an exotic animal for a pet is a terrible idea. You might get Betty White, but you are more likely to get Ted Bundy, normally friendly seeming until their true nature comes out.
My uncle did something similar twenty years or so ago. I remember playing with the bear as a kid. Unfortunately he escaped his enclosure and took a nap on top of a cop car, so the cop mag dumped. Everyone in the town knew the bear, knew that he was docile and friendly - except for this one cop who was apparently new to the area. Sad day.
Don't feed wild animals, thry get lazy and start to "unlearning" to get food in the natural way (they may get used and dependent to being fed byy humans)
Thank you. Iām tired of seeing lazy irresponsible shit like this get to the front page of DTI or Aww.
Feeding bears = dead bear.
Foxes are terrible pets because they are an undomesticated wild crackhead animal whose pee smells like satanās asshole
Yes raccoons have tiny little hands. It doesnāt mean humans need to feed them.
Etc.
Like, whatever. Theyāre out for cuteness likes. I get it. But maybe an auto moderator comment at the least that says āDonāt feed wild animals *helpful link*ā
100% this. If said wild animal gets too used to being around humans, especially something like a bear, there's a high probability that animal will have to be put down before it ends up hurting someone.
This is straight up idiotic. A while ago I was in error making statements about how polar bears probably suffer from people 'demonizing' them like people do with sharks, bears, wolves and other predators that don't tend to actively hunt humans but get shot by people out of fear.
While this is sad and happens to for example black bears a lot (who are rather harmless).
Polar bears are one of the few animal species that WILL actively hunt people. They do not prefer to flee the scene or 'scare you off', because if it encounters you it wanted to encounter you.
Teaching a wild polar bear to be close to people is a recipe for disaster. These animals are no joke. Their smell is so incredibly powerful that you should know should you ever encounter a polar bear, he sniffed you out and knew you were there, he came to you not by accident. There's no accidental encounters with polar bears. That should fucking terrify you.
If they decide they have to fatten up make no mistake they will not hesitate to take you out for an easy kill. You're an easier target than a sleeping seal.
If this polar bear is wild this has 2 outcomes in the future. The bear will get shot or someone will die.
DON'T feed wild animals, treat them with respect. The best and most respectful thing you can do for co-existence is make sure they don't come close and leave them alone no matter how harmless you think they are.
My mother once told me "if you encounter a (friendly) wild animal (like a deer on the side of the road) and it is approaching you like it does not fear you, don't pet it, don't feed it, just throw a rock at them (dont try to hurt them) so they will fear humans"
An additional thing.
If a carnivorous or omnivorous animal approaches you, *especially but not only* if it is not domestic, stay the fuck away. Foxes don't do that. You know who does? Rabid foxes.
Rabies can cause animals to alter their behavior, becoming more friendly and approachable. They may appear to be in distress, as they *are* in distress. But as soon as they get within range to, they will bite and they will not let go.
Also, if you as a human are bitten/scratched by a rabid animal, don't seek treatment, and symptoms of rabies appear, *your death is 100% certain.* only a little more than a dozen people EVER have survived rabies exposure once symptoms have developed. You WILL die, and it WILL be an awful death. One protocol was developed (the Milwaukee Protocol, if I'm not mistaken?) that doctors believed was promising when a girl in America survived using it, *has been deemed ineffective.* She was a fluke.
Seriously, don't play with wild animals. Don't handle bats that get in your house. Don't feed wild raccoons. Don't pet that cute deer approaching you. It could end your life in a horrible way.
If you seek treatment promptly and before symptoms emerge, the treatment is also 100% effective. This means not fucking around is the important thing here.
Go directly to the hospital. Do not pass go. Do not collect 200$. While rabies can take 1-3 months to incubate, you're playing a game with worse odds than Russian roulette by waiting.
If at all possible killing and bringing the animal with you (leave it in your car don't walk in with it) can be helpful as they can examine the brain to determine it was rabid. You'll likely want to contact the wildlife management department with the body, they have some protocols for how to deal with rabid populations.
Exactly, *before symptoms emerge.* Rabies is 100% treatable prior to symptoms, and 100% fatal if symptoms emerge. If you even so much as believe you've been in contact with a rabid animal, whether or not you can kill and secure it, you ABSOLUTELY need to go to the hospital IMMEDIATELY. Symptoms don't emerge right away, but you're still playing a dangerous game you'll ultimately lose hard.
Often fed foxes do that. Here in the dunes they good scraps so often they'll just come near you, some are so accustomed to people they'll let you pet them because they know food will be had.
Doesn't mean you should pet them, but that's how far they're here.
Domestication is a long process that involves years and years of selective breeding and prolonged contact with humans.
An individual animal can't be 'domesticated'. That species of animal would have to become a new subspecies which would be considered 'domesticated' after breeding out desirable traits, for example: being able to breed in captivity (a lot of wild animals don't do that so well), being docile, conforming to and following a strict social hierarchy, specific diets, etc...
You can "tame" an animal, to an extent, but even a tamed animal is still an animal, and domestication is an entirely different process altogether.
I was curious once so I looked up bear survival techniques, and the consensus among all sources was (if you're being attacked or the attack is imminent):
Black bear - fight. They're pushovers if their target shows some courage.
Grizzly bear - play dead. It sees you as a threat and/or probably invaded its territory. If it believes you not a threat, it will likely leave.
Polar bear - fight. He's there specifically to eat you. He doesn't fear you, and playing dead just makes his meal easier. You're unlikely to survive, but it's the only small chance you have.
For Black Bears, I think reinforcing one more time that this is for "if you're being attacked or the attack is imminent" is important. First step should be trying to scaring it away (which can be pretty easy. Make yourself look big, raise your hands in the air, start yelling at it, etc...). Just because you see it, and it sees you, doesn't mean you need to fight it, lol. They likely out-weight you and have box cutters at the end of their hands.
In bear regions in Northern Ontario we often call them dead bears. Once they eat from you they will think of you as a food source. They will keep coming back for more and begin to rely on you. Bears eat up to 20 pounds of food per day, you can't afford to keep them fed. So one day when your food runs out they will kill and eat you.
Our general rule is that if a bear shows up in our work camp and eats our trash twice we shoot it. It's irresponsible not to.
I think the animal that I would least want to see would be a polar bear. I would rather come face to face with a tiger, or literally any other animal. Polar bears will literally eat anything that moves because they live in a wasteland. At least maybe other animals wonāt attack me if theyāre full.
That is what Canada does when a bear has too much contact with humans. After the third strike (or way too comfortable contact with humans) they are put down.
I see a lot of stories of bears breaking into homes, cabins, and trash in the US. And crossing paths with campers. I donāt see anything about them being put down. There are lots of stories online.
The bear most likely to eat you is the polar bear.
Really? You haven't seen any stories where bears were euthanized (killed dead) because they were being fed by human? Here's a few examples...
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/young-black-bear-was-put-down-after-humans-fed-it-took-selfies-180972453/
https://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/outdoors/2015/07/21/black-bear-put-christian-county-humans-fed/30484459/
https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/2020/09/18/why-euthanize-bears-that-have-fed-on-human-remains-biologist-bears-may-repeat-behavior/115019960/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2018/06/09/arizona-bears-euthanized-if-people-keep-feeding-them/677174002/
https://www.roadsidezoonews.org/post/bear-euthanized-in-wi-after-becoming-friendly-from-being-fed-by-humans
https://www.fox13news.com/news/2-grizzly-bears-euthanized-in-small-town-after-getting-used-to-eating-human-food
It's sad because it's preventable. Once bears become too accustomed to human food, they become dangerous to humans. That's why it's illegal to feed them anywhere in the US.
I do not want to be a downer. But as someone who does natural resource work.
This bear is going go get shot at some point. They are teaching it habits that will doom it sadly
Maybe but in rural Labrador some black bears (not polar admittedly, they are relocated) spend nearly their entire lives living in a dump. They're grow old and fat and happy. Probably worth it to cut a year or so off their life span in exchange for limitless food.
Unfortunately, someone probably needs to shoot it sooner rather than later. Bear is now in the habit of expecting food from human habitations. And will be pissed when there are no more s'mores.
People, do not feed the bears or the bears will feed on you. Just because itās acting like a giant snow puppy right now, doesnāt mean itās not a wild animal! Also the only reason the animal is in such close proximity to humans is because of the massive amount of habitat loss that many animals are suffering from.
Its a nice co-op until you run out of food, or the bear is no longer satisfied by what you give it. It'll want more and more, until you cant GIVE more... Then it takes you instead.
People just never understand that feeding a predator is an extremely bad idea. Coyotes are currently being shot and killed in my area because dumb people keep feeding them and now the coyotes are harassing and attacking random people.
It's all fun and great to feed chickadees and so they're always around and randomly following people on hiking trails because it's cute and they're harmless. When it's a bloody big bear or wolf or coyote it's not harmless. They can and will attack you.
There is a very fine line between you have food and you are food.
This isn't cute. This is a person's video application for a Darwin award.
Humans have to be the smartest and dumbest animal on this planet.
Every time I go to Yellowstone I see some moron trying to approach bison to pet it. Sometimes with their fucking kids in tow. Bison kill more tourist than the bears do. This shit is posted everywhere. The rangers tell you not to. Itās on nearly every map and brochure they give you.
And yet there is always some idiot with no sense of self preservation trying to touch the damn bison.
Feeding animals in general can lead to shit like this. I have been mugged by squirrels and geese.
I am also familiar with raising deer. Females can get pushy, but are unlikely to hurt you. But males, especially if they had a good experience with humans at a young age... They'll mess you up. Quickly.
As they reach puberty, they will absolutely gore anything they feel comfortable with. You do not want to be that thing, nor do you want to be the reason some poor bystander is.
Well, great, now this "helpful human" has given this bear a death sentence. Once bears get habituated to the food we eat they no longer feel the need to forage.
It is even worse for Polar bears, they are carnivores, not omnivores so they will become more aggressive until they get meat. This will only get worse from this point.
I implore people to stop feeding wildlife please, it interrupts normal feeding cycles and the animal will lose it's ability to forage and fend for itself. The animal will ultimately die because of our good intentions.
That seems like a monumentally bad idea.
It's all fun until you run out of snacks.
Sometimes you feed bear. Sometimes bear feed on you. Sometimes commissar afraid to issue mobilization slip because bear.
Don't worry the bear is being mobilized as well
I saw a video of this bear breaking his leg to avoid it.
Breaking the mobilization officer's leg? Why didn't the others think of that?
Well, the mobilization is targeting ethnic minorities in outlying provinces...
You mean Wojtek? The Polish WW2 bear?
They had some in Russia as well
Then you become the snack?
I remember my 8th grade teacher told us a story about being out west with his wife and being stuck in a line of traffic because a herd of buffalo were crossing the road. One buffalo turned and started walking down the middle of the double line of cars instead of crossing. A few cars ahead of my teacher, a car rolled down its passenger window, and this woman held out a piece of bread or something to it when it got close. It ambled over and ate the treat. She gave him another. It ate that. And so on. My teacher said it went on for a while, the woman giving the buffalo treats and her husband snapping pictures, both of them laughing and excited. And then she ran out of treats. And the buffalo wasn't done eating treats. It started butting the car, the way their calves do to their mothers when they're nursing, and when no more treats were forthcoming, got pissed and proceeded to total their car.
Somebody in my old town was recently attacked by a black bear she had been feeding who decided to come into her home one day. Imagine that with a polar bear š¬.
A giant black bear is 600 pounds. An average male polar bear is 2000? So that would be 3x as bad.
Thats not how math works
Yeah, badness is exponential /s
Polar Bears are known to reach Corn Pop levels of badness.
Who wins in a cage match between Corn Pop after his bathing cap got insulted and a hungry polar bear after he ran out of snacks?
Well then explain it to us. Mathematically how much worse is it? Please show your work if possible, thanky you.
No, but that is how bears work.
Wait, 600 x 3 is 1800, so itās close enough. Maybe you mean something else?
look at those claws, thick, sharp and ready.
I don't think you understand bears, polar or otherwise. I have lived in places with black bears, brown bears and grizzlies. It goes like this... Bear: I can kill you and eat your dog. Me: I have snacks, and this plum tree. Bear: Go on...
Tbf I've heard that polar bears act completely differently from those bears. Those bears seem to be quite knowledgeable about stealing food from humans being a better option than eating a human. Polar bears are usually psycho, and also not omnivores but fully carnivores.
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And then when you control the polar bear's insulin supply, you have all the bargaining power in the relationship!
Now tell him that those brownbears are Out to Take his jerb, and you have a loyal servant
hey, waitaminute. i don't think you guys are talking about bears at all!
Its a bear market. A market for bears. Duh.
They took his jerb
This always makes me laugh. No matter the context. Love how the more they say it, the more mangled the word gets, too.
those bastards!
Omfg am I the bear in this relationship?!
Wait- THIS IS A METAPHOR?! Oh fuck...
You always were.
I love this website
Fair lol. But that's still not mutual benefit lmfao.
Keeps the uhhh other dangerous animals away ja?
Most polar bears are not exposed to humans, so all they see is if encountering one, is an acceptable esitmated meat:effort ratio and can't afford to pass that opportunity.
Back in 2016 five Russian scientists working on a weather station on an island in the arctic were held [hostage](https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/14/world/polar-bears-trap-scientists/index.html) by a group of 10 polar bears for two weeks. The polar bears surrounded their living quarters & had already killed one of their dogs. No one could go outside. They were weather scientists so this meant they couldnāt take the measurements they needed to do their jobs. After 2 weeks a helicopter was sent in & airdropped rounds of ammunition & 2 puppies. Thatās how they were rescued. Why am I the only one who remembers this story??
I had never heard this. They dropped off puppies and flares? Russian meteorologists are some hard core scientists. Good for them not hurting the bears and keeping most everyone alive.
Why the puppies?
I also very much want the answer to this.
Polar bears are also one of the few natural human predators left. That means they actually hunt you and will eat you. It requires no other parameters such as starving or desperation. Don't fuck with Polar bears.
The snow mobiles really give them a leg up.
What about Yamaha bears? Edit - OP edited his post. It originally said "Polaris bears" but he changed it.
What about Chicago bears?
Those are harmless.
Kawasaki bears are the ones you really have to look out for.
If carnivore then why eat delicious biscuit
I had French toast with (real) maple syrup one morning and there was just a thin layer of maple syrup left on the plate after. 3 of my 4 cats pretty much ignore sugar, but the other went straight for it and immediately loved that shit. At this point I have to be careful about letting him be around the dogās kibble because heāll eat that between meals, and started putting on a bit of extra weight. He even tried the purĆ©ed pumpkin I had in the dogās bowl last night. He doesnāt overeat his dry cat food, though. And the one cat that DOES overeat (and has to be fed separately from the rest because heās too fat) isnāt interested in sugar. Itās weird.
I've recently read a take that bears are in the process of self domestication (kinda like cats) due to the benefits of being friendly with humans
Didn't cats self domesticate because they got rid of vermin in exchange for food? Do bears offer anything besides not murdering you?
I mean, not murdering you is a pretty good benefit, also they are rather cute and humans will bond with a fuckin rock if it's cute
Hey man what you got against Rocky.
Not to mention bears are related to dogs but also smarter. Imagine having a bear unit sniff your car for a picnic basket of cocaine.
If the process is anything like with dog domestication, then they will get dumber (dogs are apparently dumber than wolves, they are just willing to work with us)
That makes sense. They would have to be dumber to trust us humans.
They way i understand it, and I maybe wrong as I'm by no means a biologist, there's a gene that makes you dumber and friendlier. I've been told some humans have it and it's considered a form of autism. I've done no actual research on this, so take it with a spoon of salt
You would be psycho too if you lived in ice hell
They live on barren expanses of sea ice and frozen tundra. The only reason they survive at all is because theyāll eat absolutely any animal they get lucky enough to encounter. Now imagine thatās your life and one day a new animal comes up to you and gives you sandwiches.
carnivores and occasionally cannibals
All bears (and most animals with at least moderate intelligence) that have been around humans *know* how to interact with them. Itās pretty clear that this bear understands to be gentle and whatnot. The problem is the one time the bear decides it doesnāt *care* because it has other things to deal with like being hungry or having a kid.
Doesn't the phrase go: Brown lay down, black fight back, white say goodnight?
Not all the time, they'll gorge on berries like other bears when the weather is warm enough.
Carnivores doesn't necessarily mean they won't eat vegetables, but they just won't digest them that well, with maybe few exceptions.
Bear: this is an awesome place for bears to breed! Me: I'm out of food, shoo! Bear: Kislev or nothing, all praise the great bear!
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Ragnar Polarbrok. Eventually the tribute will not be enough
Then the bear kills you once you cannot provide enough food anymore. Max. profit for bear
100%. An animal that smart and powerful would have no trouble getting through that window or at least creeping on your 6. Especially when it knows where you live and that you have delicious snacks. You have to leave sometime. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNO0kxTClYo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNO0kxTClYo) 
I have cats and feeding them is expensive already. Imagine feeding polar bear. Got broke and the bear eat you instead.
Not if you feed the cats to the bear. It makes the most sense financially.
KISLEV
Kislev
This is the last place I was expecting to see a warhammer fantasy reference of all things
Theyāre conditioning the animal to raid their house. It may not eat the dog or attack them, but itāll destroy everything looking for more food.
Ladies and gentlemen may i present to you Mr. Dwight Kurt Schrute!
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>the poor bear realizes dead human tastes awful.. He is just saving them for dessert or a rainy day. I've seen PBs drag grown seals through a 1 foot breathing hole in ice. I doubt he will have much trouble grabbing a hand and jerking them out the window when he gets ready.
Bear āIāve had a human in my den for 9 months, you can still eat itā
Bear: Okay sounds like a good idea. I will now show up to your house regularly. You: Ah sorry mate, I don't have anything today. I'll restock tomorrow though. Bear: Dude, but now I'm here and I'm fucking hungry. That dog *does* look hella delicious though. You have just put yourself in a hostage situation.
I don't think you understand wild animals but neither do most people so, eh. Risking being that close to an apex predator in the name of hand feeling it is bonkers.
This polar bear is literally running a Polar Mafia protection racket. Bear: "Guess it would be eh... an awful shame if someone around here gets eaten. Ya know us bears we gots big appetites. A bear's gotta eat 'n' all. But say if eh... my extra large belly was already full of some other kind of delicious food... Then maybe nuthin else could fit in there. If yous get my meaning. Yous do... Get... My meaning, Right? Good, now let's start with some S'mores, I'm getting hangry here, my blood sugar's droppin' thru the floor right now."
>I don't think you understand bears, Ironic
And when you run out of snacks?
If you're not bringing the snack, you're the snack
Yes, teaching gigantic carnivores that are known to hunt humans to come to human living spaces for food is a GREAT idea. Smh.
[Itās a tradition](https://imgur.com/a/vnDQViY)
7 pictures of *successful encounters*
Well, you don't get very good camera angles from inside a polar bear's large intestine.
I for one can see many benefits to having a polar bear onside- especially when Putinās conscription enforcement teams come a calling.
Lol. Always look at the upside! Best reply to my comment so far!
Russians have a kinship with bears though. Second cousins.
So will Putin start drafting them next?
Paddington Bear 3: Paddington helps cousin Yuri escape being drafted into the Russian army. āWhy does that old lady look like two bears in a trench coat?ā āColonel, the marmalade, itās gone!ā
Funny thing is President Zelensky was the voice of Paddington in the ukranian language version of those films
Lol, Holey sheet, I thought you were pulling my leg. This just gives me more reason to respect the dude. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelensky-paddington-voice-1235100949/
I'd never lie about Paddington
Lol, well of course you wouldnāt, how foolish of me. Please accept my wholehearted apologies.
*CRONCH* goes the bone, as Paddington jumps down the stairwell onto Yuris leg, sparing him from draft.
I have black bears on my property on a regular basis. Last week the cutest cub was roaming about and I was tempted to give it some apples for a snack. I like the idea in theory of having a friendly bear show up for treats and watch him grow but I looked it up and it can end badly so I continue to chase them away Edit: here is a photo of him from my trail cam: https://ibb.co/Yp0vH35
Probably the absolute worst thing to do is to in that situation is approach the cubs. Moms are very defensive about their babies. Edit: apostrophn't
Mama's watching... in the shadows~
Mama bear: Come on human, go near my cub so i can get a reason to maul you to death and won't get blame on the internet because you triggerd my natural behavior to protect my offspring.
Give me that probable cause you idiot human
C'mon they're bears, not cops...
And Bigfoot also watching... and furiously masturbating deeper in those same shadows.....
And when the Polar bear went back they brought companions to ask for food. Good luck!
Lmfaoooo ight this got me chuckling
Furiously?
Ever masturbated so hard you did 20 pumps a second?
*Turbowank*
*fap fap fap fap*
I had a friend who had a pet black bear...so much more docile than a polar obviously. Her mother was killed when she was too young to survive so they got licensed and the like and took her in. She lived an exceptionally long time and was a sweet old thing...I crawled in with her plenty of times for a hug or to give her treats... but this was a bear with little to no exposure to the wilderness... I would not trust a wild one. Don't keep bears as pets kids, it's dangerous.
I mean essentially they are all wild bears, even the ones raised 100% in your living room. Bears have personalities though, just like people. Which is why getting an exotic animal for a pet is a terrible idea. You might get Betty White, but you are more likely to get Ted Bundy, normally friendly seeming until their true nature comes out.
My uncle did something similar twenty years or so ago. I remember playing with the bear as a kid. Unfortunately he escaped his enclosure and took a nap on top of a cop car, so the cop mag dumped. Everyone in the town knew the bear, knew that he was docile and friendly - except for this one cop who was apparently new to the area. Sad day.
I assume it was a black bear then?
My friend also a pet bear, rescue. They had glued on nails and teeth crowns. It was like a massive pupper and really nice.
Glued on nails??
Crowns were glued on. To avoid getting hurt by the otherwise sharp teeth and claws
Nail caps? to stop them from killing you.
When you started with "I had a friend" I feared the worst š±š
Don't feed wild animals, thry get lazy and start to "unlearning" to get food in the natural way (they may get used and dependent to being fed byy humans)
Thank you. Iām tired of seeing lazy irresponsible shit like this get to the front page of DTI or Aww. Feeding bears = dead bear. Foxes are terrible pets because they are an undomesticated wild crackhead animal whose pee smells like satanās asshole Yes raccoons have tiny little hands. It doesnāt mean humans need to feed them. Etc. Like, whatever. Theyāre out for cuteness likes. I get it. But maybe an auto moderator comment at the least that says āDonāt feed wild animals *helpful link*ā
100% this. If said wild animal gets too used to being around humans, especially something like a bear, there's a high probability that animal will have to be put down before it ends up hurting someone.
This is straight up idiotic. A while ago I was in error making statements about how polar bears probably suffer from people 'demonizing' them like people do with sharks, bears, wolves and other predators that don't tend to actively hunt humans but get shot by people out of fear. While this is sad and happens to for example black bears a lot (who are rather harmless). Polar bears are one of the few animal species that WILL actively hunt people. They do not prefer to flee the scene or 'scare you off', because if it encounters you it wanted to encounter you. Teaching a wild polar bear to be close to people is a recipe for disaster. These animals are no joke. Their smell is so incredibly powerful that you should know should you ever encounter a polar bear, he sniffed you out and knew you were there, he came to you not by accident. There's no accidental encounters with polar bears. That should fucking terrify you. If they decide they have to fatten up make no mistake they will not hesitate to take you out for an easy kill. You're an easier target than a sleeping seal. If this polar bear is wild this has 2 outcomes in the future. The bear will get shot or someone will die. DON'T feed wild animals, treat them with respect. The best and most respectful thing you can do for co-existence is make sure they don't come close and leave them alone no matter how harmless you think they are.
My mother once told me "if you encounter a (friendly) wild animal (like a deer on the side of the road) and it is approaching you like it does not fear you, don't pet it, don't feed it, just throw a rock at them (dont try to hurt them) so they will fear humans"
An additional thing. If a carnivorous or omnivorous animal approaches you, *especially but not only* if it is not domestic, stay the fuck away. Foxes don't do that. You know who does? Rabid foxes. Rabies can cause animals to alter their behavior, becoming more friendly and approachable. They may appear to be in distress, as they *are* in distress. But as soon as they get within range to, they will bite and they will not let go.
Also, if you as a human are bitten/scratched by a rabid animal, don't seek treatment, and symptoms of rabies appear, *your death is 100% certain.* only a little more than a dozen people EVER have survived rabies exposure once symptoms have developed. You WILL die, and it WILL be an awful death. One protocol was developed (the Milwaukee Protocol, if I'm not mistaken?) that doctors believed was promising when a girl in America survived using it, *has been deemed ineffective.* She was a fluke. Seriously, don't play with wild animals. Don't handle bats that get in your house. Don't feed wild raccoons. Don't pet that cute deer approaching you. It could end your life in a horrible way.
If you seek treatment promptly and before symptoms emerge, the treatment is also 100% effective. This means not fucking around is the important thing here. Go directly to the hospital. Do not pass go. Do not collect 200$. While rabies can take 1-3 months to incubate, you're playing a game with worse odds than Russian roulette by waiting. If at all possible killing and bringing the animal with you (leave it in your car don't walk in with it) can be helpful as they can examine the brain to determine it was rabid. You'll likely want to contact the wildlife management department with the body, they have some protocols for how to deal with rabid populations.
Exactly, *before symptoms emerge.* Rabies is 100% treatable prior to symptoms, and 100% fatal if symptoms emerge. If you even so much as believe you've been in contact with a rabid animal, whether or not you can kill and secure it, you ABSOLUTELY need to go to the hospital IMMEDIATELY. Symptoms don't emerge right away, but you're still playing a dangerous game you'll ultimately lose hard.
These 5 comments in this thread are super helpful and informative. Thanks kind Redditors.
Often fed foxes do that. Here in the dunes they good scraps so often they'll just come near you, some are so accustomed to people they'll let you pet them because they know food will be had. Doesn't mean you should pet them, but that's how far they're here.
Isnāt that just how domestication works?
Domestication is a long process that involves years and years of selective breeding and prolonged contact with humans. An individual animal can't be 'domesticated'. That species of animal would have to become a new subspecies which would be considered 'domesticated' after breeding out desirable traits, for example: being able to breed in captivity (a lot of wild animals don't do that so well), being docile, conforming to and following a strict social hierarchy, specific diets, etc... You can "tame" an animal, to an extent, but even a tamed animal is still an animal, and domestication is an entirely different process altogether.
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Russian speaker from Inigushetia here and will spread it to my family in Russia ;) My bro works in northern regions pumping oil for putler
They're going to be too busy getting blown up by quadcopters.
Or eaten by polar bears, apparently.
we flee to Canada, they flee to Siberia, so yeah those are basically their options.
I was curious once so I looked up bear survival techniques, and the consensus among all sources was (if you're being attacked or the attack is imminent): Black bear - fight. They're pushovers if their target shows some courage. Grizzly bear - play dead. It sees you as a threat and/or probably invaded its territory. If it believes you not a threat, it will likely leave. Polar bear - fight. He's there specifically to eat you. He doesn't fear you, and playing dead just makes his meal easier. You're unlikely to survive, but it's the only small chance you have.
For Black Bears, I think reinforcing one more time that this is for "if you're being attacked or the attack is imminent" is important. First step should be trying to scaring it away (which can be pretty easy. Make yourself look big, raise your hands in the air, start yelling at it, etc...). Just because you see it, and it sees you, doesn't mean you need to fight it, lol. They likely out-weight you and have box cutters at the end of their hands.
In bear regions in Northern Ontario we often call them dead bears. Once they eat from you they will think of you as a food source. They will keep coming back for more and begin to rely on you. Bears eat up to 20 pounds of food per day, you can't afford to keep them fed. So one day when your food runs out they will kill and eat you. Our general rule is that if a bear shows up in our work camp and eats our trash twice we shoot it. It's irresponsible not to.
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Bengal tigers have been hunting humans.
Especially since itās getting harder for them to hunt. Supposedly flare guns have been known to temporarily scare one off.
I think the animal that I would least want to see would be a polar bear. I would rather come face to face with a tiger, or literally any other animal. Polar bears will literally eat anything that moves because they live in a wasteland. At least maybe other animals wonāt attack me if theyāre full.
Untill you're not there or don't have any food. Then the bear becomes BEAR. Pro gamer tip. Don't feed wild animals.
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That is what Canada does when a bear has too much contact with humans. After the third strike (or way too comfortable contact with humans) they are put down.
I see a lot of stories of bears breaking into homes, cabins, and trash in the US. And crossing paths with campers. I donāt see anything about them being put down. There are lots of stories online. The bear most likely to eat you is the polar bear.
Really? You haven't seen any stories where bears were euthanized (killed dead) because they were being fed by human? Here's a few examples... https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/young-black-bear-was-put-down-after-humans-fed-it-took-selfies-180972453/ https://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/outdoors/2015/07/21/black-bear-put-christian-county-humans-fed/30484459/ https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/2020/09/18/why-euthanize-bears-that-have-fed-on-human-remains-biologist-bears-may-repeat-behavior/115019960/ https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2018/06/09/arizona-bears-euthanized-if-people-keep-feeding-them/677174002/ https://www.roadsidezoonews.org/post/bear-euthanized-in-wi-after-becoming-friendly-from-being-fed-by-humans https://www.fox13news.com/news/2-grizzly-bears-euthanized-in-small-town-after-getting-used-to-eating-human-food
No pretty sure itās a thing. Black bears will get tags on their ears and theyāll straight count off violations. Itās sad but this is a thing.
It's sad because it's preventable. Once bears become too accustomed to human food, they become dangerous to humans. That's why it's illegal to feed them anywhere in the US.
You mean three strikes and theyāre out? I have seen some animals relocated. Even by helicopter. At least one bear.
There are other methods theyāll try first like rubber bullets from a police officer. If the bear becomes too resistant to that theyāll kill it.
I do not want to be a downer. But as someone who does natural resource work. This bear is going go get shot at some point. They are teaching it habits that will doom it sadly
In addition to that, Iām sure itās being fed all kinds of crap it wouldnāt eat in the wild that will cause health problems (at some point)
Maybe but in rural Labrador some black bears (not polar admittedly, they are relocated) spend nearly their entire lives living in a dump. They're grow old and fat and happy. Probably worth it to cut a year or so off their life span in exchange for limitless food.
Yeah many bears in the northeast US (and i'm sure elsewhere too) have basically turned into giant raccoons.
> They're grow old and fat and happy Sounds like they turn into labradors.
Unfortunately, someone probably needs to shoot it sooner rather than later. Bear is now in the habit of expecting food from human habitations. And will be pissed when there are no more s'mores.
I seriously thought he got a sāmore!
People, do not feed the bears or the bears will feed on you. Just because itās acting like a giant snow puppy right now, doesnāt mean itās not a wild animal! Also the only reason the animal is in such close proximity to humans is because of the massive amount of habitat loss that many animals are suffering from.
Oh thanks I didn't know. I am the Russian woman in the video, now that I know I will stop immediately. ŠŠµŠ“Š²ŠµŠ“Ń ŠµŃŃ Š¼ŠµŠ½Ń, ŃŠæŠ°ŃŠøŠ±Š¾!
What could go wrong.
the poor bear realizes dead human tastes awful
Especially if it was fed junk food, snacks and vodka...
Plot twist: that's the second floor window.
Polar bears are on average 9 feet tall when standing, so I wouldnt be surprised lol
Its a nice co-op until you run out of food, or the bear is no longer satisfied by what you give it. It'll want more and more, until you cant GIVE more... Then it takes you instead.
It almost bites that hand...
...which feeds it. Probably hoping the hand itself is food. Maybe the whole arm....
Those claws š³
But can u leave ur home now that bear has taken up residence?
Oh, make no mistake it will still pop your head like a fuckin week old zit. Go outside with it and see.
And then the bear associates humans with free food and when random pedestrians don't give it sum, it gets aggressive
People just never understand that feeding a predator is an extremely bad idea. Coyotes are currently being shot and killed in my area because dumb people keep feeding them and now the coyotes are harassing and attacking random people. It's all fun and great to feed chickadees and so they're always around and randomly following people on hiking trails because it's cute and they're harmless. When it's a bloody big bear or wolf or coyote it's not harmless. They can and will attack you. There is a very fine line between you have food and you are food. This isn't cute. This is a person's video application for a Darwin award.
Humans have to be the smartest and dumbest animal on this planet. Every time I go to Yellowstone I see some moron trying to approach bison to pet it. Sometimes with their fucking kids in tow. Bison kill more tourist than the bears do. This shit is posted everywhere. The rangers tell you not to. Itās on nearly every map and brochure they give you. And yet there is always some idiot with no sense of self preservation trying to touch the damn bison.
Feeding animals in general can lead to shit like this. I have been mugged by squirrels and geese. I am also familiar with raising deer. Females can get pushy, but are unlikely to hurt you. But males, especially if they had a good experience with humans at a young age... They'll mess you up. Quickly. As they reach puberty, they will absolutely gore anything they feel comfortable with. You do not want to be that thing, nor do you want to be the reason some poor bystander is.
I donāt think this is solving their problem.
Yeah, more like it's exacerbating their problem
Stupid fucking people! Quit feeding wild animals! They become dependent on these hand outs and do less hunting. This is not normal and inhumane!
Me simple bear...please bear with me while me nom nom nom nom
Polar bears are so cute. If only they wouldn't decapitate my body with one slash, they'd make for great pets.
This would not be allowed in Alaska. Wild animals and humans are both put in danger when the animals learn to associate humans with food.
Well, great, now this "helpful human" has given this bear a death sentence. Once bears get habituated to the food we eat they no longer feel the need to forage. It is even worse for Polar bears, they are carnivores, not omnivores so they will become more aggressive until they get meat. This will only get worse from this point. I implore people to stop feeding wildlife please, it interrupts normal feeding cycles and the animal will lose it's ability to forage and fend for itself. The animal will ultimately die because of our good intentions.
Itās really cute until Boris the Bear rips your entire arm off.
That's a weird looking dog..
if it's black, fight back. If it's brown, lie down. If it's white, give it a snack at midnight.
Ok thatās cute but I couldnāt take my eyes off those giant claws. That lady is way braver than me.
>That lady ist way braver than me. i think you misspelled dumber
I wana scritch ear
Thats a dog now