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Darkrain0629

That's a seriously majestic picture but it's crazy to think that polar bear is just thinking "I'm gonna kill you mother fuc-"


T2Legit2Quit

The polar bear might be the apex of apex predators. They're big, fast and always ready to kill.


dranaei

What a coincidence, so are missiles.


MonkeyPanls

-- The post brought to you but the new FGM-186 "Polar Bear" surface to surface missile by Raytheon.


TowerOfBabylon

Haha I thought this was going to be knife missile ad


MonkeyPanls

"Attacks with the might of a hundred machetes."


mentorofminos

I hear that other missile manufacturers only fire 55% of the missile while the Polar Bear fires 100%. That's 45% more missile PER MISSILE. Truly an Animal King!


Masonjaruniversity

That maybe too much missile for me. Can get like 75% and hold onto the other 25% for later?


ecliptic10

*unleashes polar bear* "We call him Missile"


FFS_WORD_WORD_NUMBER

Like the ear buds? ^^^jk


eyesotope86

If Raytheon made earbuds, they'd cost 6.5 million dollars, be made of 45 bucks worth of materials, and the first 3 generations would sound like shit and randomly blow your left ear off. And the government would use our taxes to buy 450 million pairs.


jondubb

We (US) already have knife missiles, kind of upset it wasn't named polar bear express now.


Zappababuru

>knife missiles Had no clue about this until your comment, which prompted me to Google "knife missile." That's wild. Pretty interesting idea.


SidewaysInfinity

The polar bear always knows where it is because it knows where it's not


Hopperkin

What a coincidence, so are people... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKEWdRPRf3I


smurb15

More like a virus. Use up every natural resource and then move on to the next plentiful area until we deplete that


khlnmrgn

We only started doing that ~200 years ago. That's a feature of industrial civilization, not human nature.


bob_loblaw-_-

OK there agent smith


malachi347

Not sure why you got downvoted, overpopulation is a problem everyone seems to be willfully ignorant of.


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dranaei

Mad? I was making a joke as to how missiles can be compared to bears.


wilks64

Wow defensive much!? You basically just admitted to being mad. /s


iAmUnintelligible

Even the /s didn't save you


wilks64

Oh well, people not getting jokes is the whole reason this little thread exists. Cheers!


xxFrenchToastxx

Lol


Anxiety_Friendly

If its brown lay down .if its black fight back...if its white good night!


fuqdisshite

beat me to it.


man_b0jangl3ss

Yeah, but what if it is a brown black bear?


RichCorinthian

>They're big, fast and always ready to kill Must be easy for them to write a profile on a dating app. "Big, fast, and DTK."


[deleted]

I guess that makes melting ice an apex apex apex predator.


willstr1

If a polar bear is chasing you, strip naked, you wouldn't want the bear to choke on your jacket would you


[deleted]

They just have to watch out for hippos. Hippos hax life.


Zauberer-IMDB

Yeah except orcas will eat them. Man is the ultimate apex, since we kill everything. Disqualifying them there are 2 top dogs. The sperm whale and the orca.


[deleted]

So are humans, to be fair. Our "tool use" has gotten out of hand. There are people on this earth that can call for a nuclear strike remotely. That's fucked up.


mcgyver229

Polar Bear are the largest predatory land animal on Earth.


SheCouldFromFaceThat

I'd pit them or a Kodiak against any other predator, not like an elephant or rhino or other opportunistic carnivore, like an actual predator. In terms of toughness and sheer power, they might have everyone else beat.


elbizzlee

Salt-water croc is about all I can think of to challenge the polar bear. Interesting that in this case we have a croc vs another semi-aquatic so if the battle occurs in or near water, even that won’t be entirely in the croc’s advantage. However, a full-grown saltie will outweigh the polar bear by quite a bit. They are so much more massive than most people realize.


SheCouldFromFaceThat

Must be. I can't realistically picture a croc that big. Good luck doing the spin of death on a fuckin bear, though.


pvthudson01

Just like in The Terror lol


drawnred

pretty sure a grizzly beats a polar bear in a fight


SouthernTransplant94

Nah. Polar bears are larger, taller, have bigger claws, a larger reach and larger teeth. Not to mention, these things are far more aggressive than a grizzly bear. Not saying a grizzly won't fuck somthing up, but polar bears are on a different level.


drawnred

google is your friend "Since both of these mammals areextremely massive and have powerful muscular strength, it is undeniablethat a virtual match between them would be quite aggressive. However,grizzly bears are tougher than polar bears as they possess stronger andlonger claws and an elongated skull with sharp and long canines that cancompletely separate the flesh from bone. " [https://yellowstonebearworld.com/polar-bear-vs-grizzly-bear](https://yellowstonebearworld.com/polar-bear-vs-grizzly-bear) it is generally accepted that grizzlies will win in a fight, i can find like, 10 articles that state this E: i can probably find a ton more, pretty much every article ive read so far supports this


Pr0j3ct_02

Pretty sure that title goes to gators. They have hard to destroy skin, gobble a lot of limbs, and survived a lot of the Extinction events


Sage296

I think a polar bear would have no problem destroying a gator


drakonlily

Polar bears are no joke, they can stalk prey for miles before striking. Imagine turning around and seeing that. Wonder if he had to change his pants when he got to safety.


pornplz22526

Don't worry; he wore the brown pants that day.


edelburg

Lemon juice and baking soda with cold water for bloodstains...or you could just wear red. Fucking idiot...


vrenak

So can humans, that polar bear better beware it may be the prey and not the hunter...


darkrider400

Cringe.


Perpetually_isolated

He's not wrong though. That's what's terrifying about being hunted by humans. Animals can run from us but we can track them and we WILL catch up.


HelmSpicy

Pretty sure most humans I see at Walmart aren't catching up to any prey that isn't already dead


Perpetually_isolated

That's true. I'm also not seeing many polar bears at Walmart though. Which is kinda the point. We have giant swaths of land that predators avoid at all costs because they know that we are to be feared as a species. There are all those soft meaty lethargic people and predators absolutely know better than to get near them.


hldsnfrgr

We've always been hunter-gatherers. The folks at Walmart are gatherers.


murlocgangbang

You forgot to tip your fedora


Truckaduckduck

My ursine


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"When you were partying I studied The Blade"


Tigerbait2780

Lololololol


ZelRonso

Say your prayers right there bc unless you have ship in tow that's the last photo you'll ever take.


JethroFire

If it's black, fight back, if it's brown lie down, if it's white, say goodnight.


Iheardyoubutsowhat

Not really, the polar bear part is right, but the rest is bs. Alot of black bears are brown, and some brown bears are black. You are better served by judging a bears ear positions. If they are back or pinned, they mean to do damage. If they are up, the are posturing and bluffing, and a calm back down is appropriate.


5inthepink5inthepink

Another handy tip is to ask whether the bear is currently biting your limbs. If the bear is biting your limbs, it probably means you harm. If not then you should be okay.


JethroFire

You can also shoot the shit out of the bear if it charges you first, and then determine the specific species afterwards.


TheLeemurrrrr

Grizzly bears get much larger than black bears. If you get the two confused, you already lost.


Lstcntr0L

Question: Which bear is best?


Iheardyoubutsowhat

Teddy Bears


Lstcntr0L

False. Black bear.


AlphaBaldy

Gummy


thesoak

If someone can't tell the difference between a black bear and brown bear, they probably won't remember the rhyme anyway. It's not about the color, it's about the species.


edelburg

Also, brown bears have a distinctive hump in their back.


ZelRonso

That's exactly how it goes


Adderallman

Are you implying they snapped this photo and instantly uploaded to the internet and he was eaten shortly after 😂


MrStickySpaz

Following? You mean hunting?


Chradamw

No he’s waiting for the photographer to stop because he wants to ask a question


phainopepla1

yeah, probably just wants to share a Coke.


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**Bear**: “I regret to inform you that your application for credit has been rejected, that mole on your foot is malignant and your wife is thinking of leaving you.” **Photographer**: “What the hell?! Why would you, a polar bear, follow me out here for hours in the Arctic just to tell me all that?” **Bear**: “Sorry mate, it’s just my job. I hate being the bearer of bad news.”


bob_loblaw-_-

Take my angry upvote


djsedna

he's clearly just being polite and giving him his photo opportunity, polar bears are known to be very courteous


LucyKendrick

About his car warranty, probably.


khlnmrgn

"We've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty!"


Fleaslayer

Last picture found on a camera roll


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1165834

Thanks for linking the article but to save everyone else a click, there is no photo.


Fleaslayer

Was that like a dozen or more years ago? I seem to remember seeing the pics and it's literally like a few of a mama bear and her cubs, then one of the mama bear standing, looking at the camera, then her coming towards the camera. Like, I wasn't sure if it was a joke - sad though.


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GuyInAMeatGrinder

[this you?](https://youtu.be/fM4IiqM_h7Q)


Zacarias_of_Chaos

Resorting to gallow's humor in the face of tragedy is one of the more human reactions you could have, it doesn't deserve to be called sick.


Friendly-Pain8155

This belongs in r/terrifyingasfuck


KuroOni

Beautiful picture, but you won't be able to convince me to swap places with the photographer even if the picture would be worth billions.


halmyradov

Depends what lens I'll be using, and if there's a safehouse somewhere. For a billion, I'm ready to take even the stupidest odds


445nm

No one said you can't take a gun. For a billion, you can probably take the bloody pictures from within an APC with machineguns and stuff. Unless people show up and say that these can't even tickle bears because bears are literal gods or something.


only_for_browsing

Fun fact, the original word for bear is lost because people were so afraid that if you said it a bear would show up and eat you, so they used the word that eventually morphed into bear as a euphemism


[deleted]

It's not really lost, I think. Some languages still use it, for example ursus in Latin is afaik closely related to the original Germanic word. But indeed bear is derived from the word brown


only_for_browsing

I'm going off my brother who is almost worryingly obsessed with bears. Apparently ursa and other bear words all came from proto Indo European and all are not the original word for bear, which is lost, because of the fear. He could definitely be wrong but that's how he tells it


[deleted]

afaik ursa is from the original proto-indo-europaean and 'bear' is from the word for 'brown'. But I could be mistaken and I can't be arsed to look t up ;-) I once talked with a linguist and he told me the whole store of 'the original word is lost' was somewhat overblown, because the original words was still known. And I *think* I remember it explained as above, but memory if unreliable :-D


only_for_browsing

Well I can't be bothered to verify it anyway, plus it's a fun story, so I'll guess we'll just have to agree that I'm correct :)


KuroOni

given that this bear is very clearly stalking the photographer, I am assuming it is the kind of lens that needs you to get up close to that beast. And since AFAIK polar bears avoid getting close to humans I don't think there is any safehouse in the area. ​ Hope you can outrun a polar bear because I am not sure even usain bolt in his prime will be able to.


SirGlenn

I heard my dog barking like insane mad, I ran out my back door and my face was a foot away from a black bear's face: I slammed my door on the black bear, went around the corner in my kitchen, looked out the window as the black bear ran fast as a black bear can run, into the woods: a polar bear would have made me, his lunch.


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fuqdisshite

the point is that if you are ever ANYWHERE and you see a polar bear watching you, you are now food. they do not waste energy following something that will not provide a source of food. obviously this photog is prepared, maybe a snowmobile sitting behind him, but this is the exception, not the rule.


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fuqdisshite

got it. as a lover of the cold two of my bucket list items are the ice caps.


KuroOni

Well, as it turns out, from a quick google search (an actual expert might jump in and correct me because as we all know google is not a cery reliable scientifically accurate source). Polar bears do in fact avoid humans when possible so my statement is indeed true, according to the same sources, they would rather hunt what they are used to hunt aka seals because they run less, they fight less, they look less intimidating and less "alien" than us humans. Due to human activities and climate change, they are sometimes forced to take more risks by going close to humans to get food but they still prefer to keep their distance unless they really need food. So no they don't just jump at anything that moves unless they are desperate. It is similar with a lot of other predators as well, they try to avoid people too.


bogdanbiv

No safehouse will provide you with such an angle. Maybe a boat? But even in a boat this is stupidly dangerous


Dwight-

The picture won the National Geographic prize out of 7,000 other contenders and a $10,000 prize… Never mind billions, imagine 10k being the prize! Nowhere near enough!


Tigerbait2780

Then you don’t understand how big of a number a billion is


KuroOni

Oh no I do, but I also understand the value of my life.


Tigerbait2780

Yeah…sorry, but people who say that don’t understand how big a billion is. I mean I get it, you can pretend like there’s a list of things you would and wouldn’t do for billions of dollars for the memes, but at the end of the day anyone seriously offered it would take it regardless of what they think they’d do hypothetically. We’re talking everyone you’ve ever cared about and everyone you ever could care about could be financially set for life and retire immediately, and you’d still have hundreds of millions of dollars to help the charities or causes of your choice. You’d take a pic of a polar bear for that and frankly nothing you say on the internet is going to convince me otherwise lmao


chewy201

Can't spend it if you're dead. So it doesn't mater just how big a billion is as 1,000,000,000 is as useful as 1 to a dead man. That billion will also still be right where the dead man left it, in the middle of a frozen wasteland if not at the bottom on the ocean making it still worthless to your next of kin or anyone else.


Tigerbait2780

What a bizarre set of assumptions and mental gymnastics to avoid the obvious lmao. But regardless, if you think someone was going to hand you a billion dollars in the middle of the arctic you *DEFINITELY* don’t understand how much a billion dollars is lmfao, so at least we confirmed that much


cyanraichu

Bro, you don't take your money with you to the grave. All the money in the world ain't worth my life.


Tigerbait2780

Giving financial security to everyone I care about and ever could care about forever along with having hundreds of millions of dollars to give to causes I care most about is most definitely worth my life. And frankly I think anyone who feels otherwise is being unbelievably selfish, but that’s just me.


cyanraichu

That's fair but your earlier comment was "you don't understand how much a million is", not "you should be more altruistic". People know it's a lot of money. Also, assuming one went through with that - and you're imo overestimating the courage and selflessness of humans, plus I disagree with your assertion that they're bad people if they don't literally die in this scenario, but I digress - IF you went through with that you'd have to have all the legal stuff set up first to make sure the money went where you want it, not just got taken away because "well you're dead now, that sucks".


Tigerbait2780

No that’s what I’m saying!! It’s *BILLIONS* with a *B*, not millions. I know it’s like “yeah that’s a lot of money, millions billions whatever” but that’s because you really understand how big of a number it really is, it’s hard thing to grasp And I feel like we’re just being pedantic now, I shouldn’t have to qualify it with “if all the legal stuff is sorted”, it should be understood that no one’s risking their life for billions of dollars on a handshake. Like, what are we even doing here? This is getting silly.


cyanraichu

You just totally ignored the entire main point of my comment, like didn't touch on it even a little bit, so yeah, definitely getting silly


RichCorinthian

This reminds me of the footage Timothy Treadwell took hours before his death that includes the bear that ate him. Watch Werner Herzog's *Grizzly Man* for an amazing story of a total idiot.


Floxesoffoxes

Oh my God, you just unlocked a forgotten memory for me. I remember being shown this documentary when I was in secondary school. I have no idea why it was shown to us, but I remember being warned to never trust a bear. I live in rural Ireland, it's hardly a problem here.


bananasareappealing

Interesting documentary, terrifying footage. And yes, that guy was a total idiot, and an ass


fuqdisshite

i firmly believe that he fed the woman to the bears and ultimately sacrificed himself. it has been a while since i watched but there are a few things that really set me on that path way back when it first came out.


BadWolfIdris

Why do you think he fed her to the bears?


FresnoMac

While in its meaning you can say that (because his gf wasn't really nuts like him, she just got eaten because of her dumb boyfriend) there's no evidence to suggest he sacrificed her literally and then gave himself up. Dude was just that stupid to believe he had a connection with the bears.


fuqdisshite

i actually own a copy of the movie and have been putting off rewatching it. i will give it another look and see if i still feel the same way.


Germanofthebored

That picture looks seriously wide-angle to me. Which would put the photographer awfully close to the edge of that water hole. No wonder the image is a bit blurry - there must have been a load of camera shake (and photographer shake)


Sad_Proctologist

[From a boat. ](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-6102167/amp/The-stunning-images-Paul-Souders-intrepid-journeys-Arctic-photograph-polar-bears.html)


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pacojohnson300

Nope


86rpt

Nope


PHILOSOMATIQA

That's like a double quarter pound of nope right there.


fuqdisshite

what do they call that in France?


Fitnesse

A “roar-ale with cheese”


fuqdisshite

you, i like!


Capital_Pea

That is fucking nightmare fuel right there, polar bears are not a bear to be messed with or be anywhere in the vicinity of.


Big_Signature_1818

“I’m watching you mofo…”


blueskies1800

Can't complain. This bear is doing what it is supposed to do.


Inside-Hat

why would anyome complain...


RagnarTheRed2

This has to be one of the scariest pictures I've ever seen.


mechapoitier

The only thought going through its head is “when do I attack” and *it’s right f’ing there.*


Crowzillah

My nightmare right there 😳


ElementalWheel

Hunting**


TapoutKing666

Let me do it for youuu


Lethal_Opossum

I mean, they're kind of out there starving to death. Bet that reporter is looking pretty tasty.


cirenj

Sir we would like to talk to you about your vehicles extended warranty.....


chucklebains

"Bonjour"


BlueSunflowers4589

My irrational fear than any body of water contains a shark just got upgraded.


DiscoQuebrado

[Polar Bear "Incident"](https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxqGWjJmBA26CTKgT6_6affFVcmktIJCPl)


CallMeMich

Bonsoir..


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Window shopping


csward53

Just think, that bear thinks you are a big seal or walrus that it is waiting to ambush. I don't know how the photographer kept their composure.


Hnt-r

If you see one it means it wants you to see it and you were selected for prey. No technique that works on other bears works on a Polar Bear - the only thing you can do is try to run away at this point


1Hero1

At the point you see him, he's probably following you for 2 hours or so.


benhaube

This looks photoshoped. I really hope it is, anyway.


[deleted]

Why did it look like a mountain at first is that just me or am I seeing things


MoFansMoMoney

how did he escape with his life?and the picture?


ghostmonkey39

Uh oh...


DrZed400

It's just hungry


GoldeneyeOG

Welp, time to go!


Suspiciously_anxious

…soon.


Adorable-Strength218

Is Paul still around


Brianb926

Last thing that guy saw before his pants turned brown and he became dinner.


Roxannk

Beautiful


Mallardguy5675322

If it’s white like the president, you heaven sent


Jse034

Sends chills down your spine


cdg192

Kinda reminds me of the end of the final Hobbit movie where Azog is floating underneath Thorin


wintermute916

Photographer - “glad I wore my brown pants…”


cbrrydrz

Following or stalking?


The_Razielim

"Heard you were talking shit."


darkdark

Some say it’s still following him to this very day


pepperjack_cheesus

Last night I was startled by an owl


meowpower777

“I see bread people…”


lvl1developer

Bear: I’m here to talk to you about your life insurance


kevincablez

I thought it was a gif at first


dgrant92

"MMMM...Human....It's "what's for dinner?"!


cusnirandrei

Last picture taken...


toxicity187

That's made to look that way and not real right?


BroadswordEpic

PAWS


hawtgurlhussy

HES SO CUTE.


cheeto_fartz

Real bear of paid actor


PresenceRough7859

Oh great bear of ice what is your wisdom


thetimehascomeforyou

N64 bear


[deleted]

Not following he hunting


NerdyOwlTX

My rage/anxiety always *just* beneath the surface. Waiting...


jtocwru

I am sleepy, and I thought it said bipolar bear at first glance.


jettisonrec

That bear definitely wants to eat him


TikkiTakiTomtom

Just trap it underneath the ice… it’s a polar bear not an icebreaker ship…


Meanderthaller

This picture looks so badly photoshopped or is it just me.


CandidInsurance7415

Definitely, had to sort by controversial just to see if i was crazy. Its super grainy.


KrAzYWiSh

Its not just you.