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HobbyGuy
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 Posted - 10/09/2007 : 10:00:39 AM
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Stuart Brown describes Norbert Rosing's striking images of a wild polar bear playing with sled dogs in the wilds of Canada's Hudson Bay.
The photographer was sure that he was going to see the end of his huskies when the polar bear materialized out of the blue, as it were:
Obviously it was a well-fed bear...
The polar bear returned every night that week to play with the dogs....and never harmed them.
* Even with the possibility that these images were "doctored" (ie: Photoshop), I think they're still pretty cool. 
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Rack Ops
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USA
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 10:13:51 AM
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Snopes says..................True!
Gives new meaning to the term "lucky dog" |
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elkoholic
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USA
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 10:30:36 AM
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Its bad manners to play with your food.
Very cool pictures! |
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spryor
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Doc
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 12:00:42 PM
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I think a bear would eat a dog only as a last resort. Carnivores usually don't eat each other (but will kill others as threats to food source which maybe the bear didn't see the dogs as being).
I once saw a cow playing in a field with a rabbit. They chased each other back and forth having a good old time. |
"You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone." -Al Capone
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allen griggs
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USA
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 1:04:42 PM
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Great photos and story, especially if it is true. Although bears have a great sense of play, I didn't know they would play with dogs.
A big game guide I knew in the wilderness of British Columbia had his prize Huskie killed by a Grizzly, and this guy was determined to kill that bear if it was the last thing he ever did.
The Huskie had gorged himself of moose meat and could barely walk, the Griz came into the yard and just killed the dog.
I also have heard of black bears killing dogs that were tied up. |
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Rack Ops
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USA
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 1:08:56 PM
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Originally posted by allen griggs
A big game guide I knew in the wilderness of British Columbia had his prize Huskie killed by a Grizzly, and this guy was determined to kill that bear if it was the last thing he ever did.
Did he ever get the bear? |
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allen griggs
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USA
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 1:12:26 PM
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I lost touch with Larry, and I never found out if he killed that bear.
If the bear ever returned, I am sure that he died quickly. |
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spanielsells
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 1:22:13 PM
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| I was kinda looking for Playboy Playmates. Do you have pictures of them in the wild? |
April 19, 1775 |
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hisbigbootygirl
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USA
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 2:38:56 PM
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| i got this email this morning! tooo cute!!!! |
This is ONLY a picture. I repeat: This is ONLY a picture. |
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givette
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 4:37:48 PM
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What got the dogs to calm down, relax, and accept the bruin?
What got the bear to approach without knowing the outcome of the encounter?
Too many questions. No significant answers. A believable scenario, is the bear would be seen walking by at a distance. And keeping his distance.
....sorry, folks, I don't buy it. Disney production? Joe
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tobefree
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USA
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 4:48:17 PM
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| Very Cool!!! |
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beantownshootah
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USA
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 5:15:16 PM
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I knew a cat that used to wrestle with raccoons!
(And its pretty obvious they were playing).
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utbrowningman
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USA
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 6:26:00 PM
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| This was published in National Geographic several years ago. |
Guns don't kill people - husbands who come home from work early kill people.
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He Dog
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 6:50:44 PM
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| No problem givette, it is free. |
"Being a politician should be a capital offense" - He Dog
If voting could really change things, it would be illegal.
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watrulookinat
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 7:29:15 PM
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| That is really amazing to see something like that even take place. |
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William81
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USA
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 8:56:35 PM
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| Those are really cool pictures....makes you wonder about the bear |
Guns only have two enemies: Rust and Liberals.... |
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Playmates in the wild
