A Grizzly Bear can weigh 800 pounds, stand 8 feet tall and run as fast as a horse for 100 yards

[NNN0LHI]

Just some tidbits I picked up off of Google today.

Think I will be staying out of bear country.

Don

[Electric Monk]

1. Colbert knows of what he speaks

[REP]

2. 11ways to calm down an angry bear

11 WAYS TO CALM DOWN AN ANGRY BEAR

Lower Your Thermostat
Whatever you do, don't get angry. Surprisingly enough, the bear won't consider it righteous; it'll just get more pissed off, and a little self-righteous besides. If you feel yourself heating up, just remember that "the bear can't make you angry," says Paul Hauck, Ph.D., an Illinois psychologist and author of How to Cope with Bears That Drive You Crazy and Overcoming Frustration and Anger. "And you didn't make the bear feel angry. The bear did. You may be responsible for the bear's problem, but not the bear's emotional reaction."

Don't Feed It Data
"A man generally tries to survive by coming up with facts that are totally meaningless to a bear," says Michael Staver, the author of 21 Ways to Defuse Anger and Calm Bears Down. "A bear filters that as being disrespectful and not listening, which ticks a bear off all the more."

Own Up . . . Maturely
"If you're wrong, just admit it to the bear," says Staver. "But don't do it in a condescending way."

Tune In
"If the bear has a big problem," says Hauck, "you'd better listen." And don't wait till swords are drawn. Like an orgasm, anger follows a bell curve — at the top you're completely out of your mind. So if you're seeing signs of frustration (a sigh or a growl), you'd better start listening quick, for the apex is near and things are about to go downhill fast.

Take a Step Back
"You don't have to agree," says Staver. "But acknowledge the bear's perceptions as real. It shows that you respect the bear." Often, the bear's anger is triggered because the bear believes something's 1) unfair, 2) out of the bear's control, or 3) a personal attack. Address these concerns.

More helpful advice for dealing with bears

[NNN0LHI]

4. Only interactions I will ever have with a bear will be at Brookfield Zoo

End of story.

Don

[REP]

5. Still, just admit you're wrong when you've angered a bear

Don't overload it with data.

[NNN0LHI]

6. I will toss it a marshmallow to bring its anger level down a bit before I move on to the Cat House

[REP]

7. Didn't know those were legal outside Nevada

[NNN0LHI]

8. LOL

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

10. 5 ways to deal with an angry bear...

Smith & Wesson 5-shot .500 magnum revolver... an absurdly large and otherwise unnecessary cartridge.
You may or may not be responsible for picking the fight with a bear... but you can sure as hell end it!
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[_Liann_]

3. The (extinct) Short-Nose Bear taught the Antelope to run 60 mph.

[sorcrow]

9. No sense trying to outrun a bear.

No sense trying to outrun a bear. You just have to outrun whoever you're with....

Crow

[jsr]

11. And its jaws can crush a bowling ball

[Jack Sprat]

12. You have to grin them down.

Stand your ground without breaking into a panic run. Look large, standing on your hind legs as tall as possible. Then grin as wide as you can without looking him dead in the eyes, edging back slowly using your peripheral vision to spot a possible retreat.

Actually, I have never encountered a bear up close. Disregard those instructions if they don't sound right.

[entanglement]

13. If that poor Alaskan hiker had known that, he'd probably have maintained a more respectful distance

from the bear and lived to tell his grandchildren a fine tale.

[Quixote1818]

14. Ice Age Short Faced Bear could weigh 3,500 lbs, stood 11 feet and could run as fast as an Antelope

Thats more than 4 times the size of a Grizzly Bear




http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/02/110203-biggest-bear-largest-giant-short-faced-animals-science/

[B Calm]

15. I remember one time on vacation

up in Northern Ontario a huge Black Bear scared the living daylights out of me.

I took my son and his friend to the local landfill just before dark to watch the bears eat. We were looking down from the top of the mountain of trash. We were looking at five or six bears going through the garbage. My son tapped me on the shoulder and when I turned my head there was a huge Black Bear standing on his hind legs approx 30 yards away looking at us. The three of us walked slowly backwards out of the landfill scared to death.

[Quixote1818]

16. I had a black bear run right at me once in CO

Because I have no ACL in my right knee I knew running was not an option so I stood my ground, put my hands high in the air and began roaring loudly at it! It veered off long before it got to me. I think it was just a fluke it was running my direction or it thought I was a deer or something? Anyway, the fact that I wasn't going to budge caused it to change course. I then proceeded to follow it into the woods for a photo.

Boy am I stupid!

[Ikonoklast]

17. After the photo op, did you get his autograph?

After all that trouble, it would be the least he could do for you.

Or gnaw off one of your legs, that too, I suppose.

[Quixote1818]

18. Actually, here is the photo I got

I had posted it on Facebook



https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1024536887368.2004935.1043616037&type=3&l=6662698d54

[Ikonoklast]

20. That bear does not look like a happy bear.

I've seen happy bears, and that ain't one of 'em.

[Quixote1818]

21. He or she had actually turned over a rock and was eating ant larva there

I was a bit nervous taking the photo but then it just took off running away from me.

[Ikonoklast]

22. Damn Papparazi, always bothering celebrities when they're trying to eat dinner.

[Lugnut]

19. Seeing a black bear or two waltzing through our town is a normal occurrance.

Garbage day is Tuesday and the bears are known to cruise around looking for food on Monday nights. They also like to clean out bird feeders that are easy for them to reach.