Anybody else think it's strange- all these animal stories?

[Haole Girl]

I'm not sure what order these happened in, but I read about them all this morning:

There was Barbaro, who broke his leg. Then I read about the bear in Germany they now have the authority to hunt down and kill (the first one in 130-some-odd years living in the wild), then I read about a polar/grizzly hybrid they killed in Canada.

Does anybody else think it's been a depressing animal story week,:cry: or am I the only one who is noticing all of these stories?

[Haole Girl]

1. Oh, and let's not forget the many

alligator stories! It's just one after another.

[Whoa_Nelly]

2. DIdn't know about the bear in Germany

or the polar/grizz hybrid! :wow:

[Haole Girl]

3. My friend at work from Germany told me about the wild bear

in southern Germany. It apparently wandered into Bavaria, all the way from Austria, looking for a mate- the poor thing. Now the German government has said it is ok to hunt and kill it. It's so sad for the bear...and ironic that Germany can't handle just 1 wild bear after a 130 year absence of them!

Then, when I was surfing the web for bear information, I ran across the hybrid bear story..the picture of the dead hybrid was too much to take. :cry:

[Whoa_Nelly]

4. You need a bear hug!!

[Haole Girl]

6. Awww, thanks Whoa_Nelly

Sorry I'd already gone to bed and didn't see this before.

Thanks..:hug:

[u4ic]

5. Here ya go, Nelly

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/05/10/pizzly-grolar-bear.html

[Whoa_Nelly]

7. Thanks, u4ic!

Have to wonder if this is the result of survival of species through evolution, and if we'll see more species creating hybrids.

Our globe it is a-changin'