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re: A Black Bear (apparently) under some dudes porch. (video)
Posted on 9/30/15 at 9:57 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Posted on 9/30/15 at 9:57 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Did he use a selfie stick or did he crawl up under there to film?
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 9:58 pm to DrunkenStuporMan
Black bears can be black, blue-black, dark brown, brown, cinnamon and even white. Grizzlies, likewise, may range in colour, from black to blond. Although grizzly bears are, on average, significantly larger than black bears, size is not a good indicator of which species is which. Male black bears in Manitoba’s Riding Mountain National Park, for instance, can weigh up to 800 pounds in the fall, and female grizzly bears on Alberta’s Eastern Slopes can weigh as little as 250 pounds in the spring.
The best indicators are the size of the shoulders, the profile of the face and the length of the claws. The grizzly bear has a pronounced shoulder hump, which the black bear lacks. It also has a concave or “dished” facial profile, smaller ears and much larger claws than the black bear. Black bears have a flatter, “Roman-nose” profile, larger ears, no visible shoulder hump and smaller claws.
The best indicators are the size of the shoulders, the profile of the face and the length of the claws. The grizzly bear has a pronounced shoulder hump, which the black bear lacks. It also has a concave or “dished” facial profile, smaller ears and much larger claws than the black bear. Black bears have a flatter, “Roman-nose” profile, larger ears, no visible shoulder hump and smaller claws.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 10:08 pm to abitabrewed4LSU
How do you tell the difference between a black bear and a Grizzly?
Simple if a bear runs at you, climb a tree.
If the bear climbs up after you = black bear.
If the bear knocks the tree down and your molars are later discovered in bear feces = Grizzly.
Simple if a bear runs at you, climb a tree.
If the bear climbs up after you = black bear.
If the bear knocks the tree down and your molars are later discovered in bear feces = Grizzly.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 10:10 pm to NATidefan
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Black bears can be black, blue-black, dark brown, brown, cinnamon and even white
We have a variety of blue/gray black bear known as a glacier bear. Kind of rare, but you see one occasionally. Probably evolved due to the color of glacial ice in the region.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 10:12 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Damn. That's a pretty cool looking bear.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 10:14 pm to LACountyTiger
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LACountyTiger
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We see them all the time where we live. Neighbors who have lived here for 30-40 years have seen them their whole lives and have never known anyone to be attacked.
Plese tell me that you live very far from Pasadena. Bears are scary.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 10:15 pm to Large Farva
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Did he use a selfie stick or did he crawl up under there to film?
That's what I was thinking until he followed it around the corner. Crazy son of a bitch
Posted on 9/30/15 at 10:18 pm to AcetylCoA
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Plese tell me that you live very far from Pasadena. Bears are scary.
Just outside of Pasadena. Right on the border of Arcadia and Monrovia, in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains.
For a while we saw bears once every few months. But lately it's been at least once a week.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 10:18 pm to LACountyTiger
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Damn. That's a pretty cool looking bear.
They are. Beautiful bears, usually a little smaller than a regular black bear.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 10:21 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Did you get that pic or was it off the web?
Posted on 9/30/15 at 10:23 pm to DrunkenStuporMan
Just got back from Glacier National Park and Canada last week. On a lonely stretch of road right outside Waterton Park, I was driving and the wife shouted for me to turn the vehicle around. When I did, there was a giant Grizzly about 100 yards away sitting up and looking at some ducks swimming in a pond. We watched him for about 2 minutes before he slowly turned and walked back through the reeds into the woods. Awesome sight.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 10:26 pm to Revelator
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Just got back from Glacier National Park and Canada last week. On a lonely stretch of road right outside Waterton Park, I was driving and the wife shouted for me to turn the vehicle around. When I did, there was a giant Grizzly about 100 yards away sitting up and looking at some ducks swimming in a pond. We watched him for about 2 minutes before he slowly turned and walked back through the reeds into the woods. Awesome sight.
Awesome creatures to watch. We have both brown and black locally, I'm fascinated with them.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 10:31 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Awesome creatures to watch. We have both brown and black locally, I'm fascinated with them.
They really are. A couple things always fascinate me.
One, when they are just walking around they look sort of fat, slow and lazy, yet when they get moving they are incredibly quick and agile.
Also, the interaction between mother and cub is always a real joy to watch. About a year ago I watched a mother bear digging through a neighbors garbage and she found a tray of old cupcakes. She ate one, then walked over to her cub and dragged it to the garbage can and made sure it got a nice snack.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 10:33 pm to LACountyTiger
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One, when they are just walking around they look sort of fat, slow and lazy, yet when they get moving they are incredibly quick and agile.
Absolutely. They are extremely fast for their size and can run 30 mph.
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Also, the interaction between mother and cub is always a real joy to watch. About a year ago I watched a mother bear digging through a neighbors garbage and she found a tray of old cupcakes. She ate one, then walked over to her cub and dragged it to the garbage can and made sure it got a nice snack.
There's usually a sow and cubs near the Mendenhall Glacier. You can walk across a little footbridge and literally be 5 feet from them. Watching the sow fish for the cubs is really cool.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 10:47 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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There's usually a sow and cubs near the Mendenhall Glacier. You can walk across a little footbridge and literally be 5 feet from them. Watching the sow fish for the cubs is really cool.
Wow. I've never been brave enough to get quite that close.
About 20 feet is the closest I've ever gotten to one intentionally.
Though the couple of times I've been much closer accidentally, the bear was more scared than me.
Once I walked out of the house to throw some trash out. I turned to corner on the side of the house where our trash cans were and was literally face to face with a medium sized bear.
Before I could even turn and run, she screamed and was over the fence in a flash.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 11:19 pm to LACountyTiger
I'm fascinated with them.
This guy didn't like me getting that close, he was huffing and popping jaws.
This guy didn't like me getting that close, he was huffing and popping jaws.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 11:49 pm to DrunkenStuporMan
The guy with the camera is an idiot. I'm surprised he didn't get mauled.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 3:39 am to Large Farva
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Did he use a selfie stick or did he crawl up under there to film?
ETA: This is what I get for responding before reading replies.
That's what I was assuming... and then used it to shoot around the corner of the house until it got farther away.
This post was edited on 10/1/15 at 3:42 am
Posted on 10/1/15 at 3:46 am to DrunkenStuporMan
Black Bears Matter
Posted on 10/1/15 at 3:49 am to RogerTheShrubber
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We have a variety of blue/gray black bear known as a glacier bear. Kind of rare, but you see one occasionally. Probably evolved due to the color of glacial ice in the region.
Interesting considering the use of Bears (specifically their color) as an example of evolution in the new Cosmos series.
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