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[–]STRE4KER 35 points36 points ago

When I see stuff like this, I always wonder if they survived.

[–]Skilol 35 points36 points ago

I always wonder why the guy taking the photo doesn't do anything useful.

Or at least run away.

[–][deleted] 21 points22 points ago

What could the guy taking a photo do? Aww shit man! Let me beat up this polar bear with my camera!

[–]Charlievil 5 points6 points ago

Polar bears are notoriously camera shy.

[–]REDDIT- 16 points17 points ago

He survived.

[–]gid13 5 points6 points ago

This would make a good ad for remote keyless entry.

[–]cozmanian 1 point2 points ago

"The wildlife group Polar Bears International says only one person has been killed by a polar bear in the U.S. in the past 30 years. In Canada eight have been killed and in Russia, 19."

The Russians are freaking nuts is why... Who knows how many of those were doing something stupid to get themselves in that position, lol.

[–]GunHungLo 10 points11 points ago

Bear deaths in Russia are mostly alcohol related. Bears are dicks when they drink

[–]windchime159 0 points1 point ago

In soviet Russia, something about bears you!

[–]bobbybusche 1 point2 points ago

Or when you're just taking a shit. The strength of the bear in this video is fucking horrifying.

[–]overweightanorexic 1 point2 points ago

Imagine how horrible her shit must have smelt to scare off such a bear!

[–]syriquez 2 points3 points ago

They are the world's largest land predator, and are the only animals that actively hunt humans.

Okay, well, uh...

A spokesman said: 'In all instances in which a human was killed by a polar bear, the animal in question was undernourished or had been provoked.'

These two things. They're contradictory.

[–]Penguin_Inferno 1 point2 points ago

They're not contradictory. If the polar beat is undernourished, its one of the few animals that will hunt humans to fill itself

[–]syriquez 0 points1 point ago

If the "only reason" they actively hunt humans is because of malnourishment or provocation, then they don't actively hunt humans.
You don't see that same description given to black bears (or whatever relevant predator), even if they would be capable of easily killing a human, though I'm sure that a malnourished or provoked black bear has certainly killed and eaten a human at some time.

[–]Penguin_Inferno 0 points1 point ago

Yes, I understand what you're getting at. What I mean is, let's say a polar bear hasn't eaten enough. It probably won't have any problem entering a residential area that may be close by to hunt humans.

However, a black bear, even an undernourished one, would still choose to avoid these areas as it would still assume a human is a threat and i doubt it would enter an area that is populated with threats.

[–]syriquez 0 points1 point ago

Which is why I say they're contradictory because the claim "a spokesman" made is that ALL predation on humans is because of exigent factors other than the bear just wants food and sees humans as something to hunt rather than fear.

The bears either hunt humans out of desperation...or they hunt humans as a viable food source. It's one or the other as a qualifier. A desperate animal that fears humans isn't hunting the human because it's a good source of food, it's just an available food for a desperate animal.

[–]wegotpancakes -1 points0 points ago

Saying that actively hunting humans is contradictory to doing it when they need to is a little silly.

[–]syriquez -1 points0 points ago

The point, which is handily being missed, is that "a spokesman" said that it's always a result of desperation by the animal and not the product of a hunt of a viable food source. There are plenty of documented kills of humans by other predatory (and non) animals yet we don't ever describe them as "active hunters" of humans.

A hippo kills a man after it has been provoked. We don't say hippos "actively hunt" humans (though stupidly enough, hippos are actually quite antagonistic towards humans, so you might say they hunt them for a different reason but I digress).
Alternatively, a sick and desperate mountain lion eats someone's kid, or say, a bicyclist. We don't refer to mountain lions as "active hunters" of humans.

[–]impshial 0 points1 point ago

This entire thread is a little silly.

[–]wegotpancakes -1 points0 points ago

"a spokesman" said that it's always a result of desperation by the animal and not the product of a hunt of a viable food source

So?

There are plenty of documented kills of humans by other predatory (and non) animals yet we don't ever describe them as "active hunters" of humans.

Documented for food? And are you sure we don't describe them that way? I ask because I bet some people do.

We don't say hippos "actively hunt" humans (though stupidly enough, hippos are actually quite antagonistic towards humans, so you might say they hunt them for a different reason but I digress).

Do they eat those humans as well? Like that's the important detail when making the comparison, but personally I wasn't aware hippos ate humans out of desperation. Killed maybe, but that's a different issue.

Alternatively, a sick and desperate mountain lion eats someone's kid, or say, a bicyclist. We don't refer to mountain lions as "active hunters" of humans.

Again that sounds more like your opinion. I think we could and probably do say the same about such cats.

You're basically just loading up the phrase "actively hunt" with your own meaning and then saying it's a decided thing.

[–]taxonrestroomvisits 21 points22 points ago

the story

The man eventually managed to take refuge in a neighbouring truck which was unlocked.

His back and head were covered in more than 100 deep scratches where the massive claws had managed to rip through his thick winter clothes and padded coat.

Barrow is the northernmost town of the United States, 340 miles north of the Arctic Circle.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1102347/Chilling-game-hide-seek-hungry-polar-bear.html

[–]All-American-Bot 15 points16 points ago

(For our friends outside the USA... 340 miles -> 547.2 km) - Yeehaw!

[–]RocketRedRocket -3 points-2 points ago

I hate you so much All-American-Bot

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points ago

http://imgur.com/a/lxkOr

[–]missmachine 44 points45 points ago

Older than time. I still love it because if I were an animal, I would be a polar bear. So this is a potential self-portrait to me.

[–]jherazob 9 points10 points ago

Cannot argue with your logic

[–]DangerIsOurBusiness 1 point2 points ago

When i was a kid and found out about reincarnation, i wanted to come back as either a polar bear or tiger, to bump up the numbers.

[–]shizumuka 1 point2 points ago

Self-portrait you say ??

[–]boredandworking 1 point2 points ago

So you could finally be paid to drink Coke right?

[–]now_thats_a_riot 0 points1 point ago

http://youtu.be/IHrLAtbczUI

[–]CerealGOAT 25 points26 points ago

Christ, polar bears scare me.

I was on an expedition to Svalbard last year (Near the Von Post glacier)

One of the groups (thankfully not mine) was camping next to the glacier, presumably to head out the next day (not a fun journey when carrying fairly heavy bags).

When one of the explorers woke up, they found a a polar bear waiting for him, and was instantly killed. 4 other people were injured by the bear, and it was eventually shot after the gun failed 4 times. It took a day for us to find out about the tragic event. We had trekked back across the glacier to a couple of other groups sitting around when we were told the news.

We were all in shock, and didn't know what to think.

And that's why I'll always be wary of these magnificent creatures.

tl;dr: Polar bears kill

[–]DangerIsOurBusiness 4 points5 points ago

I was on an expedition to Svalbard last year

Oh my - may i ask why you went there, or if you did an AMA anywhere? It's been a dream of mine to go to Svalbard. Fuck Thailand, it's too warm!

Sorry about your friend.

[–]UncleCrassius 2 points3 points ago

FYI, the universities of Oslo and Bergen (I think) have a sort of college or institution there at which you can study for a semester. It's called UNIS and they welcome foreigners.

[–]DangerIsOurBusiness 2 points3 points ago

Oh my, thank you for this! Just finished my first year back at college, and we need a semester abroad anyway. I shall look into this!

[–]UncleCrassius 1 point2 points ago

Don't get your hopes way too high, I'm not sure exactly what sort of studies they have there, but they're pretty limited :)

[–]DangerIsOurBusiness 1 point2 points ago

Ah. Business information systems/project management is not on the list. Oh well. Maybe i'll go anyway - Norwegians might just be too polite to tell me to leave!

Seriously, my last 2 secret santas on reddit were Norwegian, and they were just lovely people.

[–]UncleCrassius 1 point2 points ago

Polite and nice but not overly cheerful. Plus, they have tons of money to give away things :)

[–]CerealGOAT 1 point2 points ago

It was with the British Schools Exploring Society, they run various expeditions to different places on the planet, and me and a friend fancied a trip of a life time before University :P

And no, didn't do an AMA!

[–]Pharose 1 point2 points ago

Jeez thank goodness only one person lost their life... Polar bears truly are one of the only animals I have a legitimate fear of, because they are one of the only animal on earth that will regularly and knowingly hunt humans for food.

By comparison most brown bears are scared of humans so that they won't attack unless they are starving to death or if the human tries to flee. Once the bear knows you are afraid and sees how slowly you run, it will see an easy meal. Polar bears on the other hand don't need to verify this, they will simply hunt down any human it sees, because food is rare and it's best to keep an eye on prey this dangerous.

[–]mh1563 2 points3 points ago

I read it in Jesse's voice.

[–]ZacharyTayl 2 points3 points ago

Yo, Mr. White...bear.. BITCH.

[–]abbeynormalmind 7 points8 points ago

I'm sure the bear just wants to give him a big cuddly bear hug. That's all.

[–]Fatkin 7 points8 points ago

Could've been nice and just given the polar bear a coke...

[–]Stonebag93 2 points3 points ago

Gets me every time.

[–]Lostcory 1 point2 points ago

Repost.

[–]LOHare 1 point2 points ago

Looks like a grizzly situation!

[–]chickenbuggy 0 points1 point ago

I'd shit bricks

[–]poopnuts 0 points1 point ago

Seriously. The bear just wants to get in his damn car and leave. Stupid humans.

[–]YoureMyBoyBloo 0 points1 point ago

Holy shit, whenever I watched scary movies and the character got out of the car, I would call BS. I mean who really would get out of their car to face apparent danger?

I guess this picture both proves me wrong and answers my question, but I bet the guys is wondering why he ever thought leaving the car was a good idea.

[–]jskater17 0 points1 point ago

More image macros need to move away from using Impact.

[–]AmbriaLynne 0 points1 point ago

Why does everyone repost this.......

[–]Meow_Mixxx 0 points1 point ago

This made me laugh more than it should

[–]byttle 0 points1 point ago

a classic

[–]hardcorehakes 0 points1 point ago

Is it me, or would this scare the shit out of you too?

[–]Zuran 0 points1 point ago

eeee-weazy! c'mon man, eeeee-weazy! Im clowning it!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Nothing worse than when your food is playing with you.

[–]WooEOODO 0 points1 point ago

I live there! Churchill Manitoba. GIVE ME KARMA

[–]shalafi71 1 point2 points ago

TIL Barrow, AL is in Canada.

[–]DiscreetSqueezer 5 points6 points ago

TIL Polar Bears live in Alabama.

[–]shalafi71 0 points1 point ago

TIL I don't know the abbreviation for Alaska off the top of my head. Almost put polar bears in Arkansas as well.

[–]ivefoundthebackstory 0 points1 point ago

This awfully reminds Fargo

[–]Ninjaboots 1 point2 points ago

what does it remind Fargo of?

[–]ivefoundthebackstory 1 point2 points ago

Maybe because this might be the followup of the situation? http://i.imgur.com/wqgEF.jpg

[–]impshial 0 points1 point ago

You sure?

[–]mrblackburn 0 points1 point ago

You know I clownin!

[–]piggylet 0 points1 point ago

Breaking news http://i.imgur.com/i0vZ6.jpg

[–]joshychrist -3 points-2 points ago

Now this is funny.

[–]Irrelephant1 -2 points-1 points ago

Am I the only one who imagines the bear saying this?

[–]ryylee 4 points5 points ago

isnt it the bear saying it?

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