If you're attacked by a polar bear, definitely do not play dead

[Jetronic]

I am near fearless with regard to mechanical things. I understand them well. But when it comes to animals, I want nothing to do with predators and powerful animals of any size. As funny as it sounds, I was twice attacked by giraffe, lucky to be alive. No way I want to be put in a position where Polar Bears can attack me.

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Yes it's a fallacy to think that predators are dangerous and herbivores not. They can often do just as much damage, and it's only a matter of time before a predator gets killed (or wounded enough that he can't hunt) by his prey.

 

[Jetronic]

I once heard that polar bears are always laying-in fat, ergo, they'll always attack you.
I repeat, I HEARD that. I don't want to give them a bad rap.

A fellow I worked with told a story about zooming down a New Jersey road on his bicycle.
He inadvertently rode between a momma bear and her cub and momma bear took off after him.
He said being up to speed in the first place was the only reason he got away.
Bear are fast. You can't outrun a bear.
...now that giraffe...never thought of them being mean or aggressive.

I was told to make sure you're not the slowest runner in your group.....

 

[930.engineering]

That's me with the beard, Jane Goodall 2nd from left. That was the Africa trip where I was chased by giraffe at Momela Wildlife Lodge. The stupid thing went crazy chasing me, I took off and ran nearly trampling a wild dog, running around and around my bungalow. Finally going inside. The giraffe ran around and around looking to see where I went. He was determined to get me.
AND, I was so stupid, I went outside again to the other side of the lodge, where it happened again. To say I was terrified was an understatement.
The giraffe eat the acacia trees right behind the bungalow's.
I then hired an armed guide to take me around and a wild buffalo came after us. That was it for me. No more animals.
Here is what they look like, right before they attack:
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Very nice story. I recognized Jane Goodall immediately.

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[4WD]

No, not really. Not the same thing at all. The bull was intimidating you, trying to run you off his territory. He was protecting his herd, and didn’t need to kill you to do it, though he might enter you in the process either with his horns or by stepping on you. His intent is to chase you off.

Polar bears aren’t protecting a herd, they’re looking for food, and you are prey.

Polar bear comes after you, his goal is to kill you, rip you apart and eat you.

Very different than a bull.

He just wants space with nobody on a cell phone - I can relate

 

[02SE]

Black bears and brown bears will only attack humans defensively. Polar bears will hunt humans as prey.

Is that what the Black and Brown Bears PR agent said?

 

[IndyIan]

Is that what the Black and Brown Bears PR agent said?

Black bears and brown bears will only attack humans defensively. Polar bears will hunt humans as prey.

I've been stalked by a good size Black bear just down the hill from my house, he probably watched me for quite a while, evaluating, it was spring time so I suppose he was hungry after a long winters nap... I was walking into the edge of the woods, picking up 9' cedar logs for corner posts, onto my shoulder and then walking out and chucking them into a metal trailer, so maybe not easy prey? Anyways he was 40 yrds away when I finally saw him, nearly dumped in my pants, backed out of the woods and got on the ATV and took off to the house. I had four 1.25 ounce slugs in the gun ready for him if he poked his nose out the trees but he never did.
Bears that bold are usually long dead in our area, and normally you only see their behind as they run away, but I felt this one was definitely considering his options...

 

[tcp71]

Run into a number of bears mountain biking and hiking. There are a couple out in the "after work" riding area (west Bragg Creek) that are quite aclimatized to hikers, riders and dogs. Best one was coming down the pass at tombstone on the big elbow loop at a significant speed (20-30mph) on rough trail, turning a corner and basically riding up a brown blackbear's a$$. He took off at high speed and I (and my group) stopped to make sure he had room to leave. Other times pulling into a parking lot to start a ride and watching the bear head up the trail we are riding. Getting ready slows down significantly at that point, but the ride continues. The two folks that were attacked last year were quite a way into the back country, had their dog along and and nobody else around. That bear was stalking them for a while and the dog may have been the original meal ticket, but once they were all in the tent, all bets were off.

 

[Bill Judson]

... and if you ever get attacked by a gang of clowns, go for the Juggler!

 

[Bill Judson]

I once heard that polar bears . . . I don't want to give them a bad rap.

I've heard polar bears rap... and it's always bad

 

[hemioiler]

The somewhat brown coloured bears you sometimes see in Canada are actually black bears.

It was a brown/grizzly:

https://globalnews.ca/news/10005074...essage-from-alberta-couple-killed-by-grizzly/

 

[Patman]

Bear are fast. You can't outrun a bear.

You don’t need to outrun the bear though. You only need to outrun the slowest person in your group

 

[wpod]

You don’t need to outrun the bear though. You only need to outrun the slowest person in your group

Only a Canadian would know something like that !

 

[Bill Judson]

You only need to outrun the slowest person in your group

 

[KrisZ]

The neighbor with the gun definitely saved that man’s life.

Speaking of responsibilities, I sure hope the guys wife no longer suffers “headaches” and performs her duty as a wife and a woman.
Maybe she never did and hence the husband was ready to lay his life down for her? I sure hope so.