bears

  1. Stpauli9

    Death By Dead Bear!

    Virginia man dies after bear shot in tree falls on him Lester C Harvey, 58, rushed to two different hospitals after being struck by fallen animal in unusual accident Associated Press Tue 17 Dec 2024 18.54 GMT Share A Virginia man has died after a bear in a tree shot by one of his hunting...
    • Stpauli9
    • Thread
    • 2024 animal attacks bears deaths falling fortean fauna hunters & hunting lester c harvey lunenburg county mammals strange deaths virginia
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Fortean Fauna
  2. Mr Bleak

    Private Wotjek The Bear Accompanied The Polish Army During World War 2

    Great article about Wotjek the Bear, who served with the Polish Army in World War 2 . " A bear, famed for his love of beer, cigarettes and boxing and who was by the side of Allied troops in World War Two, has been made the subject of a play. Wojtek was adopted by the 2nd Polish Corps in 1943...
    • Mr Bleak
    • Thread
    • animals bears fortean fauna history poland the second world war war wotjek
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: The Human Condition
  3. EnolaGaia

    Ninja Bear (Stealthy Pest; Hokkaido Prefecture; Japan)

    This large predatory bear has been killing cows in Hokkaido Prefecture for circa 3 years. Authorities can't intercept it because this bear is unusually adept at avoiding surveillance and other security measures. FULL STORY...
  4. TangletwigsDeux

    Sarah Whitcher & The Bear

    Just saw this on reddit , thought it was interesting and the picture does most of the heavy lifting!
  5. Analogue Boy

    Bears: Encounter Risks & How To Handle Attacks

    I once read that bears can run on the flat as fast as horses for a short period of time. Then my head started playing the Grand National with jockeys on bears coming to a stop at the first fence and trying to waddle their huge arses over it.
  6. escargot

    Congleton Bear (Town Bible Money Spent On Bear)

    ( Copied / Spun off from the Hartlepool(?) 'Monkey Hanging' thread.) OK, some silly people somewhere hung a monkey. For a REAL Elizabethan scandal, how about when people of Congleton sold the town's Bible to buy a dancing bear?
  7. Ermintruder

    Polar Bear Proclivities: Not Cool

    On (I think Wednesday 14 Sep?) the UK Radio 4 pre 6 o'clock news gapfill, there was a horrifying story being recounted by a British Arctic meteorologist about his personal experiences of his team's weather station / accomodation being broken into by a hungry polar bear. It had broken down the...
  8. ramonmercado

    Black Bears

    Trouble bruin? Will we have a Planet of the Bears? This could polarise debate.
  9. ramonmercado

    Paddington Bear Voted UK's Best Animated Character

    No Paddington thread?! Three cheers for the good taste of the voters!
    • ramonmercado
    • Thread
    • bears books children's books fictional characters michael bond paddington bear
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Fortean Culture
  10. ramonmercado

    Brown Bears

    Actually, in the image it looks as if the bear is using a mobile phone!
  11. Q

    Wojtek: The 'Polish Soldier Bear' (World War II)

    this from a Czech chum in the edinburgh zoo there is a statue of WOJTEK. Wojtek was a bear that fought in the battle of Monte Carlo, in poland, in 1939, in WWII the bear was shipped to edinburgh zoo after the war. it killed nazis, so honor its soul and take a picture of the statue and...
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