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RedSonGamble t1_j618trz wrote
Bear handed jokes aside its a shame they had to shoot the woman four times
RunDNA t1_j60zxmr wrote
Vladius28 t1_j65y9fc wrote
Deserved.
Fun-Background-9622 t1_j61cipx wrote
Don't mess with mothers, even if you're a polar bear.
Dominarion t1_j63b5of wrote
Ms. Angyiou "is about five-foot nothing and 90 pounds on a wet day," Mr. Hubert said with a laugh. "She's pretty quiet. I'm surprised she went and did this. But I guess when your back is up against the wall, I guess we come up with super-human strength."
I've seen her picture with Quebec's former president of the Assembly. The guy had to fold in two to shake her hand.
CanadianDNeh t1_j61sji5 wrote
There was a more recent attack in Alaska; a mother and toddler were killed by the polar bear.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/alaska-polar-bear-fatal-1.6718091
sumknowbuddy t1_j62asi4 wrote
Ah yes, the great Territory of Alaska, Canada...
Vladius28 t1_j65yh1w wrote
If Canada had come up with the money first, I guess.
sumknowbuddy t1_j65zwiz wrote
I just find it funny that it's a CBC link (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), and then reads /Canada/north/Alaska
...which is obviously not appreciated by others here
FredFlintston3 t1_j678nyb wrote
Subtlety is a lost art but you have my +1
idonthavethumbs t1_j62vg8x wrote
My Mom can beat up your dad
Dawnawaken92 t1_j62x6y6 wrote
Yeah? Well my mom can beat up your polar beat!
XGirth_CrisisX t1_j63iebf wrote
🎶They Call Me Canadian Polar Beat, I’m King of the Rumba Beat. 🎶
Greene_Mr t1_j63niqf wrote
When I play my maracas, they go chi-chi-chi-boom, chi-chi-chi-boom
ax083 t1_j63ii91 wrote
Mama bear vs Polar bear
ThomasxthexTank t1_j62wd1e wrote
Couldnt he just try to talk to the woman to calm her down?
Orodruin666 t1_j647fdf wrote
Looks like she knows all about the simple bear necessities
FredFlintston3 t1_j679g41 wrote
Polar bears are one of our very few natural predators in North America. If hungry, they will track and kill humans.
This story shows the bear wasn't really hunting but also reveals that bears like this are deadly. A single swat could Have been sufficient.
Still, she was hero and selfless in the face of death. Worthy of more than a Medal.
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fluifluionm t1_j65uvxd wrote
Lots of Canadians taking up real estate, not many polar bears. We backed the wrong side
ElDoo74 t1_j61mg0c wrote
The right to bare arm bears.
Stairwayunicorn t1_j615ix5 wrote
Harambe2.0
DAN991199 t1_j60wrqg wrote
I feel like the polar bear might have been playing with her.
Sierra-117- OP t1_j61iqzv wrote
I don’t think so. Polar bears aren’t really docile creatures. All other bears look calm and peaceful compared to them. There’s not a lot of food in the arctic, so they eat practically anything that moves
DAN991199 t1_j61iwhl wrote
I just figured it would rip her or any man apart it it wanted to
Xoptikdesigns t1_j622pok wrote
You figure correctly.
Poopoo_check t1_j61zisq wrote
I think what he was saying is if the bear really wanted to kill her it would’ve. Easily. No one is going to beat a polar bear in hand to hand (or paw?) contact if it is really trying to eat you. Most people would probably struggle with a black bear (again if it really wanted to eat you)
Maybe if she had a weapon, or it was injured (I didn’t read the article), but that thing would’ve ripped her to shreds if it wanted to
Sierra-117- OP t1_j6226fl wrote
Well bears don’t automatically go for the kill. In fact, I just saw a story on Reddit about a man that encountered a grizzly and fought it off, because it was only gnawing on his thigh. He eventually got it to go away by stabbing it with a pocket knife.
I’m just saying it may not have been 100% going for the kill, but it was definitely trying to get a meal. Just the fact that it didn’t run away at a sign of resistance shows that. Polar bears don’t “play”
losteye_enthusiast t1_j642jd0 wrote
That’s assuming the polar bear has the reasoning that you or I might have.
“Well, if I charge this weak thing, I can down it just by slamming into it. Or I’ll very slowly lower my paw onto it and make squish-cakes.”
It’s been well documented that you can scare other bears off by appearing threatening, even while being 1/6th or less of their size. They don’t understand that they’re well armed, armored tanks that can keep up with a geo metro.
They don’t know that one of the worst things they can do is give a human more time to figure something out.
If she had done anything that caused it to pause due to not being a normal action, it’s normal prey does? That easily would’ve bought time.
TheClayroo t1_j60zpwq wrote
"Tough Native is redundant." -Shoresy