Re: The man who walks with bears

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KenS

The man who walks with bears
October 28, 2009 07:49PM

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Didn't know that bears like to "hum".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8320414.stm

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mrcondron

Re: The man who walks with bears
October 28, 2009 08:23PM

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Polar bears are going Yummmmmmmmmmm.

Old Dude

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Frank Furter

Re: The man who walks with bears
October 28, 2009 08:32PM

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Apparently there are courses in bear behavior at the Wildlife Research Institute with Professor Lynn Rodgers:

http://www.bearstudy.org/website/

http://www.bearstudy.org/website/education/bear-field-course.html

He argues against feeding bears, but the videos seem to feature that interaction.

BBC Background on the Bearwalker story
Story on Bearwalker:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/27/bearwalker-of-the-northwoods

The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.
-- Carl Sagan

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mrcondron

Re: The man who walks with bears
October 28, 2009 08:38PM

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I would be really leery about trying to tell if a bear is just nervous or really pissed off or even just peeved especially if I were right in front of the den.