Sorry mate, it's a dupe: http://www.videosift.com/video/Fox-8-Cleveland-Black-Bear-Special-Effects-Extravaganza

I know it sucks so I'll let you dupeofy it yourself..

"this is probably what the black bear looked like... except real."

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We have black bears all over the place where I love. There is little to be scared of unless directly threatened. I could name half a dozen people I know who have had direct contact with bears on their land, in there garage, etc. I've seen them on multiple occasions and seen signs of them form tracks to scratchings on trees dozens of times.

In NJ, many problem bears are re-located to the Catskills in NY. They always find their way back to people. I had a 400 lb black bear hanging around, getting within 30 ft. of us. He would relentlessly re-appear at the camp and follow us throughout the day when we went on hikes. Most are harmless, but also have absolutely no fear of humans. Black bears who aren't accustomed to people will never be seen. I stumbled on a den within a 1/4 mile from a camp site. We never saw or heard the animal once during our two week stay. Euthanasia in my opinion is sometimes necessary. And yes, I did poop a little when I first saw the bear.

unfortunately, when a bear becomes somewhat accustomed to humans, it then becomes dangerous as it has lost its fear of humans. that is when the bear either needs to be relocated or destroyed.

a few years back, a large black bear started roaming around my neighborhood. it started off harmlessly climbing trees and running away when people stepped out side of their houses. then it started eating out of compost and garbage cans; associating humans with food rather than with natural trepidation. it was relocated 20 km away, but a week later it was back and it started trying to get into houses and even killed a dog. it was destroyed.

its not bull shit when they are destroyed, its just the way it is some times.

^he was looking for the guy in the black bear suit.

>> ^dag:
Fascinating stuff. Did Darwin himself really predict that whales evolved from land animals?


Difficulties on Theory, Chapter VI of Dawin's "On The Origin Of Species"

"In North America the black bear was seen by Hearne swimming for hours with widely open mouth, thus catching, like a whale, insects in the water. Even in so extreme a case as this, if the supply of insects were constant, and if better adapted competitors did not already exist in the country, I can see no difficulty in a race of bears being rendered, by natural selection, more and more aquatic in their structure and habits, with larger and larger mouths, till a creature was produced as monstrous as a whale."

For protection against grizzlies/cougar/black bear, it's fine. For 90 pound girls, not so fine.

great for hunting hungry black bear

Thats nothing! Now do it while bowhunting HUNGRY ALASKA BLACK BEARS!