Bear in Alaska breaks into family SUV, eats snacks
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[QUOTE]They went out in the woods, and were in for a big surprise.
A family on holiday at their lake house in Alaska was shocked when they discovered a black bear in the front seat of their SUV.
The incredible footage was captured by a family member who couldn’t contain his amazement.
[IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/19/article-0-141E9C08000005DC-492_634x345.jpg[/IMG]Unbearable vacation: A black bear sneaked into a family's SUV while they were on holiday in Alaska
The video, provided by the Travel Channel, shows the McBride family in Eagle River, Alaska as they discover the unwelcome stowaway in the SUV.
‘There is a bear in our car,’ one of the sons says, and then wonders, ‘How did it get in?’
The monstrous bear can be seen ruffling through the front seat, wandering from passenger’s side to driver’s side, all the while sniffing about.
All the while, the family dog, Archie, is yowling his disapproval at the other four-legged creature inside.
[IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/19/article-0-141E9BF4000005DC-231_634x351.jpg[/IMG]Loyal friend: The family dog was extremely upset at seeing the other four-legged creature in his car
[IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/19/article-0-141E9C25000005DC-376_634x350.jpg[/IMG]Alarming: The family managed to scare the bear out by setting off the car alarm remotely
The problem was, how to get a 300-pound bear out of your car?
The McBrides then got the ingenious idea to set off the car alarm to scare the bear away.
One of them activates it through their keyless remote, and the bear slowly ambles out and off into the wilderness.
The family then surveys the damage – clawed seat cushions, bear droppings, and of course, he stopped for a snack.
Piles of Goldfish crackers lay strewn about the SUV’s interior - the bear was apparently preparing for the winter months, and eating to ready himself for hibernation.
Looks like this family will think twice before leaving the doors open to their car, especially in the wilds of Alaska.[/QUOTE]
Sorry, but the video in the source was taken down and I couldn't find another video.
He just wanted their pic-a-nic basket
What's up with all these news about bears all of a sudden? :v:
I'm sorry, but it's completely their fault to leave their car unsecured, especially with food inside.
[QUOTE=Jbeardoo;37168736]I'm sorry, but it's completely their fault to leave their car unsecured, especially with food inside.[/QUOTE]
[B]Especially[/B] in Alaska.
Holy shit, the bear just chilled out, ate some snacks while a dog was sitting a couple feet away barking?
Do bears just not like dogs or something? I would think the dog would be the immediate target.
Funny bear.
[QUOTE=Mousy Sloth;37168775]Holy shit, the bear just chilled out, ate some snacks while a dog was sitting a couple feet away barking?
Do bears just not like dogs or something? I would think the dog would be the immediate target.[/QUOTE]
Bears could give less a fuck about anything while they're eating. They're dangerous when they don't have anything to eat and are hungry, they are surprised or when they have cubs.
However if you see a black bear interested in you you're fucked, unless you have a gun.
Grizzlies and brown bears aren't interested in humans and they will only attack if they are surprised or have cubs. When you play dead you assert yourself as no threat for these. However black bears might think to eat you. Playing dead is serving yourself on a platter if you're up against a black bear so you better be armed. They are however smaller and therefore [I]possible[/I] to fight. The best idea, though, is to be as loud and "human" as possible, especially before they see you. They'll run off before you come close.
Though dogs may make a good meal they can do the same, and scare off bears that way. Plus they can smell and hear bears way before we do and therefore are often chosen as an "early warning system" for people living in the Alaskan interior.
[QUOTE=mac338;37168848]Bears could give less a fuck about anything while they're eating. They're dangerous when they don't have anything to eat and are hungry, they are surprised or when they have cubs.
However if you see a black bear interested in you you're fucked, unless you have a gun.
Grizzlies and brown bears aren't interested in humans and they will only attack if they are surprised or have cubs. When you play dead you assert yourself as no threat for these. However black bears might think to eat you. Playing dead is serving yourself on a platter if you're up against a black bear so you better be armed. They are however smaller and therefore [I]possible[/I] to fight. The best idea, though, is to be as loud and "human" as possible, especially before they see you. They'll run off before you come close.
Though dogs may make a good meal they can do the same, and scare off bears that way. Plus they can smell and hear bears way before we do and therefore are often chosen as an "early warning system" for people living in the Alaskan interior.[/QUOTE]
Black bears have killed 61 people.
Since 1900.
Black Bears aren't deadly, whenever they are aggressive it is because they are nervous.
Black bear slaps hurt like hell but they barely break skin. They leave welts, even with the claws fully spread.
Carrying a can of garden variety pepper spray is enough to fight off an aggressive black bear.
You have more chance of being killed by a dog or killed by a swarm of bees than being killed by a blackbear.
[QUOTE=Webby2020;37168930]Black bears have killed 61 people.
Since 1900.
Black Bears aren't deadly, whenever they are aggressive it is because they are nervous.
Black bear slaps hurt like hell but they barely break skin. They leave welts, even with the claws fully spread.
Carrying a can of garden variety pepper spray is enough to fight off an aggressive black bear.
You have more chance of being killed by a dog or killed by a swarm of bees than being killed by a blackbear.[/QUOTE]
They are of varying aggression, in Alaska they are aggressive and people often have to shoot them if they decide to charge. And if they charge you won't get a chance to pepper spray them. I'm heading out to photograph bears in B.C., Canada, next summer and I [I]have[/I] ordered bear spray, but I've been recommended an armed guide too. They rarely charge, but they do occasionally, especially near spring and autumn. A lot of people in the areas within the territories of where black bears actually are aggressive are also off the gird and therefore you can't record when they've been killed by a bear.
[I]However[/I] elk have injured more people (though killed less) so I've got to be more aware of those. Luckily I'm not going during their mating season.
[editline]10th August 2012[/editline]
Those living in the Alaskan interior have to carry a gun with them at [I]all times[/I], high caliber too, because bears are a real danger out there. Their bodies are often not found. It's a primal place.
[QUOTE=Webby2020;37168930]Black bears have killed 61 people.
Since 1900.
Black Bears aren't deadly, whenever they are aggressive it is because they are nervous.
Black bear slaps hurt like hell but they barely break skin. They leave welts, even with the claws fully spread.
Carrying a can of garden variety pepper spray is enough to fight off an aggressive black bear.
You have more chance of being killed by a dog or killed by a swarm of bees than being killed by a blackbear.[/QUOTE]
Bears eat beets.
Bears.
Beets.
Battlestar Galactica.
This doesn't make your argument better
[editline]10th August 2012[/editline]
Also do you really want to face a bear and rather get slapped (and face ripped off) or shoot it?
But you know black bears are cute
[QUOTE=DesolateGrun;37169216]
Also do you really want to face a bear and rather get slapped (and face ripped off) or shoot it?[/QUOTE]
Either way I trust the locals, experts and native Americans I met and talked to, and Guy Grieve who wrote "Into the Wild: My Escape to Alaska" more then I trust unreliable statistics.
[QUOTE=mac338;37168848]Bears could give less a fuck about anything while they're eating. They're dangerous when they don't have anything to eat and are hungry, they are surprised or when they have cubs.
However if you see a black bear interested in you you're fucked, unless you have a gun.
Grizzlies and brown bears aren't interested in humans and they will only attack if they are surprised or have cubs. When you play dead you assert yourself as no threat for these. However black bears might think to eat you. Playing dead is serving yourself on a platter if you're up against a black bear so you better be armed. They are however smaller and therefore [I]possible[/I] to fight. The best idea, though, is to be as loud and "human" as possible, especially before they see you. They'll run off before you come close.
Though dogs may make a good meal they can do the same, and scare off bears that way. Plus they can smell and hear bears way before we do and therefore are often chosen as an "early warning system" for people living in the Alaskan interior.[/QUOTE]
Bears are so nice, what are you talking about.
I waved at a bear once. He was nice enough to wave back.
[QUOTE=Paramud;37169411]Bears are so nice, what are you talking about.
I waved at a bear once. He was nice enough to wave back.[/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Xo21L0ybE[/media]
[QUOTE=mac338;37168848]Bears could give less a fuck about anything while they're eating. They're dangerous when they don't have anything to eat and are hungry, they are surprised or when they have cubs.
However if you see a black bear interested in you you're fucked, unless you have a gun.
Grizzlies and brown bears aren't interested in humans and they will only attack if they are surprised or have cubs. When you play dead you assert yourself as no threat for these. However black bears might think to eat you. Playing dead is serving yourself on a platter if you're up against a black bear so you better be armed. They are however smaller and therefore [I]possible[/I] to fight. The best idea, though, is to be as loud and "human" as possible, especially before they see you. They'll run off before you come close.
Though dogs may make a good meal they can do the same, and scare off bears that way. Plus they can smell and hear bears way before we do and therefore are often chosen as an "early warning system" for people living in the Alaskan interior.[/QUOTE]
it's the opposite
black bears are the ones you don't have to be scared of, grizzlies will kill you on sight
i watched documentaries on this cuz this person was hanging with black bears all the time and then they were found dead eaten by a grizzly
Yeah, black bears are shy and will try to avoid you, while grizzlies will rip your head off to defend their territory.
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Oh God they're learning!
Lest we forget
That first picture is priceless
It looks like he had a beary good time.
Am i the only one who thought it said "Bear in Alaska breaks into SUV and eats family"?
Stop, these puns are unbearable.
:downsrim:
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