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Rufus T. Firefly
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is one way of saying it, though I prefer "mensch"
Sep 2000
time: 07:31
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I'd suggest a new hobby...except now they don't need one. A new title for the book is probably also in order.
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Sounds of bear attack caught on tape
Associated Press
The graphic sounds of a deadly bear attack in the Alaska wilderness were captured on tape, revealing one of the victims' frantic screams as he tried to fend off the beast, authorities said Wednesday.
TROOPER CHRIS HILL said the tape suggests a video camera was turned on just before Timothy Treadwell was attacked at his campsite. His girlfriend, Amie Huguenard, was later mauled to death by a bear. The recording is audio only, and the screen is blank for all six minutes.
"They're both screaming, she's telling him to play dead, then it changes to fighting back. He asks her to hit the bear," Hill said. "There's so much noise going on. I don't know what's him and what might be an animal.
"It's pretty disturbing. I keep hearing it in my mind."
The remains of Treadwell, 46, and Huguenard, 37, both of Malibu, Calif., were found Monday at Katmai National Park and Preserve on the Alaska Peninsula. Treadwell was known for approaching, even touching, bears in the wild.
An air taxi pilot who arrived to pick up the couple contacted the National Park Service and troopers to report a brown bear was apparently sitting on top of human remains in the camp.
A ranger shot and killed a large brown bear when the animal charged at them through the dense brush. Troopers and rangers later killed a smaller bear apparently stalking them.
Hill said he was stunned by what he heard on the tape.
"The audio starts while he's being mauled and ends while he's being mauled," Hill said.
Treadwell may have heard a bear and asked Huguenard to turn on the camera, which was found with the lens cap on and packed in a camera bag, Hill said.
"At first, she sounds kind of surprised and asks if it's still out there. I'm not sure if she was asking if a bear was outside their tent or in the brush," Hill said. "The audio stops because the tape runs out. Otherwise, it probably would have captured the whole thing."
Hill said he will attempt to transcribe the tape. But there are no plans to make the recording or transcripts public, trooper spokesman Greg Wilkinson said.
Troopers recovered video and still photography equipment as well as three hours of earlier video footage from the site, across Shelikof Strait from Kodiak Island.
Much of the footage is close-up shots of bears. Some scenes show bears no more than a few feet from Treadwell, co-author of "Among Grizzlies: Living With Wild Bears in Alaska." Others show a more timid Huguenard leaning away as bears come close to her on the bank of a river.
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http://www.msnbc.com/news/977560.asp
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Pekka
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em seu burro dos pais!
Feb 2002
time: 07:31
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Well.. bears I guess are not on killing mode by default. But there are cases when approaching them is not a good idea (like every frigging case??!!). Especially, when it's the.. what you call it.. sex making season (sorry lack of vocabulary), so if you bump into male bear, and there's a female bear in heat, you know it's dangerous.
Chances are you're not boning this chick, oh no the odds are against YOU.
Another one if it's a female bear, and even if you don't know it, it might have some babies near.. and it gets protective.. maybe even paranoid after eating all those poisonous berries.. hallucinating and being toxicated like that can get you killed.
Also if you're near its home.. they can again get protective.. you are not invited, so don't push it. Or if you insist, make sure the only thing you're pulling is the trigger. So you shouldn't bother these creatures, you never know what's going on if you're not very familiar with the place and conditions. And even then, you shouldn't be poking these fellas, since you NEVER can be sure. My dog never bit me, but I'm sure she thought about it few times. But I was the master, and you are not the master of bears.
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Pekka
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em seu burro dos pais!
Feb 2002
time: 07:31
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Yeah, and the difference between poking animals.. first of all, if you poke animals, you can usually beat up this animal anyway. But against bear, you poke it, you're likely to fail. It's not impossible, there are many cases a year around the world that people got into trouble but managed to escape after some wrestling. But it's too strong, even the babies..... You guys know, if dog nibbles you, it pinches a little at the most, but if bear nibbles you, it's good buy arm and leg. And when the dog gets out of order and starts acting out of its place, you can always submit it, if it's fighting or just looking to its eyes. You're not afraid of a dog so much, and it knows it's punishing time, so it won't even challenge you.
But bears.. they know you're the *****, and they see you are scared in your eyes, so they go further acting out of their places.
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chegitz guevara
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Ft. Lauderdale, FL Communist Party of Apolyton
Jun 2000
time: 00:31
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quote:
Originally posted by Pekka
But bears.. they know you're the *****, |
This is not always the case. If you run across a bear, and its not a moma with her cubs, you can usually bluff them. Stand up on your tip toes and raise your arms over your head as far as you can. This makes the bear think you're much bigger than you really are. Then growl or yell or make a load noise. Most bears will back away. Air horns are also useful, since the really loud noise can scare them.
If a bear does attack, your best chance of survival is to play dead, since most of the time, the bear is trying to remove a threat. If the bear's out to eat you (very rare), you're dead anyway, since they can run faster than you, swim faster, and climb trees faster.
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