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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

10,000 Birds

In the most of Europe, Brown Bear is a mythical creature that lives only in mediaeval tapestries and folk tales. In the European Union there are only 10,000 mature bears (source: IUCN). Not much further, on the new tarmac that ends 6 km before the Gramos village, we find muddy bear footprints crossing the road.

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Birding the Bear Mountain of Serbia

10,000 Birds

A narrow forest road takes us to the chain blocking the entrance, with a sign “Area closed – bear danger”. This feeding station is not here for the tourists: in order to lower the bee-hive raiding (even the Serbian word for a bear, medved, comes from the word honey – med), supplementary feeding was offered to local bears for several decades.

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Strange looking Black bear

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My dad sent me this photo of a bear up near his place in western montana. I’ve seen a lot of black bears but this one has a strange face. Is it just really old? submitted by /u/icylg [link] [comments]

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Can bears be tame?

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I have seen a guy with a bear on instagram reels cuddling together and feeding him and etc and the bear seems pretty child. Can't the bear go crazy randomly and kill the guy? I have seen a guy with a polare bear as a pet submitted by /u/empty69420 [link] [comments]

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

I remember the guide on my first Kenyan birding safari remarking that “birding groups always see far more mammals than those who come just to see animals. At the time (1968) sightings of lynx in the Doñana were extremely rare as the animals were so shy: I was extremely fortunate to have this encounter. (I in the evening.

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Who would win in a fight? Polar bear vs Wolverine.

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My dumb friend keeps saying that a wolverine would beat a polar bear and “jump on its back and cut its throat” and he seems to think wolverines are faster even though a quick search says otherwise and the only recorded incident of a wolverine killing a bear was at a zoo, where both animals are out of it’s natural habitat.

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Can anyone tell me some positive Polar Bear news?

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I've been watching some animal documentaries again, but anytime the Polar Bear comes up, it's really sad. submitted by /u/Soopa_Koopa_Troopa [link] [comments]