Joey, the albino grizzly bear from Canada has led an eventful and unfortunate short life.
Posted on 07/02/2024 7:36:45 AM PDT by SJackson
Joey, the albino grizzly bear from Canada has led an eventful and unfortunate short life.
Meet Joey, the world’s unluckiest yet most endearing albino grizzly bear. Joey, due to his snowy-white fur from albinism, found himself on an accidental world tour, mistaken not once, not twice, but multiple times for a polar bear!
Joey’s rollercoaster of adventures began when a well-meaning animal protection group, mistaking him for a polar bear, shipped him off to the Arctic.
Picture this: a regular-sized grizzly among towering polar bears, who were as confused as Joey himself. It turns out, size does matter in the Arctic, and Joey was more of an underdog, or underbear, if you will.
But not all heroes wear capes—some have white fur. Arctic experts soon noticed Joey’s unique yellow-tinged fur and realized their blunder.
So back he went to the North American forest, his real home. However, Joey’s saga was far from over. Another group scooped him up and sent him back near the Arctic Circle.
This time, Joey wised up and bolted towards warmer climes, only to be mistaken again as a polar bear in distress and ended up in a polar bear exhibit.
Thankfully, the folks there knew a grizzly when they saw one, and Joey was sent back to the forest. Through all these misadventures, Joey became quite the seasoned traveler.
His story isn’t just a series of mishaps; it’s a testament to the resilience and unyielding spirit of a bear who could find his way back home no matter how far he roamed.
So here’s to Joey, not just the unluckiest bear, but also the pluckiest. His escapades remind us to laugh in the face of confusion and to keep trekking through life’s icy patches with a heart full of warmth.
Enviro’s spending time, money, effort, manning and fuel flying a helicopter and airplanes on round-trip flights to move a white rare bear into the Arctic.
Then doing it again because they realized it was a grizzly bear!
(By the way. The latest polar bear census confirms there are now more than 26,000 polar bears scattered across the Arctic in more than 26 separate regional populations
25 of the 26 groups now have GREATER numbers than ever before counted!
It’s a good thing the envirowhackos didn’t know Joey’s name. Since “joey” is a term for a young kangaroo, they would have sent him to Australia.
I hope they don’t mistake me for an eskimo.
Another example of the wisdom of bureaucracy.
Got your click and mine too.
I absolutely adore The Far Side...I have the huge encyclopedia volumes of them!
There’s nothing more dangerous than some over enthusiastic do gooder.
Strange how unaffiliated enviro terrorists can screw with wildlife without fear of fines or arrest.
Did they at least give him a Coke and a smile when they dropped him off in the Artic?
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