Posted on 12/29/2008 6:28:24 AM PST by yankeedame
...These pictures show how close one man came to being a polar bear's dinner.
Mmmm, looks like dinner time: The bear stands on its haunches and peers over the car
roof at his prey, a surveyor returning to his vehicle in the Alaskan town of Barrow
The chase is on: The man has his glove off,
but not enough time to unlock his car door
...With no time to unlock the door of his vehicle and climb inside, he tried to duck out of sight.
He's coming to get you: The hungry bear makes his move
Yikes: The bear lumbers around the car as the man sprints for his life
But the hungry bear was not giving up, and a terrifying chase began. First, the beast stood up on its furry haunches and eyed its prey. Then it loped around the car, and even climbed over the bonnet to try to reach him.
Last resort: The man, desperate for shelter, makes a break for a neighbouring truck
Phew: He slips inside the unlocked truck,
nursing more than 100 scratches
...The man eventually managed to take refuge in a neighbouring truck which was unlocked.
His back and head were covered in more than 100 deep scratches where the massive claws had managed to rip through his thick winter clothes and padded coat.
Polar bears are frequently spotted around the area.
They are the world's largest land predator, and are the only animals that actively hunt humans....
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
At the risk of losing millions of dollars on my idea - how about making a mouse in the shape of a pistol!?
Pull a hair dryer on him. I hear that polar bears are worried about the melting icebergs.
The latest scare ad says that polar bears are dying from a lack of food supply. Well, polar bears aren’t vegans. So if they are lacking food supply, it means a whole lot of other species are dying too. But we only hear about those lovely bears. Mothers unable to feed their little children, etc...
A generation ago, there were 5,000 polar bears, There are now over 25,000 polar bears. If they are drowning, it isn’t keeping their numbers down.
Maybe it wanted to share a bottle of coca-cola with him.
Yeah but Polar Bears actively plot hunting trips into man country to thin the herd now and then (and for trophies back in the cave). < /s >
Not for picture taking......
Perhaps no one has ever given you the bear rules for Alaska out east. Make sure you load six shells in that revolver....five for the bear, and one for yourself....em bears are tough!
That'd really be hard to do with the Smith & Wesson X Frame revolvers - they only hold five shots.
I like the usb interface. Do they have a bluetooth?
The man found refuge in a neighboring unlocked truck (2nd vehicle). He didn’t have time to unlock his vehicle which was shown in the first photos.
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