Posted on 11/25/2009 11:22:48 AM PST by marthemaria
A man was just moments away from death as he hung in the jaws of a bear he tried to have a picnic with in a Swiss zoo. But in the end it was the bear who ended up fighting for his life after police shot it in order to save the life of the uninvited intruder into his enclosure.
These dramatic photographs were taken by a visitor to the Bern Park, Switzerland, on Sunday when Finn, a European brown bear aged four, suddenly realised the unwanted human guest in his home.
The 25-year-old man's bid to party with Finn mirrors a similar escapade in Berlin Zoo in Germany on Good Friday this year when Mandy Knobloch, 32, jumped in to swim with the polar bears.
She was severely mauled but rescued before keepers had to open fire on the bears.
Finn was not so lucky. As his massive jaws capable of crushing steel and eight-inch fangs that can rip flesh like paper sank into his prey, police had to act fast to save the life of his prey.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
The poor bear!
I’m cozying up to a couple of wild predators right now. Fortunately, they can be appeased with kitty treats.
Guess he shouldn’t have dressed as a picnic basket...
The authorities shot the wrong target. Had I been on the scene, I’d have offered coffee and donuts prior to their assault. Give it time, men, let it work out as nature would intend... here, have a nice donut. Mmmmm... donuts....
First Wife and I will be dining with a pack of wild animals around 2PM today. FW won’t let me keep a loaded gun in the house when they are here and I don’t know if it is to protect the animals or to protect me...
>>> “Heres ur sign!”
Oh dang, that’s good!
Who runs the FReePun list? Ah well, a day late and a dollar short, that’s me.
Thanks for the chuckle tho.
Looks justified to me. :)
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