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'Jarhead' the bear cub saved from starvation - had head stuck in jar for at least 10 days
Montreal Gazette ^ | August 16, 2010 | no byline

Posted on 08/23/2010 1:25:16 PM PDT by a fool in paradise

A black bear cub affectionately named Jarhead has been saved from a slow death after conservationists in Florida removed a plastic container that had been stuck on the cub's head for at least 10 days.

A team of biologists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission believes 6-month-old Jarhead was nosing around in trash in Ocala National Forest when it got its head stuck in the jar.

It took the team 10 days to track down Jarhead and its sibling and tranquilize their defensive mother. Biologists were then able to subdue the cub and pry the jar from its head.

"The tough little bear lived up to its U.S. Marine moniker and did not give up without a fight," the FWC wrote on its website.

"Although the story appears to have a happy ending, it truly illustrates one of the worst things that can happen when wildlife gets into garbage."

The team kept the bears under observation overnight while they recuperated and later released them back into the wild.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: bear; jarhead; jarheadthebear
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1 posted on 08/23/2010 1:25:17 PM PDT by a fool in paradise
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To: Slings and Arrows

2 posted on 08/23/2010 1:25:42 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Those who support the construction of the WTC mosque oppose Christian missionaries working abroad.)
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To: JoeProBono

3 posted on 08/23/2010 1:26:26 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Those who support the construction of the WTC mosque oppose Christian missionaries working abroad.)
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To: a fool in paradise

Anybody got another jar for Obama? lol


4 posted on 08/23/2010 1:28:03 PM PDT by stumptalker
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To: a fool in paradise

"I told him to stay out of the trash, but NOOOOOOOOO...."


5 posted on 08/23/2010 1:34:53 PM PDT by red-dawg (We have learned to stop terrorism on planes by ourselves, it's time to do that in D.C.)
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To: a fool in paradise

Glad they saved him.


6 posted on 08/23/2010 1:40:46 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (When the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn (Pr.29:2))
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To: a fool in paradise

Do you suppose the Democrat party has tried to get him to run for public office?


7 posted on 08/23/2010 1:41:40 PM PDT by righttackle44 (I may not be much, but I raised a United States Marine.)
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To: red-dawg
The kid has sh*t for brains, just like his old man!


8 posted on 08/23/2010 1:42:10 PM PDT by stumptalker
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To: a fool in paradise

Hammer time


9 posted on 08/23/2010 1:43:05 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Obama suffers from decision-deficit disorder." Oliver North 6/25/10)
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To: red-dawg

so just out of curiosity, what does one do about that.


10 posted on 08/23/2010 1:43:33 PM PDT by VaRepublican (I would propagate taglines but I don't know how. But bloggers do.)
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To: red-dawg

not much I’m guessing, nice table btw.


11 posted on 08/23/2010 1:44:56 PM PDT by VaRepublican (I would propagate taglines but I don't know how. But bloggers do.)
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To: red-dawg

looks like a giant version of my dog....Wheres ma dinna!!!


12 posted on 08/23/2010 1:46:22 PM PDT by VaRepublican (I would propagate taglines but I don't know how. But bloggers do.)
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To: VaRepublican
so just out of curiosity, what does one do about that.

Keep his drinks full and make sure the order is correct.

13 posted on 08/23/2010 1:50:01 PM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Liberal Logic: Mandatory health insurance is constitutional - enforcing immigration law is not.)
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To: a fool in paradise

Just like Smokey the Bear was for the US Forest Service, this little bear could be the mascot of the USMC.


14 posted on 08/23/2010 2:00:47 PM PDT by decisis
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To: a fool in paradise

He *bear-ly* survived.


15 posted on 08/23/2010 2:03:14 PM PDT by wolfcreek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
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To: MaggieCarta
The pic is descriptive of a certain ping posse.....

:-)

16 posted on 08/23/2010 3:47:34 PM PDT by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: Lakeshark

I’m not quite sure I’m following you, sharkie...


17 posted on 08/23/2010 4:04:47 PM PDT by MaggieCarta (I'm never fully dressed without a snark.)
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To: Lakeshark

Oh, “Jarhead” I think I understand, now...


18 posted on 08/23/2010 4:06:51 PM PDT by MaggieCarta (I'm never fully dressed without a snark.)
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To: a fool in paradise
Oh, bother!

Meanwhile, Eeyore was saying to himself, "This writing business. Pencils and what-not. Over-rated, if you ask me. Silly stuff. Nothing in it."

19 posted on 08/23/2010 4:14:17 PM PDT by MaggieCarta (I'm never fully dressed without a snark.)
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To: MaggieCarta
Sheesh there mini.

You're not as quick as usual.

But you got there I guess.......

:-)

20 posted on 08/23/2010 7:07:35 PM PDT by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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