[LRflex] Re: Black Bears (was: Re: Re: A couple of autumnal pictures)
- From: David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:19:50 -0700
Douglas Herr wrote:
>Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>
>>BTW, just how dangerous are those big brown/black beasties?
>>I've read that they can be VERYunpredictable, and that they
>>don't show any indicating signs of when they're about to get nasty.
>>
>>
>
>Of the North American bears, the Black Bear (like the ones in David's recent
>photos) are the least dangerous - at least, when treated with the respect and
>caution they deserve. Injuries from Black Bears occur most often when people
>become complacent and/or ignore the fact that they are large powerful animals.
> A Black Bear thinks of itself as a prey species because it evolved at a time
>when there were Saber-tooth Cats, Dire Wolves, and Grizzly Bears. A Black
>Bear would rather run than attack but will defend itself when cornered.
>
>Black Bears can be many colors, so the best way to identify them is the shape
>of the head. A Black Bear has a roman nose, while the Grizzly (a.k.a. Brown)
>Bear has a dished face. The Grizzly Bear is the one that's considered
>unpredictable.
>
>
>Doug Herr
>
Doug & Douglas:
The only bit you forgot, Doug, is that a Black Bear sow will attack if
you accidentally get between her and her cub(s). This is not always
easy to avoid, as you may see the sow but not the cubs or vice versa.
Otherwise, Black bears are very shy animals.
Black bears don't bother Rose (who works in a remote corner of the Yukon
each summer), but she had to curtail most of her hiking, this past
summer, due to many Grizzlies in the area.
--
David Young,
Logan Lake, BC
CANADA.
Personal Web-site at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt
Leica Reflex Forum web-page: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm
------
Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at:
http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm
Archives are at:
www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/
Other related posts:
