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Reminds of the Geifer grizzly. It raided human dwellings for food, signing its death warrant. It wore a radio collar, so it seems like it shouldn't have been a
by celrod 4y ago
Reminds of the Geifer grizzly. It raided human dwellings for food, signing its death warrant.
It wore a radio collar, so it seems like it shouldn't have been a problem to track down. Yet, it evaded hunters for over a year, while still raiding houses for food, without ever being seen.
It learned it could cross into Canada for safety when the pressure from the hunters tracking it got to be too much, and then return and invade more houses.
Eventually, it was shot and killed by a random hunter in Canada who had no idea who that bear was. The bear didn't know Canadians could also be dangerous, otherwise it probably wouldn't have let anyone see it there either...
I think a lot of animals are probably very good at what they've evolved to do. Bears are great at tracking and surviving being tracked (probably more typically by bigger bears); reading about it felt like getting a glimpse into another animal's domain and being totally outmatched.
- elevaet 4y agoThats a great story!
- mmsimanga 4y agoWe have baboons and they are smart. They can open all sorts of doors. They ignore you if you are a woman or don't have anything in your hand that could cause them harm. They know how to bluff an attack making you throw away food that is in your hands. The stand upright make scary noises and charge at you. Quite frightening and most just throw whatever it is in your hands away. So yes animals can be smart.