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eppur_se_muova

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49. And they can sprint at 45 mph for short bursts ...

Sun Aug 16, 2015, 10:25 AM

Aug 2015

I saw footage taken by a grizzly bear researcher (a human who studies bears, not a bear that does research) of a grizzly trying to catch elk by just running them down ... the bear could corner sharply, but the elk were just a little bit faster, and he didn't catch any.

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How big is a Grizzly Bear Paw? [View all] Uncle Joe Aug 2015 OP

Puts things into perspective. That is frightening, and makes me think that "playing dead" djean111 Aug 2015 #1

a friend of mine who lives on a river a few miles away had one of those and her roguevalley Aug 2015 #15

I understand that their paws are enormous but that picture doesn't provide a comparison rhett o rick Aug 2015 #38

Her hands are on the paw. If that's not "perspective," I don't know what would be. nt Hekate Aug 2015 #42

Wow! Why so hostile? rhett o rick Aug 2015 #51

Not hostile, just a fact. Or if you will, my own perspective. ;) Hekate Aug 2015 #52

Recommended! H2O Man Aug 2015 #2

I am in awe of the paw as well. Uncle Joe Aug 2015 #7

Now I want to make a run to the pastry shop... Tom_Foolery Aug 2015 #3

mmm mmm m lonestarnot Aug 2015 #5

Mutant, six-toed bearclaw. n/t Beartracks Aug 2015 #23

Damn. Codeine Aug 2015 #4

Freaking wow! malaise Aug 2015 #6

As big enough as needed to hold you down as they eat you alive alphafemale Aug 2015 #8

But if you just ring a little bell.... bvar22 Aug 2015 #35

While I have never encountered a bear Aerows Aug 2015 #36

As a boy raised on Louisiana Bayous, bvar22 Aug 2015 #37

Well Aerows Aug 2015 #41

I'm with you, Aerows! pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #45

I always remember this sign when I hear that "wear a bell" claim csziggy Aug 2015 #47

Likely people been worried about bears since there were people. Octafish Aug 2015 #9

Wow. I found a carved figure that looks almost exactly like that, Zorra Aug 2015 #48

Do you still have it? This thing was found on the west coast, south, near San Diego... Octafish Aug 2015 #57

That's very scary. Solly Mack Aug 2015 #10

That gives us paws to reflect on the power of nature Jack Rabbit Aug 2015 #11

Imagine that thing taking a swipe at your guts? CanonRay Aug 2015 #12

Open you up like a sardine can. sarge43 Aug 2015 #14

play dead and you might live. Black bears on the other hand ... roguevalley Aug 2015 #16

Oh black bears..had enough of them when I was younger nadine_mn Aug 2015 #18

Speaking of black bears... gregcrawford Aug 2015 #24

Lived in Alaska for a while, in Bristol Bay. truebluegreen Aug 2015 #32

BEAR TOES!!!!!!! How COOL is that? I just want to tickle them. underahedgerow Aug 2015 #13

Mongo jellybeans! Usually toe beans are much smaller: tblue37 Aug 2015 #30

pink toes! swoon! roguevalley Aug 2015 #40

Amazing..and sad how little respect some have for these animals nadine_mn Aug 2015 #17

Holy crap. secondvariety Aug 2015 #19

What lady doin with mah foot? shenmue Aug 2015 #20

^^LOL irisblue Aug 2015 #21

Upon first glance, ejbr Aug 2015 #22

Wow!!! kpete Aug 2015 #25

"Oh, don't worry.He's asleep." jtuck004 Aug 2015 #26

.. Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #27

Grizzly bears are easy to outsmart and protect yourself from . . . Journeyman Aug 2015 #28

Okay, that was funny! n/t djean111 Aug 2015 #39

Ha! herding cats Aug 2015 #43

LOL! nt laundry_queen Aug 2015 #54

K&R. nt tblue37 Aug 2015 #29

Depends truebluegreen Aug 2015 #31

Will grizzlies be extinct in 2100? tabasco Aug 2015 #33

That does help put into perspective the power behind their swing and attack. Rex Aug 2015 #34

someone once told me that yuiyoshida Aug 2015 #44

Somebody needs a mani/pedi pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #46

Hey Mikey. LOL. GGJohn Aug 2015 #50

And they can sprint at 45 mph for short bursts ... eppur_se_muova Aug 2015 #49

Wow! Amazing. smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #53

Not all of them are that big Ex Lurker Aug 2015 #55

If we want to get technical, Polar Bears are even larger. Uncle Joe Aug 2015 #56