Grizzly Bear Eats Airplane

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal, Odd News on November 11, 2009 at 10:35 am

An unnamed Alaskan bush pilot went on a fishing trip and neglected to wash down his plane afterward. The 1958 Piper Cub was just too much temptation for a bear to bear.

The fishy aroma attracted a passing grizzly bear who, clearly frustrated at not being able to see the lovely “noms” it could smell, took the plane apart in an effort to find it. Aircraft fabric is no match for bear claws. The bear also chomped both tyres for good measure, then departed the scene.

Alaskans are a hardy bunch, however – as tough as the aircraft they fly. The pilot radioed for two new tyres, three cases of duct tape and a couple of rolls of cellophane to be flown in so he could repair his craft and get home.

Duct tape: is there anything it can’t do? The story includes a picture of the plane after repair. Link -via Fark

 
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Brainier Than The Average Bear

Posted by Alex in Fashion, Funny, Neatorama Only, Science & Tech on November 9, 2009 at 3:47 am


Brainier Than The Average Bear – $11.95

Psst! Got a smart friend? Is he brainier than the average ursine? If so, here’s the perfect T-shirt: Brainier Than the Average Bear, only from the Neatorama Shop: Link

 
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The Bald Bear

Posted by Alex in Animal on November 4, 2009 at 1:45 am

Vets are baffled at this strange sight: Dolores, a spectacled bear at the Leipzig Zoo in Germany has gone bald!

It could be due to a genetic defect but the animals don’t seem to be suffering any other afflictions.

The normally fluffy dark brown bears should be now growing a thick fur coat to keep them warm during the winter.

One thing the lack of hair shows up in their huge, lethal claws.

But instead the bears, which once originated from South America, have begun developing nasty rashes and inflammations on their skin where their glossy coats should be.

Link (Photo: EPA)

 
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Pink Bear Poop

Posted by Alex in Animal, Pictures on September 30, 2009 at 4:53 pm


Photo: Bettyboop4 [Flickr]

National Geographic Traveler’s Intelligent Travel (and now Neatorama) blogger Marilyn Terrell just came back from a trip to the Yukon Territory in Canada. Naturally, she’s got lots of stories about her adventure, the fascinating ecology of the Yukon and so on and so forth.

But since I’m stuck here in the ‘burbs, my jealous brain wouldn’t allow me to properly process all her stories save this tiny but golden nugget of trivia that will forever be with me till the day I die: Bear poop can be pink.

 
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Bear Pole Dancing

Posted by Jill Harness in Animal, Music, Video Clips on March 19, 2009 at 11:32 pm

This bear knows how to “Get Down On It.” I hope he at least finally gets that scratch taken care of for all the embarrassment he’s sure to get out of it.

Am I the only one that sees this being used in some kind of commercial soon?

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Ninja Bear

Posted by Queuebot in Animal on March 2, 2009 at 2:36 am


[YouTube - Link]


Claude is a 6-year-old orphan Asiatic black bear, a resident of the Asa Zoo in Hiroshima.  His ability to twirl sticks like a ninja is jaw-dropping – so good that it looks fake, but there are other videos at Japanator (with a baseball bat) and here.

– via video

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Minnesotastan.

 
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VideoSift Clips of the Week

Posted by Alex in VideoSift on February 21, 2009 at 1:16 pm

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Black Hole Destroying a Star
What happens when a star is caught in a black hole's gravitational pull? How does it get sucked in?

Watch this amazing simulation: Link

Serenity Bar Fight Rehearsal
Remember the fight scene in the movie Serenity where River pwns the entire bar? Here's the video clip of the rehearsal, which in some ways, if much better than the one in movie itself.

Link

Peeing While Walking
Yes, I know it's wrong - but I've got to say, it takes some skillz to pee while walking. That or a state of supreme drunkenness. Maybe both.

A comment on VideoSift by Pprt: "When urine a rush ..."

Link (SFW, don't worry - you can't see nothin')

Star, the Smart Dog
At 3 and a half month old, Star the Border Collie Puupy is smarter than my kid!

Here's a 5 min-long clip of the smartest puppy on the planet: Link

Ice Skating Polar Bear
If you think that Star the dog is smart, checkout this ice skating polar bear! Smart (spreading the weight around so the thin ice doesn't break) and cute!

Link

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Bear Shaped Sleeping Bag

Posted by Queuebot in Animal, Arts & Crafts on February 21, 2009 at 6:56 am


Getting mauled has never been so fun! This bear-shaped sleeping bag designed by Eiko Ishizawa is, let’s face it, odd. But if you’re forced to curl into a sleeping bag and catch some Z’s in the great outdoors, why not masquerade as one of nature’s cutest predators? I’m sure it’s warm enough, and you can use it to frighten your friends. Plus, if a bear does attack your camp and maul your friends, you can rest easy knowing you’ll be safe. Because a bear would never maul one of its own, right? Quick warning, though, if that’s the case and Attacking Bear thinks Sleeping Bag Bear is cute, you may wish you were amongst the mauled.

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From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by whitespace.

 
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Life-Size Bear Sculpted of Chewing Gum

Posted by Queuebot in Arts & Crafts on January 21, 2009 at 8:28 pm

For the past ten years, artist Marizio Savini has been making sculptures from thousands of pieces of chewed bubble gum, and sells his creations for as much as £40,000 each.

His sculptures include a life-size buffalo, a grizzly bear and businessmen doing gymnastics.

Why chewing gum?

"…because it seemed to me an amazingly versatile material compared to those used by the traditional arts such as painting…

"I believe that in my work … this material is redeemed and acquires a capacity and it has an expressive dignity of its own. I work the chewing gum when it is warm and manipulate it with a knife just like some traditional material like clay.

The most important step is the fixing of the sculptures with formaldehyde and antibiotic."

Link – via blogs

 
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Things Bears Love

Posted by Alex in Cartoon & Comic on December 8, 2008 at 2:40 pm

Matthew Inman, the creator of such gems as 10 Reasons to Date a Unicorn and 9 Reason NOT to Date a Tyrannosaurus (previously on Neatorama), just told us of his latest project: Things Bear Love. As his other microsites, this one is most definitely worth checking out: Link – Thanks Matthew!

 
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Bear Playing Hockey

Posted by Alex in Animal, Sports on December 8, 2008 at 2:24 am

Have you ever seen a bear – yes, a real bear – play hockey? No? Well, here’s a video clip of such phenomenon. It is surprisingly agile on skates! (Too bad none of the players were macho enough to start a brawl with it …)

Link [embedded YouTube clip] | For other awesome animal in sports video, check out this Manofest post.

 
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