Nov 8, 2009: Bald bears

Undertoad · 11-07-2009, 04:27 PM

At a zoo in Leipzig, all of the female bears have lost almost all their fur.

BBC:

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Zoo curator Gerd Noetzhold said he had discovered that zoos throughout Europe and further afield had encountered the same problem, but no-one knew why.

One expert suggested it could be caused by climate and the diet of the bears, whose native habitat is South America.

The bears come from the Andean mountains of Ecuador, Peru and northern Bolivia.

Cloud · 11-07-2009, 04:29 PM

oh, that's really disturbing!

ZenGum · 11-07-2009, 04:44 PM

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The bears come from the Andean mountains of Ecuador, Peru and northern Bolivia.

So, a South American bear got a Brazilian.

Elspode · 11-07-2009, 05:03 PM

So much for these guys.

Undertoad · 11-07-2009, 05:10 PM

And there's no picture, but there's a video of a bald hedgehog here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...lk/8344733.stm

lumberjim · 11-07-2009, 05:16 PM

the lady bears are simply following the fashion trends...no one likes a big bush anymore.

WillieO · 11-07-2009, 05:28 PM

I think some Hollywood costume designer just found their next creature.

zippyt · 11-07-2009, 05:36 PM

Thats Night mare inducing !!!!!

Cloud · 11-07-2009, 05:37 PM

it seriously looks like a movie werewolf, doesn't it?

Nirvana · 11-07-2009, 05:40 PM

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no one likes a big bush

George W or the other one?

ZenGum · 11-07-2009, 06:42 PM

Stick a long tail on that thing and it would look just like a giant rat. Seriously, go look again.

monster · 11-07-2009, 07:04 PM

It's a kangaliopottamus

lumberjim · 11-07-2009, 08:09 PM

I've always thought that bears were a cross between dogs and people. now i know i was right.

lumberjim · 11-07-2009, 08:10 PM

although,....there must be an elephant in the woodpile too.

Clodfobble · 11-07-2009, 08:37 PM

I showed Mr. Clod the picture without any captions... he guessed "a very sick lion, maybe?"

11-07-2009, 04:29 PM	#2
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	oh, that's really disturbing! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-07-2009, 05:03 PM	#4
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	So much for these guys. Attached Images __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-07-2009, 05:16 PM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	the lady bears are simply following the fashion trends...no one likes a big bush anymore. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-07-2009, 05:36 PM	#8
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Thats Night mare inducing !!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

11-07-2009, 05:37 PM	#9
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	it seriously looks like a movie werewolf, doesn't it? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-07-2009, 05:10 PM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	And there's no picture, but there's a video of a bald hedgehog here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...lk/8344733.stm

11-07-2009, 05:28 PM	#7
WillieO perfesionul spel cheker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 70	I think some Hollywood costume designer just found their next creature.

11-07-2009, 06:42 PM	#11
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Stick a long tail on that thing and it would look just like a giant rat. Seriously, go look again. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-07-2009, 07:04 PM	#12
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11-07-2009, 08:09 PM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I've always thought that bears were a cross between dogs and people. now i know i was right. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-07-2009, 08:10 PM	#14
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	although,....there must be an elephant in the woodpile too. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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