Nov 8, 2009: Bald bears - Page 2

monster · 11-07-2009, 09:43 PM

bare bears. like balding men, though, they cultivate the beard to distract from the rest

xoxoxoBruce · 11-07-2009, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

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

spudcon · 11-08-2009, 05:37 AM

That hedgehog video makes me sad. Poor little guy.

spudcon · 11-08-2009, 05:38 AM

Having said the above, how about a recipe for bald hedgehog in a bald bear.

Sundae · 11-08-2009, 12:11 PM

My cat has a very thin coat. He is accepted by other people because he is still covered in hair, but he does share some of the obvious underlying features of a Rex - compared to Mum's cat for example. The difference is, he is a breed, and he is plainly happy.

It's interesting to see animals without their protective layer. But if they are normal (ie not specifically bred) and lose their hair it is very sad. Surely it can only be a symptom of stress. Global warming has by no means reached a point to make animals shed their fur - the trend might be upwards but is nowhere near consistent enough to affect mammal behaviour. Poor caged bears. And yet where else could they go?

wolf · 11-08-2009, 05:19 PM

Shame they're trying to get by with the combovers. It doesn't work for Mort from Accounting, either.

(I was assuming either stress or or some kind of mange.)

Diaphone Jim · 11-08-2009, 05:32 PM

I wasn't sure offhand what bears live in the Andes, but when I found a pic, immediately recognized Spectacled Bears. I have always liked them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacled_Bear

I don't think it is too out-of-line to suggest these are just an extreme example of how animals generally fail to thrive in zoos.

I do have to say that hedgehogs look better with their spines.

sweetwater · 11-08-2009, 08:41 PM

Fattest chupacabras I've ever seen. But if they are bears then they should have their thyroids checked. Or perhaps they have found a way to keep from becoming rugs?

Cloud · 11-08-2009, 08:49 PM

I think you're on to something; the zookeepers shaved them and are selling the fur to keep the zoo running

SPUCK · 11-09-2009, 04:50 AM

That's not a bear exactly. This is what happens when a bear mates with a Kangaroo.

wolf · 11-09-2009, 09:36 AM

Showed them to a doctor friend, and who guesses nutritional deficiency.

seakdivers · 11-13-2009, 01:01 AM

I am a total cryptozoology fan (much to my scientist husband's chagrin), not because I believe in bigfoots & sea serpents, but because I believe that many of the "legends" are based on sightings of anomalies & mutations of known species. The bears shown here are just what Im talkin' about. If I saw that in the woods Im not sure I could tell you what in the hell it was!

xoxoxoBruce · 11-13-2009, 01:24 AM

Good point, Londoners didn't know what the Elephant man was, either.

jujuwwhite · 11-13-2009, 05:08 AM

That looks like Mange at it's worse!

capnhowdy · 11-13-2009, 05:28 AM

Definitely unattractive, but you could dip a bear in shit and I'd still want to hug him.

Welome to the Cellar, juju!

11-07-2009, 09:43 PM	#16
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	bare bears. like balding men, though, they cultivate the beard to distract from the rest __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-08-2009, 05:37 AM	#18
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	That hedgehog video makes me sad. Poor little guy. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

11-08-2009, 05:38 AM	#19
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Having said the above, how about a recipe for bald hedgehog in a bald bear. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

11-08-2009, 12:11 PM	#20
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	My cat has a very thin coat. He is accepted by other people because he is still covered in hair, but he does share some of the obvious underlying features of a Rex - compared to Mum's cat for example. The difference is, he is a breed, and he is plainly happy. It's interesting to see animals without their protective layer. But if they are normal (ie not specifically bred) and lose their hair it is very sad. Surely it can only be a symptom of stress. Global warming has by no means reached a point to make animals shed their fur - the trend might be upwards but is nowhere near consistent enough to affect mammal behaviour. Poor caged bears. And yet where else could they go? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-08-2009, 05:19 PM	#21
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Shame they're trying to get by with the combovers. It doesn't work for Mort from Accounting, either. (I was assuming either stress or or some kind of mange.) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-08-2009, 05:32 PM	#22
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	I wasn't sure offhand what bears live in the Andes, but when I found a pic, immediately recognized Spectacled Bears. I have always liked them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacled_Bear I don't think it is too out-of-line to suggest these are just an extreme example of how animals generally fail to thrive in zoos. I do have to say that hedgehogs look better with their spines.

11-08-2009, 08:41 PM	#23
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	Fattest chupacabras I've ever seen. But if they are bears then they should have their thyroids checked. Or perhaps they have found a way to keep from becoming rugs? __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

11-08-2009, 08:49 PM	#24
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I think you're on to something; the zookeepers shaved them and are selling the fur to keep the zoo running __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-09-2009, 04:50 AM	#25
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	That's not a bear exactly. This is what happens when a bear mates with a Kangaroo.

11-09-2009, 09:36 AM	#26
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Showed them to a doctor friend, and who guesses nutritional deficiency. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-13-2009, 01:01 AM	#27
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	I am a total cryptozoology fan (much to my scientist husband's chagrin), not because I believe in bigfoots & sea serpents, but because I believe that many of the "legends" are based on sightings of anomalies & mutations of known species. The bears shown here are just what Im talkin' about. If I saw that in the woods Im not sure I could tell you what in the hell it was!

11-13-2009, 01:24 AM	#28
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Good point, Londoners didn't know what the Elephant man was, either. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-13-2009, 05:08 AM	#29
jujuwwhite Capnhowdy's #1 smasher Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rentz, GA Posts: 339	That looks like Mange at it's worse!

11-13-2009, 05:28 AM	#30
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Definitely unattractive, but you could dip a bear in shit and I'd still want to hug him. Welome to the Cellar, juju! __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

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