Aug 7, 2009: Whale of a Meal

xoxoxoBruce · 08-06-2009, 11:12 PM

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Having a whale of a time: The amazing moment a polar bear feasts on the blubbery remains of a dead orca.

That's not an Orca. But anyway, the bear is willing to share with the Gulls, but I wonder what would happen if another bear arrived?

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The polar bear is an enormously powerful predator, able to kill an adult walrus, although it rarely attempts to as a walrus can be more than twice the bear's weight. The whales are of similar size to the walrus and nearly as difficult for the bear to subdue. Most terrestrial animals in the Arctic can outrun the polar bear on land as polar bears overheat quickly, and most marine animals the bear encounters can outswim it.

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ZenGum · 08-06-2009, 11:17 PM

I have seen footage of polar bears killing whales, I think orcas.

The whales were trapped under an ice floe with only a small hole to come up and breathe through. A couple of bears lurked at the top and as a whale came up, jumped in a mauled it. The whales had no choice but to keep coming there for air. Eventually one was killed, then the bears dragged it up on the ice. It weighed 8 to ten times what a bear weighs.

... and yet, I still want to hug a polar bear.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-06-2009, 11:32 PM

Those are Belugas.

ZenGum · 08-07-2009, 12:07 AM

[scratches head] yep, I think that was it.

"Worlds most powerful predators" or some such schlockumentary. I watched it, tho.

Sundae · 08-07-2009, 01:13 AM

Technically, it should be called an Arctic Bear.
Because they are only present in the Northern hemisphere.
Funnily enough, whales are towards the top of the food chain in the Antarctic, scoffing up the pengions, nom nom nom.

Even without old Teddy, I agree there is something so appealing about bears.
I trust them more than monkeys anyway.

capnhowdy · 08-07-2009, 07:06 AM

I wonder if there are any BIPOLAR bears?

Laurie Henderson · 08-07-2009, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

I wonder if there are any BIPOLAR bears?

yes - I call them co-workers. . .

Sheldonrs · 08-07-2009, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

I wonder if there are any BIPOLAR bears?

And if there ARE Bi Polar bears, are there gay polar bears as well?

Sundae · 08-07-2009, 07:50 AM

I thought all bears were gay?

spudcon · 08-07-2009, 08:26 AM

I've read that all polar bears are left handed.

Derek · 08-07-2009, 08:29 AM

They are! Thats why he's eating whale blubber
See movie * Me,myself and Iren.

dar512 · 08-07-2009, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

And if there ARE Bi Polar bears, are there gay polar bears as well?

They must be happy sometimes.

dar512 · 08-07-2009, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

I've read that all polar bears are left handed.

That comes from living near the north pole and the rotation of the earth.

Sheldonrs · 08-07-2009, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

I've read that all polar bears are left handed.

Does that mean the right-handed bears would be polar opposites?

dar512 · 08-07-2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

Does that mean the right-handed bears would be polar opposites?

Positively.

08-06-2009, 11:17 PM	#2
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I have seen footage of polar bears killing whales, I think orcas. The whales were trapped under an ice floe with only a small hole to come up and breathe through. A couple of bears lurked at the top and as a whale came up, jumped in a mauled it. The whales had no choice but to keep coming there for air. Eventually one was killed, then the bears dragged it up on the ice. It weighed 8 to ten times what a bear weighs. ... and yet, I still want to hug a polar bear. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-06-2009, 11:32 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Those are Belugas. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-07-2009, 12:07 AM	#4
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	[scratches head] yep, I think that was it. "Worlds most powerful predators" or some such schlockumentary. I watched it, tho. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-07-2009, 01:13 AM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Technically, it should be called an Arctic Bear. Because they are only present in the Northern hemisphere. Funnily enough, whales are towards the top of the food chain in the Antarctic, scoffing up the pengions, nom nom nom. Even without old Teddy, I agree there is something so appealing about bears. I trust them more than monkeys anyway. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-07-2009, 07:06 AM	#6
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I wonder if there are any *BIPOLAR* bears? __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

08-07-2009, 07:50 AM	#9
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I thought all bears were gay? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-07-2009, 08:26 AM	#10
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	I've read that all polar bears are left handed. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

08-07-2009, 08:29 AM	#11
Derek Recruit or Something Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4	They are! Thats why he's eating whale blubber See movie * Me,myself and Iren.

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