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9 polar bears observed on risky open ocean swims
www.physorg.com ^
| 08/21/2008
| By DAN JOLING
Posted on 08/22/2008 12:44:47 PM PDT by Red Badger
AP) -- Nine polar bears were observed in one day swimming in open ocean off Alaska's northwest coast, an increase from previous surveys that may indicate warming conditions are forcing bears to make riskier, long-distance swims to stable sea ice or land.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: animalrights; climatechange; environment; freepun; globalwarming; glowbullwarming; polarbear; polarbears; seaice
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Maybe they are just Phelps Phans...............
To: Red Badger
Why don’t they just ax ‘em where they’re going?
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posted on
08/22/2008 12:46:53 PM PDT
by
Edgar3
(My SUV just ate your Pius)
To: Red Badger
""Polar bears can swim quite well, but they are not aquatic animals," he said. "Their home is on the surface of the ice."Maybe he needs to go tell them that.
MAYBE these polar bears need counseling for their risky behavior...
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posted on
08/22/2008 12:48:01 PM PDT
by
Redbob
("WWJBD" ="What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
To: Red Badger
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posted on
08/22/2008 12:48:26 PM PDT
by
txroadkill
(Liberals believe that the only oppressed people in Cuba are the terrorist in GitMo)
Maybe they’re just Michael Phelps’ fans.
To: Red Badger
Clark said the animals' origin and destination could not be known without radio collar monitoring. Translation: We need millions of dollars so we can monitor this situation for you.
To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
They are hunting killer whales.
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posted on
08/22/2008 12:51:19 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(A kid at McDonalds has more real-world work experience than Barack Hussein.)
To: Edgar3
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posted on
08/22/2008 12:51:25 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(All that carbon in all that oil and coal was once in the atmosphere. We're just putting it back.....)
To: Arkansas Toothpick
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posted on
08/22/2008 12:52:10 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(All that carbon in all that oil and coal was once in the atmosphere. We're just putting it back.....)
To: Red Badger
Folks, the liberals never cease to amaze me. This is a non story. The global warming crowd is truly nuts.
To: Red Badger
“Only further research can tell the effect of greater swimming distances on polar bear populations, he said.”
As he held up his application for another grant.
To: Red Badger
The capitalist in me sees a way of making a little money here.
Catch a couple of seals, put a big barb hook on them with 1000 lb line and then let people fight them from the chair.
Strictly catch and release of course, but that release part might be a little tricky...
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posted on
08/22/2008 12:56:36 PM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Red Badger
The bears will adapt. The few who don’t will die. Polar bear numbers have increased and I don’t believe they’re in any imminent danger of becoming extinct.
To: Abathar
Bait?..............
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posted on
08/22/2008 12:58:28 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(All that carbon in all that oil and coal was once in the atmosphere. We're just putting it back.....)
To: Uncle Hal
The global warming crowd is truly nuts.Well yes, nuts, but crafty too.
To: Abathar
Release? I have recipes.
/johnny
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posted on
08/22/2008 12:58:53 PM PDT
by
JRandomFreeper
(Bless us all, each, and every one.)
To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
Evolution tends to weed out the least fittest members of the species. In this case, both fitness and intelligence apply.
The smart polar bears in Alaska know they are supposed to stay close to the coast starting in mid-August. They can stay out during July but by mid-August, it is time to move closer to or stay on the shore. The ice will be back by the end of September and the smart bears go back out again afterward.
It has been like this in Alaska for 13,000 years. That’s 4,300 generations which should have been enough to weed out the dumb polar bears.
To: Red Badger
Hell yes, I could cast that thing a country mile...
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posted on
08/22/2008 12:59:55 PM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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