[Defiant]

Someone HAS to post that "crunchy in the middle" carton by Larson. A classic, and fitting on this story.

[wolficatZ]

• Oh my God, simply scrolling down to reveal the words "Gentle Ben" brings me out in a cold sweat. To employ the US vernacular, THIS SHOW SUCKED!!! I longed for the episode in which Ben regressed from the perfect pet to psychotic killing machine and ripped that annoying kid's head clean from his body before eating "mom and dad" and taking that (admittedly quite cool) boat/hover thing for a joy-ride. However this episode never came. Quite the worst piece of moralizing, sickly-sweet bile that ever crossed the pond.

http://www.jumptheshark.com/g/gentleben.htm

[Perseverando]

Forgive me, but somehow after reading all the comments I'm reminded of a song from the early '70's. I believe the name of the song was "Timothy." As I remember it, it was about 3 guys who got lost in a cave, and eventually only 2 came out. There was an insinuation of cannabalism if I'm not mistaken.

Words went something like "Timothy, where on earth can you be?"

Guess 'ol "eco-warrior" Timothy was cannabalized by his "earth brothers," the bears.

[ohiobushman]

It has been reported the bear said"Taste like chicken to me!"

[SuziQ]

The fearless former drug addict from Malibu, Calif. -- who routinely eased up close to bears to chant "I love you'' in a high-pitched, sing-song voice --

The poor bears probably couldn't stand it anymore!

I'm sorry the guy and his girlfriend are dead, but it was clearly their own stupidity that caused it.

[mhking]

Tastes like chicken....

Just damn.

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[strela]

Somebody told the guy "scat" and he took them a bit TOO literally ...

(cymbal crash)

Nuthin' sez lovin' like a wildlife author in the oven

(drum roll)

[Motherhood IS a career]

famous for trekking to Alaska's remote Katmai coast to commune with brown bears...

And some say there's no such thing as evolution...

[Steely Glint]

One less hippie. The world is a better place.

[Bobibutu]

"The boar was described as an underweight, old male with rotting teeth."

Here is the crux of the problem and the falicy in this persons thinking.

Ever have a tooth ache? Make you a little testy and on edge? How about a mouthfull of tooth ache - for months or years - and no relief - make you a little crazy and unpredictable?

Underweight - not a succesful hunter any more - take whatever you can get.

The point is that sooner or later if you insist being in bear country you will meet up with just what the rangers described here. And then you can throw all your experience out the window and enter into that bears world of total insanity driven by hunger and lots of pain.

It is true that humans are not on the natural diet menu for bears and if you follow their rules - stay away from cubs - don't surprise them over their latest kill - don't argue over whos fish it is on the end of your line etc. they will probably ignore you.

But then one day .....

btw - I lived in Alaska for 5 years and spent a signaficant part of that time out in the "bush". All my bear encounters were positive. I was armed.

[justanotherfreeper]

Update --
Alaska Bear Mauling Recorded on Tape
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By RACHEL D'ORO, Associated Press Writer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The graphic sounds of a fatal bear attack were recorded, Alaska state troopers discovered Wednesday while reviewing a tape recovered near the bodies of a wildlife author and his girlfriend.

Trooper Chris Hill said Timothy Treadwell may have been wearing a wireless (news - web sites) microphone likely activated when he was attacked by the brown bear at Katmai National Park and Preserve. The videotape has audio only; the screen remains blank for the three-minute recording.

"They're both screaming. She's telling him to play dead, then it changes to fighting back. He asks her to hit the bear," Hill said. "There's so much noise going on. I don't know what's him and what might be an animal."

The bodies of Treadwell, 46, and Amie Huguenard, 37, both of Malibu, Calif., were found near Kaflia Bay on Monday after an air taxi pilot arrived to pick them up. The pilot contacted the National Park Service and state troopers to report a brown bear was apparently sitting on top of human remains at the campsite.

After rangers arrived one of them shot and killed a large brown bear when the animal charged through the dense brush. Rangers and troopers later killed a smaller bear apparently stalking them.

An autopsy on the human remains confirmed Wednesday the couple were killed by bears.

Troopers recovered video and still photography equipment as well as three hours of video footage from the site, across Shelikof Strait from Kodiak Island.

Much of the footage is close-up shots of bears for which Treadwell was well-known. Some scenes show bears no more than a few feet from Treadwell, co-author of "Among Grizzlies: Living With Wild Bears in Alaska." Others show a more timid Huguenard leaning away as bears come close to her on the bank of a river.