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Pictured: Shocking moment polar bear attacks woman who climbed into zoo enclosure
Daily Mail UK ^
Posted on 04/11/2009 11:18:57 AM PDT by Chet 99
This is the terrifying moment a woman was attacked by a polar bear after jumping into its zoo enclosure.
The 32-year-old leapt over bars at Berlin Zoo during the bears' feeding time yesterday.
Despite six zookeepers' efforts to distract the four predators kept in the enclosure, the woman was bitten several times on her arms and legs.
The brave keepers eventually managed to push the bear away and pull the woman to safety.
She was bitten by one of the four older polar bears in the enclosure and not by the famous Knut, who took Germany by storm as a cub after he was hand-raised by a keeper.
It is not known why the woman pulled the dangerous stunt but she initially appeared to be elated as she swam towards a bear in the enclosure.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: animalwhackos; bearattack; maul; polarbear; polarbears; stupidhumantricks; timothytreadwell; zoo
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To: brwnsuga
To: Chet 99
Polar bears are the cutest animals ever!
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posted on
04/11/2009 11:37:44 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
("Mr. President, I support you but not your mission. I'm showing my patriotism through dissent.")
To: Chet 99
What in the world was she thinking...?
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posted on
04/11/2009 11:38:42 AM PDT
by
LadyPilgrim
((Lifted up was He to die; It is finished was His cry; Hallelujah what a Savior!!!!!! ))
To: Chet 99
Jagenden Bär über Hurenköder!
64
posted on
04/11/2009 11:38:47 AM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: RegulatorCountry
...hopefully, polar bears don’t like soul food...
65
posted on
04/11/2009 11:39:07 AM PDT
by
brwnsuga
(Proud, BLACK, Sexy Conservative!!!)
To: MAKOTHEDOG
It’s not natural selection, it’s called lunch.
66
posted on
04/11/2009 11:39:07 AM PDT
by
wastedyears
(April 21st, 2009 - International Iron Maiden Day)
To: RegulatorCountry
My Dad told me "common sense was not uniformly distributed".
67
posted on
04/11/2009 11:39:10 AM PDT
by
Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
To: brwnsuga
I hate to bring out the race card, but ain’t no Sista’ jumpin’ in there with a polar bearSwimming isn't generally a black thing.
68
posted on
04/11/2009 11:39:30 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
("Mr. President, I support you but not your mission. I'm showing my patriotism through dissent.")
To: LiveFree99
That dumb fraulein did look well padded with a lot of extra suet.Yeah, it could've been wurst.
69
posted on
04/11/2009 11:40:38 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
("Mr. President, I support you but not your mission. I'm showing my patriotism through dissent.")
To: All
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posted on
04/11/2009 11:41:14 AM PDT
by
mware
(F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
To: BBell
Pandas aren’t actually bears. It’s still a dumb idea though.
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posted on
04/11/2009 11:41:17 AM PDT
by
zipper
( If God is your copilot, you're in the wrong seat!)
To: Choose Ye This Day
Nah, maybe “Taste likes chicken”.
72
posted on
04/11/2009 11:41:56 AM PDT
by
luv2ndamend
(May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. — Samue)
To: brwnsuga
May you never find out, lol.
To: Always Right
Hawaiians humans as food ‘long pig’.
74
posted on
04/11/2009 11:42:14 AM PDT
by
Lorianne
To: gondramB
Great photo! Aren’t they precious?
I went to the SanFrancisco zoo when they introduced a tiny baby polar bear to the public for the first time. People circled around at a respectful distance to see the darling cuddly little crit. It suddenly lunged for my knee. If the keeper had not had the bear on a tight leash, I’d be kneeless today. L’il fuzzy was not kidding.
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posted on
04/11/2009 11:42:40 AM PDT
by
Veto!
(Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
To: Chet 99
I am just glad the bear was not harmed..Apparently he just took a bite and then spit it out.
He had good taste.
To: John123
Need more Polar Bears and less global warming idiots...
Hmmm, sounds like a potential win-win situation. Feed global warmenists to polar bears.
77
posted on
04/11/2009 11:43:25 AM PDT
by
Jabba the Nutt
(Obama, the American Allende.)
To: Kansas58
I hope the bear gets tested...
LOL! touche`
78
posted on
04/11/2009 11:43:52 AM PDT
by
bill1952
(Power is an illusion created between those with power - and those without)
To: All
To: All
Come on guys, which one of you posted this on YouTube:
“An Obamoron of global proportions.” : )
80
posted on
04/11/2009 11:45:12 AM PDT
by
radiohead
(Buy ammo, get your kids out of government schools, pray for the Republic.)
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