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The rise of the drop bear. If the Drop Bears had been formed just 20 years later, they might not have had to explain their name so often. In the age of the internet, the myth of the drop bear has ...
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
Stephan K. Miller (May 6, 1968 – April 22, 2008) was an American animal trainer, wrangler, and stunt double who was killed by a bear while making a promotional video. Miller had worked as a trainer at Predators in Action, an animal training facility operated by his paternal cousin, Randy Miller, who trains wild and exotic animals for film and ...
Most bear attacks result from hunters suddenly appearing in front of them, startling a bear into an instinctive act of aggression. A bear's first reaction upon detecting a human is to run away. [3] Fergus lists a few possible causes for this instinctive reaction, each a speculation or theory based more on intuition rather than physical evidence.
A 64-year-old Maine woman is on the mend after she punched a bear that bit her back, state wildlife authorities said on June 30. 64-year-old woman punches bear that chased her dog; bear bites back ...
The six-month-old underwent a life-saving operation after he swallowed the netting from a beef joint last year.
Animal bites are the most common form of injury from animal attacks. The U.S. estimated annual count of animal bites is 250,000 human bites, 1 to 2 million dog bites, 400,000 cat bites, and 45,000 bites from snakes. [2] Bites from skunks, horses, squirrels, rats, rabbits, pigs, and monkeys may be up to one percent of bite injuries.
The drop bear hoax, using a polar bear, was humorously referenced in an advertisement for Bundaberg Rum. [19] In the Discworld novel The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett, drop bears inhabit the continent of Fourecks, [a] a land portrayed as a parody of Australia. This version of the drop bear tale shows the animals with well-padded backsides ...