Interesting facts about little-known bears

Bears always have a certain attraction and importance in our lives.

The bear is known as a fierce animal with tremendous power from his giant claws. However, their attraction to people is still great. They even appeared a lot on popular dramas. Let's take a look at some interesting information about bears through the article below.

1. Bear Kermode - The spirit bear

One thing that people often don't know is that not all bears are classified as black bears. There are brown, cinnamon or yellow bears that are also classified as black bears. On the west coast of the United States, especially in Yosemite National Park in California, black bear bears make up a very small part. But especially only in British Columbia, Canada, we found this one bear - a black bear but the color is almost white. Many people mistakenly think they are strayed polar bears but not at all. This is a North American black bear, called the Kermode bear or god bear and they are respected by the indigenous people here. They never hunted them or revealed their position to hunters. Today, this number of Kermode bears is only about 1,000 and only one is being raised in British Columbia, Canada.

2. Bear meat

Most people don't hunt bears for meat, but bear eating has happened in the world. In 2010, a rare incident happened in Azerbaijan, when Anar Mammadov, after being drunk, ordered the restaurant to slaughter and bake bear meat for him and his friends to eat. Because Anar was the son of a great official, the restaurant staff could not refuse, but they gave the price for this special dish of 1 million USD. I think Mammadov will give up the idea but with his family's wealthy family, he is willing to pay for the entire meal. And the next morning, after being awake, Mammadov received a huge bill for his bizarre meal.

3. Bear animals

A few years ago, bear wrestling was a sport that was no longer strange in festivals or sporting events around the world. The bears participating in wrestling are often covered by gag and claws to avoid danger. Prizes will be awarded if wrestlers can pinch the bear for a certain period of time.

The bear has also appeared in a movie of Will Ferrell: Semi-Pro. Rocky, the 5-year-old bear in the movie, killed his own coach in 2008. The ill-tempered man was torn from his throat after deliberately provoking Rocky. In the film, bears are stunted by experts because the nature of this sport is very dangerous.

4. The bears in Africa

Bears appear everywhere in the world, but not in Africa. Once upon a time, experts on the continent organized a sort of bear to the biological organization here, it was Atlas bear. Atlas bears live mainly in northern Africa, especially in the mountains of Atlas. However, no one has seen the appearance of this bear and it is believed that the last of the bears were killed in the 1870s. It is possible that the number of these Atlas bears has gradually declined significantly time of the Roman empire. At that time, thousands of animals were used to fight, especially in the Roman arena that made this bear almost extinct.

5. People and bears

Perhaps among the odd pets in the world, bears also stand in a certain rank. Many people don't think about raising a bear in the house, but it is different with Doug Seus. As an expert, he owns many different bears and is involved in many famous movies. Bart is a proud bear of his height of nearly 3m and weighs nearly 700kg. Before his death he played about 11 films including The Great Outdoors, The Edge and Legends of the Fall . Currently, Seus' latest bear has appeared in the CSI and Game of Thrones series. It seems that Doug Seus has been very successful in raising bears, but this is inherently dangerous. James Adams was also an animal trainer, but he died in an attempt to tame a bear. Or Timothy Treadwell, a man who spent 13 years living with grizzly bears in Katmai National Park in Alaska, was also killed by a bear.

6. The bears are in India

In India, bears such as pig bears or black bears are usually kept in the middle of tigers. Perhaps for this reason, they are the most aggressive bears in the world. In 1957, a pig bear suddenly went crazy and disturbed the state of Mysore, India, killing at least 12 people and injuring many others. Those who were lucky to survive were raked with tears. And the black bears in India are equally aggressive. In 2009, four Muslims hiding in a cave near the Kasmir area met a large black bear. Although they were armed with AK-47 rifles, two of the men were killed and the third wounded. Not only that in May 2013, a few bears attacked a village in Orissa state, killing eight people before being completely controlled.

7. Polar Bear

Although it only accounts for a small percentage, it can be said that polar bears are the largest species of bear family. With great appearance, many people think that they can be very aggressive, devastating, but not at all. They are very gentle species, sometimes playing with other species. Different from grizzly bears. Grizzly bears have giant claws just like polar bears, but their power is limitless. Someone once witnessed a grizzly bear cracking the skull of a bison with a single tap. When a war between two grizzly bears occurs, usually one will die but with polar bears they often surrender and do not want to fight.

8. Admiralty Island

Located in southeastern Alaska, near the city of Juneau, Admiralty Island is an uninhabited island with an extremely rich ecosystem, totaling over 4,100 square kilometers. This seems to be a paradise for those who want to explore new lands, or camp here. But before doing that, please refer to the following information. Admiralty Island is also known as the home of the North American brown bear with a density of about 1 animal per square meter. If you really want to explore the forests here, it's best to go with an experienced guide.

9. 'Vodka' Bear

The rare event took place in Ukraine in 2012. When the Euro Football League was opened in this country, a series of bears were put into restaurants to serve as pastimes. In particular, they were forced to drink Vodka wine with slogans: drinking Vodka, watching 'Russian Bear' playing football for marketing, attracting visitors to the store. Immediately, Ukraine's Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Mykola Zlochevsky, intervened and ordered the release of these Vodka bears to nature.

10. Teddy Bear

Teddy bears are not too strange for people especially young children. But not many people know the story of this teddy bear. It was derived from the story of former US President Theodore Roosevelt hunting and catching bears. Since no one was found, his guide, caught a baby bear and tied it to a tree. And Roosevelt could not shoot it because it was too cruel, which strengthened people's confidence in a President full of love and kindness. So an animated movie was born about the President and the bear named Teddy. The film affects today even when the teddy bears are still selling very well.

It is a touching story, but the truth is not entirely that. At that time, he accompanied his mentor Holt Collier, an African-American who had killed thousands of bears before. Even Collier killed a big black bear just because it killed one of his dogs. Because he wanted the President to shoot more bears easily, Collier beat it cruelly. And when Rossvelt arrived at the scene, the bear was half-dead. And with a bunch of journalists behind, this is a golden opportunity for Rossvelt to strengthen trust and impress Americans. And he refused to shoot the bear, and after returning, the bear was killed by a member of the group.