Monday, December 10, 2007

The Bear Man of Kamchatka

This weekend I watched a feature on animal planet called The Bear Man of Kamchatka. The bear man's belief was that bears were not aggressive at birth and if you cared for them before they thought humans were dangerous, then you could befriend them. This guy had two bears and they were like pet dogs for him. It was nuts. So now my Christmas list is simple. All I want is a bear cub. I will raise it and it will be peaceful, but it will be the ultimate watch dog. I would leave all windows and doors of my house open all the time with expensive things in sight, and just dare people to break in. But who is going to break into a house with a bear in it? No one.
One problem with The Bear Man of Kamchatka is that the show is probably dangerous to many people. People are going to watch it, think they can get along with bears, and then get mauled. I am not foolish enough, but I personally do not have to much faith in the human race, so I bet bear induced deaths have increased ten fold since it was first seen. The tek that applies is 10. (A) describe the importance of codes, laws, standards, or regulations.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Bears are NOT the dangerous ones, it's people that are. I know the bear man of Kamchatka is an awesome human being. People like the late Timothy Tredwell thought he could bring wild animals squeaky toys! duh. This life is beautiful and we are destroying it for animals.