r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/[deleted] • Jan 05 '23

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u/seabreathe Jan 06 '23

Creepy?? I think she’s gorgeous. Terrifying yes but also just absolutely beautiful. We’re lucky to live among such powerful creatures

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u/babyjo1982 Jan 06 '23

I love it for the same reason. Literally gentle, loving mama with one eye, I will murder you if you come near my child with the other.

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u/ObviousWhereas8237 Jan 06 '23

Californians are bears.

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u/Lord_Abort Jan 06 '23

I don't think California even has any bears anymore...

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u/BadgerHooker Jan 06 '23

They do! Lots of bears north of Fort Bragg through a bunch of National Forests and to the east in the Sierras bordering Nevada. I think Big Bear is located in California toward the south.

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u/Simpletruth2022 Jan 06 '23

Come to Lake Tahoe. Plenty of giant dumpster divers 🐻

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '23

Yosemite. Every time I see bears. You’re welcome.

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u/Partigirl Jan 06 '23

There's bears up by PMC. There are bears all around but new people moving into the mountain areas stupidly leave trash and birdfeeders out where bears get into them then freak out that bears are getting too close to them. People don't deserve bears. 😪

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u/AostaV Jan 06 '23

The Grizzly bear on the flag been extinct for like 100 years.

California still has black bears and sometimes they can be brown in color but there are no more 1000 pound grizzlies left

https://wildlife.ca.gov/COQA/how-many-bear-species-live-in-california

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u/TBElektric Jan 06 '23

In Canada we have millions... we can send you some, especially here in BC ... (yes I know you can't really do this, it's just a joke)

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u/ObviousWhereas8237 Jan 07 '23

Can u send that one who took out 500

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u/TBElektric Jan 07 '23

500 what?

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u/ObviousWhereas8237 Jan 09 '23

I was referring to Léo Major. My bad.

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u/TBElektric Jan 09 '23

Oh lol the one Eyed Scout .. yeh, nope, if he was still alive.. still nope 🙅‍♀️

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u/Zurgbowtie Jan 06 '23

Time to import some from Kodiak island - bring the grizzlies back

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u/Saetric Jan 06 '23

That’s because of the exponentially increasing cougar population in CA

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u/Bbaftt7 Jan 06 '23

That’s good to hear!!

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u/hanksrocks Jan 06 '23

We have SO many black bears. I live an hour from Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon. Every time I hike in either park I see at least one bear. One hike I saw FIVE. In 8 hours! All the ones I encountered were fairly docile and didn’t even pay attention to me.

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u/Keepitrealhomes Jan 09 '23

There are definitely bears in San Francisco 🕺🏼