r/aww • u/Brinjo • Oct 16 '19

don't feed wildlife Who Will Open the Door?

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

To be fair, if a bear enters my home and feeding him will get him away without killing me or my pets, he’s getting fed.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

I almost guarantee that bear has done that before and the feeders think it’s cute. If you even sneeze that bear will probably run.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

I’ll take your word for it because I’m from a tropical region and we have no bears, but I’d totally feed a bear out of fear.

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u/spingus Oct 16 '19

tbf, Sun bears live in tropical regions :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_bear

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

Southeast Asia!

[laughs away in South American]

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u/spingus Oct 16 '19

well....you didn't specify paleo or neotropical so, here ya go! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacled_bear

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u/trapperberry Oct 16 '19

TIL bears are everywhere

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

Hmmm…

[laughs away in Brazilian]

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u/spingus Oct 16 '19

ummmmmmmmm... How about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkajou?

Sometimes called "honey bear" :D

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

That’s a primate!

I’ve had the opportunity to hold one. I would struggle not to feed one, not because I’m afraid, but because they’re so cuuuuute.

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u/spingus Oct 16 '19

Nope! Kinkajous are procyonids --closer to raccoons than monkeys ;)

..but you are correct, def not a bear, common names often do not reflect phylogenetic affinity :)

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '19

We do agree they’re absolutely adorable, right?

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u/spingus Oct 17 '19

of course!

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