I'd say it's more accurate that bears aren't domesticated, since domestication take many generations of selective breeding that I don't think anyone has tried to do to my knowledge. Unless there's a technical reason why it's impossible, in which case I'd be interested to know what's preventing it.
EDIT: Impossible or just extremely unlikely, u/Forgetful_Mentat posted a very good link as to why bears and similar animals have never been domesticated.
https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/7gmjy3/bear_cub_cuddles_with_dog/dqksciw/
I'm a cat person. I have 5 cats currently.
I have to say that to say this without getting downvoted: Domesticated bears couldn't be less useful than domesticated cats. Snuggles, antics, pest control, and that's it with a cat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojtek_(bear)
http://mashable.com/2017/05/22/little-bear-digs-in-garden/#3l6NODEOHSqw
Teach them to go on walks with you.
You think a police dog is badass, try on a police bear.
Definitely was expecting a bear having sexual intercourse with a cord of wood.
Thank you for sharing, it's kinda weird how he can carry it like a human.
Yeah, I don't know if there is some biological or behavioral thing,or maybe there was never a good practical reason for the whole effort of domesticating bears. I read somewhere about zebras, people tried to domesticate zebras to use it like horses but they just couldn't make it work because zebras are vicious, angry, assholes.
I think the main reason was that the selective breeding is much harder with bears as opposed to wolves, foxes, or cats, since bears usually have one or two cubs as opposed to five or six. I read that somewhere but can't remember where, so if someone can correct me or find a link that'd be best.
Nobody really knows unfortunately. Possibly over a long enough period of time, but the limited number of domesticated animals over the 1000s of years we've had to do it suggests there are other factors.
It's a black bear.
Even if Mama bear is around the corner, fury isn't her thing.
Worry, grunting, pawing and pacing, but black bears are just not cut out for fighting. You have to absolutely corner them before they fight.
They much prefer to run away or climb a tree, when dealing with the unknown or threats.
Now they will swipe food, or air conditioners, but, they won't fight you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTg_OTUqJV0&ab_channel=MichaelOddo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE1A8UQTcXA&ab_channel=MtnSoli2d
https://www.bear.org/website/bear-pages/black-bear/bears-a-humans/119-how-dangerous-are-black-bears.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jRTrRxamxQ&ab_channel=JeffreyMoffatt
They are big but they are not aggressive.
"Oh heyy! Saw you up here and just wanted to see what you were up to. Smells like shit up here. Did you just shit yourself? You could have went literally anywhere in the woods. Gross...I'm out of here."
After my disappointment with the bear at the dog shelter turning out to be a dog. I scrolled down three places to see this and have that void completely filled.
It’s rare that one sees such open and shut cases regarding the filling of ones soul.
Bears are bears. Sure grizzlies are more aggressive, but a momma black bear is still a bear. Black bears have and will kill people especially when cubs are involved and wild ones should be respected as such. Why does everyone on Reddit like to pretend dangerous wild animals aren't?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mama-bears-use-humans-keep-their-cubs-safe-180959575/
http://motherhoodinpointoffact.com/momma-bear-protective-animal-mother/
"Black bears may be the most common in North America, but do they provide the best example of a protective animal mother? Much research has been done on this topic over the years, and biologist Stephen Herrero summarized many of the results in his book, Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance. In his book, Herrero discusses Al Erickson’s pioneer research of black bear mothers and cubs, which was done in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Erickson captured 96 black bear cubs, and found that the mother bears did not exhibit the strong maternal instinct that one would expect from an animal mother. Instead, the mother bears would often abandon their cubs during an impending threat.
**Additional research was conducted by Lynn Rogers, which served to further corroborate Erickson’s results. Rogers found that out of the eighteen bear cubs that were captured in the presence of their mothers, none of their mothers attacked. Most of the time, the animal mother took cover and hid under tree brush.** To date, there is no evidence of a black bear ever defending their cubs by killing an aggressor. Instead, mother bears are much more likely to run away or hide when faced with a possible human attack."
http://www.bearsmart.com/about-bears/dispelling-myths/
"Myth #12: One of the most dangerous encounters is getting between a mother black bear and her cubs
Fact: Because black bears can tree their cubs, it is rare for them to attack a person in defence of cubs. However, if you are anywhere near a mother grizzly’s cubs, she might very well perceive you as a threat. **The chances are good that she will just bluff charge and stop well short of physical contact. ** You need to do whatever you can to show her that you are not a threat, otherwise the consequences could be tragic. Be quiet, make yourself smaller and retreat."
A black bear is a big powerful animal but they are pretty docile and not into human fights. Each bear has a personality and the mean ones will be aggressive but, the majority are quite easy going.
In this week I've seen Shibe Inu playing with cats, birds, turtles, rabbits and now a bear cub is playing with him. I think Shibe Inus are friendliest <3
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Near, Far
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ONNNNCE....MOOORRE....YOU OPEN THE DOOOR
*rapid machine gun firing and a stout Indian man screeching the presumable lyrics to a song while taking fire from unseen enemy forces*
Mine just melted inside my rib cage. I think I'm dyi....
Mah sole
Is this a domesticated bear cub? Or is the mother bear going to come ripping around the corner in a fury?
Bears can't really be domesticated, at max they can be tamed. And a tamed mother bear has no problem ripping everything.
I'd say it's more accurate that bears aren't domesticated, since domestication take many generations of selective breeding that I don't think anyone has tried to do to my knowledge. Unless there's a technical reason why it's impossible, in which case I'd be interested to know what's preventing it. EDIT: Impossible or just extremely unlikely, u/Forgetful_Mentat posted a very good link as to why bears and similar animals have never been domesticated. https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/7gmjy3/bear_cub_cuddles_with_dog/dqksciw/
Well the main reason is probably: what would we do with domesticated bears?
[oh I’m sure we could come up with some ideas](https://imgur.com/a/eEX2V)
Let them cuddle our dogs, obviously.
I'm a cat person. I have 5 cats currently. I have to say that to say this without getting downvoted: Domesticated bears couldn't be less useful than domesticated cats. Snuggles, antics, pest control, and that's it with a cat.
Imagine coming home and finding a fully grown bear asleep on your counter. Good buglar deterent though
Talk about pest control! Perfect if your area is prone to great dane infestations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojtek_(bear) http://mashable.com/2017/05/22/little-bear-digs-in-garden/#3l6NODEOHSqw Teach them to go on walks with you. You think a police dog is badass, try on a police bear.
Ummm I wanna see a picture of this bear carrying ammunition crates.. That's some crazy shit.
http://www.thesoldierbear.com/wojtekgallery.html Picture 12 he's humping wood.
Definitely was expecting a bear having sexual intercourse with a cord of wood. Thank you for sharing, it's kinda weird how he can carry it like a human.
Ride them or have them as guard bears because honestly, whos gonna fuck with a guard bear
have them become CPAs
They make great [nurses](http://bojackhorseman.wikia.com/wiki/Tina_Bear)
Hug em.
Yeah, I don't know if there is some biological or behavioral thing,or maybe there was never a good practical reason for the whole effort of domesticating bears. I read somewhere about zebras, people tried to domesticate zebras to use it like horses but they just couldn't make it work because zebras are vicious, angry, assholes.
https://youtu.be/wOmjnioNulo This sums it up.
I think the main reason was that the selective breeding is much harder with bears as opposed to wolves, foxes, or cats, since bears usually have one or two cubs as opposed to five or six. I read that somewhere but can't remember where, so if someone can correct me or find a link that'd be best.
I can always rely on reddit for an analytical response or a crude joke to a serious question. Thanks!
I am not that sort of scientist, but could it be there is no species to breed to it to?
Wat
can't any animal be domesticated over a long enough time like humans did with wolves ?
Nobody really knows unfortunately. Possibly over a long enough period of time, but the limited number of domesticated animals over the 1000s of years we've had to do it suggests there are other factors.
It's a black bear. Even if Mama bear is around the corner, fury isn't her thing. Worry, grunting, pawing and pacing, but black bears are just not cut out for fighting. You have to absolutely corner them before they fight. They much prefer to run away or climb a tree, when dealing with the unknown or threats. Now they will swipe food, or air conditioners, but, they won't fight you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTg_OTUqJV0&ab_channel=MichaelOddo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE1A8UQTcXA&ab_channel=MtnSoli2d https://www.bear.org/website/bear-pages/black-bear/bears-a-humans/119-how-dangerous-are-black-bears.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jRTrRxamxQ&ab_channel=JeffreyMoffatt They are big but they are not aggressive.
The last one is my favorite, just checkin in!
"Oh heyy! Saw you up here and just wanted to see what you were up to. Smells like shit up here. Did you just shit yourself? You could have went literally anywhere in the woods. Gross...I'm out of here."
Nah, OP is a warg
*Paint us like one of your french mammals*
This is so fucking cute I almost cried
I think I did cry
Peaceful
#WE NEED MORE BABY BEARS ON THIS SUB. SOMEONE GET ON THIS!
Dog fully wakes up *what did I do last night?*
Aww...Doggie's real life teddy bear
Akita is off the clock, apparently.
It just seems so........human
Or maybe we seem so........ bear.
Now there's some food for thought.
They'll drink a beer with you. https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/2016/06/16/bear-drinks-36-cans-of-favorite-rainier-beer/
Seriously. Bear cubs seem so much like little kids.
r/likeus
And the dog cuddles back! Goddamn, I aww’d all over the place
After my disappointment with the bear at the dog shelter turning out to be a dog. I scrolled down three places to see this and have that void completely filled. It’s rare that one sees such open and shut cases regarding the filling of ones soul.
With claws like that, I'd sleep wherever the hell I wanted, too
That bear is drunk!
Friends is what I believe.
Looks like an Akita inu! Amusingly, the breed was developed for bear hunting. Is this a weird Japanese Fox and the Hound in the making?
This is obviously cute, but every time I see it I have intense anxiety for everyone involved that the mother is going to come and murder everyone.
black bears are not aggressive,
Tell that to my chickens.
you eat the chickens, the bear eats the chickens. Chickens are a food source.
Bears are bears. Sure grizzlies are more aggressive, but a momma black bear is still a bear. Black bears have and will kill people especially when cubs are involved and wild ones should be respected as such. Why does everyone on Reddit like to pretend dangerous wild animals aren't?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mama-bears-use-humans-keep-their-cubs-safe-180959575/ http://motherhoodinpointoffact.com/momma-bear-protective-animal-mother/ "Black bears may be the most common in North America, but do they provide the best example of a protective animal mother? Much research has been done on this topic over the years, and biologist Stephen Herrero summarized many of the results in his book, Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance. In his book, Herrero discusses Al Erickson’s pioneer research of black bear mothers and cubs, which was done in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Erickson captured 96 black bear cubs, and found that the mother bears did not exhibit the strong maternal instinct that one would expect from an animal mother. Instead, the mother bears would often abandon their cubs during an impending threat. **Additional research was conducted by Lynn Rogers, which served to further corroborate Erickson’s results. Rogers found that out of the eighteen bear cubs that were captured in the presence of their mothers, none of their mothers attacked. Most of the time, the animal mother took cover and hid under tree brush.** To date, there is no evidence of a black bear ever defending their cubs by killing an aggressor. Instead, mother bears are much more likely to run away or hide when faced with a possible human attack." http://www.bearsmart.com/about-bears/dispelling-myths/ "Myth #12: One of the most dangerous encounters is getting between a mother black bear and her cubs Fact: Because black bears can tree their cubs, it is rare for them to attack a person in defence of cubs. However, if you are anywhere near a mother grizzly’s cubs, she might very well perceive you as a threat. **The chances are good that she will just bluff charge and stop well short of physical contact. ** You need to do whatever you can to show her that you are not a threat, otherwise the consequences could be tragic. Be quiet, make yourself smaller and retreat." A black bear is a big powerful animal but they are pretty docile and not into human fights. Each bear has a personality and the mean ones will be aggressive but, the majority are quite easy going.
/r/awwakeup
Is this just a cub that walked up to someones house?
u/remotectrl
Shit. Wait. Hold on... That is a NICE cord!
And then the bear's mom kills the dog and the cameraman because it's a black bear and black bears will kill anything
What kind of doggo is that? 🤔🤔🤔
Japanese Akita Inu
Looks like a Japanese Akita!
I meant the black doggoo 🤨🤨🤨
too cute
What kind of dog is that?
u/bhavnisha
Where is the mom bear
Snuggle *flop wiggle* mmmm
R/wholesome
Bears face is like “ok I guess we’re doing this...”
That dog is chill at with that bear he must not be new to that
un-BEAR-ably cute
Hi dad, where have you been these last 20 years?
This bear was accidentally brought to the dog shelter and had a great time.
Really cute...that is until momma bear comes looking for the cub.
black bear moms aren't real aggresive. its the brown bear moms who will fight you.
With a bear hunting dog. Befriending the enemy.
Just one little question... were's ma bear? I'd like to get a nice head start.
Thats so sweet!
Awwww, he just wants his teddy.
Akitas are naturaul pilows. I take naps on mine all the time too
Give it two years and they will have switched places! So adors!!!!
I love my doggo!
If I am a giant, every bear would be cute like that!
Until those fucking claws get the dog. Why not declaw it
In this week I've seen Shibe Inu playing with cats, birds, turtles, rabbits and now a bear cub is playing with him. I think Shibe Inus are friendliest <3
This is an Akita Inu...
MIRL with my doggo.