Man teams up with mother bear to rescue cub from net
Amateur video by an Alaskan fisherman shows the dramatic rescue.
By Bryan NelsonThu, Jul 29 2010 at 3:40 PM EST
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In this dramatic amateur footage presented by Sky News, a mother black bear desperately attempts to free her cub from a fisherman's dipnet while a man delicately maneuvers his truck to aid the rescue.
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Initially shocking, the video shows a truck dragging the whimpering, frightened cub across local Alaskan fisherman Dan Havard's yard as the mother bear frantically chases it. It was the only way Havard could think to get the cub away from the tall reeds which were complicating the rescue.
After getting the cub out into the open, the brave mother bear worked anxiously to cut through the netting with her teeth while Havard brought the truck back around in an attempt to flip the net open. The cub's siblings can be seen bewildered in the background as the event takes place.
The mother bear was likely escorting her cubs through a backwoods stream in Alaska when the cub became entangled. Dipnets are fishing nets held open by a large ring and attached to a long pole. The cub may have been playing around with the device when it became ensnared.
Bears are known to vigorously protect their cubs, and most bear attacks on humans occur when hikers accidentally approach and surprise a mother with cubs. Havard was likely wise to remain inside of his vehicle while the rescue took place, as the mother bear may have understandably mistook him for a threat.
Once the net was positioned better, the mother bear was able to pull the crying cub from a hole, grab it in her teeth and make a hasty getaway from Havard's yard. Aside from the frightful learning experience, the cub appears to have escaped unharmed.
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Adam
08/03/2010 20:29 PM
It might be you are using a 64bit browser and Adobe has failed to produce a 64bit flash player. They have been promising one for about a year. I guess they want microsoft silverlight to succede.
Dennis
08/03/2010 22:37 PM
No, she's complaining about the fact that Apple doesn't allow you to us flash on its iTouch/iPhone & iPad devices, and would like the hoster of the clip to make a special version that runs on them, (not an easy task compared to just posting a flash clip that is viewable on almost every other browser device - 95% of world market). Its Apple's problem, they need to solve it with some application that can play Flash files. - If they did they'd sell even more devices.
Nothing to do with MS.... More
Art
07/31/2010 12:49 PM
IPad and iPhone viewers can't see this flash. How about using Html5 so everyone can view your website?
Dennis
08/03/2010 19:23 PM
Unfortunately for you need to use a 100% web compatible device,(eg: Mac, PC, Android phone or tablet).
Its not up to the rest of the world to play Apples stupid game, its up to Steve Jobs to get off his high horse and allow flash on these products. - If Html5 was developed enough for prime time then it wouldn't be so bad. but it not, and may be several years yet.
(in other words, you buy the iPad knowing full well that that it is crippled on purpose)
At least with the iPhone.... More
dawn
07/31/2010 12:54 PM
Possibly because HTML5 isn't out yet and it's currently under development?????
bearluv
07/31/2010 10:45 AM
This person is absolutely amazing for risking himself to save that poor bear cub! That was the most kind thing that he could have done and I am glad to see that the cub was ok!
