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‘Like Living in a Zoo’: Watch Two Black Bears Wrestle it Out in Florida Front Yard
- Posted on June 24, 2012 at 2:55pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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LONGWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A video shows two black bears wrestling on the front lawn of a Florida home – but residents say they don’t want the animals forced to live somewhere else.
In the video, the bears appear to be play-fighting on the ground and later while standing up. The fight spills over into nearby bushes and ends about two minutes later with both bears leaving in separate directions.
The bears were on Tammy Snell’s lawn. The Longwood resident says bears are part of the scenery for the area. She told the Orlando Sentinel that residents don’t want to relocate the bears. As she put it: “We moved into their area. It’s really like living in a zoo.”
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Marsh626
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 5:32pmThank the environ-mentals – who infect both the Right and Left – for turning our once serene neighborhoods into dangerous predator infested jungles. It‘s isn’t because of “suburban sprawl” that there’s so many dangerous predators in our communities these last few years. That’s nothing more than misanthropic propaganda. It’s because the conservationists have allowed and encouraged these species to breed out of control. They even “reintroduce” them to our communities. They couldn’t care less about human safety. On the contrary, they despise humans and sympathize more with the wild beasts than they do with their fellow humans. They’re secretly thrilled when a shark or bear kills someone. They view it as much deserved revenge for humans “encroaching” upon “their” territory. They have a mental illness. Watch out for them in your communities. Before you know it, you’ll have packs of wolves, bears, mountain lions, etc, stalking your local woods. And don‘t think you’ll be safe by carrying a firearm. The environ-mentals want to ban those, too. You see, it would enrage them if one of their precious creatures was shot by a nasty human in self-defense. Trust me on this. I used to be a hardcore militant environ-mental activist. Don’t let the dreadlocks and hacky sacks fool you. They’re dangerous. If you want to be able to take out your trash, take your dog for a walk and let your kids jump around on a trampoline in the backyard without becoming food, then you have to f
Report Post »AlBundy
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 11:05amMassive Black Bears??? LOL! Morons…
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 11:33amAnd the regular animals have a name for all humans…when they thought I was not listenning…the name is [BOZO'S] !! 15YRS ago, I had a small mongrell-dog. sometimes when I came in the house, he would start giggling(hehehehehehe…) and wagging ferouciosly! The first time my ma heard this she said: ” thought they only could say woof,guurrrr,and yipe!” afterwardws, I showed her more “words”. I said “ya wa-na cookie?” and he wagged and said: “uuh-huh!“ He also said it when asked him about ”outside” and other querries. A few times he said: “uh-uh” and walked away, if he did not have to go “out”.
Report Post »snufy
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 9:59pmSomeone needed o step in and break up this fight. No one wants to get involved, anymore.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 9:50amWell, they are BLACK bears. After seeing Zimmerman crucified, people don’t want to get involved.
Report Post »Hickory
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 8:56pmJust wait until these bears decide the dinner you put on the table is really for them.
Report Post »countryfirst
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 6:03pmIs that how you tell if they become democrats?
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 6:55pmThe bears left to go get their ‘nines’, They.ll be back.
Report Post »Borrys
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 5:49pmJust another example of the conservative meda over hyping black-on-black crime!
Report Post »teresa2010
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:28amHow many morons does it take to make statement like that?? DUH!!!
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 11:39amLeavit to the Progs to hype”the black-on-black” problem. To any other(besides progressive-humans) color matters!! Whe their “private-space” is forceably invaded, they fight-you-off. They don’t care shat kind of annimal you are…you invadded(with mallice-of-forthought) my space…go away!! The “invaders” unlike prog-humans, do NOT intend to kill them..just chase them “off”.
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 11:49amAnd the MSM Never covers any of these crimes! Typical LIBBERAL/COMMIE bias. The reeaaaly went to JORNALISM-1-0-1 class?? Or were you texting your buds on the way and ended-up in the hospital for the whole course??…and they just “passed” you anyway just to mooove the cattle allong. and need more tuition$$ to fund their progressive-do-nothing classes.
Report Post »do_in_it_2
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 5:25pmBear this in mind. If this was humans they would have been arrested for domestic violence. And they would have called Al Sharkton to protect them from the racist community.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 5:29pmAH… HUMANs only Hate each other… not Animals nor Nature!
Report Post »Borrys
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 5:52pmThis is clearly a case of blk on blk crime, you wont hear a thing about it in the MSM…
Report Post »BenT_Tampa
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 9:40amLuker you are wrong and this video proves it. Animals hate each other naturally because they are either predator or prey.
Report Post »gretsch62
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 5:24pmThe Chamber of Commerce will love this clip! No neighborhood watch group will be needed with these big boys coming out of the bushes.
Report Post »vtxphantom
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 4:59pmThey are just acting like the people in the ghettos.
Report Post »sbenard
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 4:57pmDon’t those bears know that this is an exclusive neighborhood? They’re letting in all kinds of riffraff now!
Report Post »chinsue32
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 4:08pmhas any one tried to make life changes to live in these areas. I could think of alot of things us humans could do to be able live like a tree in the woods.
1. create a audible signal around you home that will alert the bears that you are about to enter the space. Carry mace or bear repellent each time you enter the space. If you even see a bear you MUST mace it out of your space. This would be key to training the bears in the area.
2 . Create a community trash collection area a mile or from your living spaces. Use a driveway sensor to set off a signal at the TC area.
of course as in anything you do you are going to have the property damage that comes with living with wildlife. Add this to the cost of living.
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 4:03pmWas that Yogi and Bobo? It was they were fighting over the picnic basket.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:23pmEventually the bears will start going through their garbage (if they haven’t already) which will make them dependent on people and lose their fear of humans…And then the attacks will start, which I‘m sure they’ll have no complaints about relocating then.
Report Post »MeteoricLimbo
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:29pmpepper them with #8 shot from about 70 yards and they will go away..I know, the things eat the dog food off my porch.
Report Post »3monkeysmomma
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:37pmAs a native Floridian, I assure you, your average zoo has NOTHING on rural Florida!
Report Post »MeteoricLimbo
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:43pm@3monkeys,
Report Post »Don’t zoos have cages and barriers to keep the animals away from people?
3monkeysmomma
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:53pm@ MeteoricLimbo
That‘s what I’m saying! When you have gators living in your ditches, zoo are a real yawn.
Report Post »MeteoricLimbo
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 6:35pmOh duh. sorry I missread
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 11:56amNa..the “greenies” will make them “almost extinct” then they will be in the millions,eating our babies and small children by the thousands. But, if you try and deturr-them…it’s 30yrs in jail and $50,000.00-fines for you!
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 12:00pm…and after they go through “their” garbage…they will go through YOURS!
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:22pm“…but residents say they don’t want the animals forced to live somewhere else.”
Report Post »Fine. Don’t cry the blues when these wild animals cause property damage, start eating your pets or maul you. Longwood, FL, can be as foolish and dangerous as they want… as long as the residents own it. Reminds me of a certain story about a chimp…. It’s all fun and games until someone loses a face.
Wild animals are not people. They don’t talk to each other, they don‘t get married and have jobs and they sure as hell don’t care if they harm your property or face. Good luck down there in FL.
MonicaE521
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 5:52pmShe’s not speaking for all residents of Longwood, trust me. We’d like them to stay in the huge parkright nearby. If you look at a map of Central FL, there is a very large green patch of park north of Orlando. Miles and miles and miles of park. Acres and acres of safe places for bears.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 8:16pmBuild a Denney’s and they will come!!!
Report Post »Fubared
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 8:55pmStrew cases of honey and skittles all over that park and sit back. See who has bling then.
Report Post »rambosharley
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:18pmThat will make you think twice before gliding out of your house with no worries! YIKES!
Report Post »MeteoricLimbo
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:10pmHow nice, Let the kids out to play with the cute fuzzy little bears..
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:10pmI could bearly stand to watch! LOL
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:10pm…
The Missouri Turkey Vulture babies are the best show in town.
They are incredibly cute and cuddly. The parents are so nurturing, and so gentle.
http://tinyurl.com/7hquhtw
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:58pmTried to go there, it was offline-drat.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 5:06pm…
Report Post »Jenny, keep trying. It’s on 24/7, but today there have been some glitches.
They usually just last a few minutes before the camera is back up and running.
Enjoy.
Caerus
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:10pmAww, the bears just wanted to pretend they’re in the new movie Brave. ;)
Report Post »RightThinking1
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:07pm“Giant”? Well…, they look like good sized black bears, but “giant”?
Report Post »This problem will grow as the community of hunters shrinks, just as it has with the deer population.
MeteoricLimbo
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:13pmEver been close to a bear? They sure seem pretty GIANT when you are
Report Post »PaBowHunter
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 8:51pmExactly. I just enjoyed the back straps from a deer I vanquished last season. Very tasty.
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