Ursine Hammock Hijinks
May 27, 2016 11:04 AM Subscribe
That hammock was just right.
posted by lagomorphius at 11:14 AM on May 27, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by lagomorphius at 11:14 AM on May 27, 2016 [3 favorites]
I love Momma bear. "Get your energy out, kids. You'll sleep well tonight."
posted by Elly Vortex at 11:18 AM on May 27, 2016 [7 favorites]
posted by Elly Vortex at 11:18 AM on May 27, 2016 [7 favorites]
Momma bear is totally having a glass of wine once those kids are asleep tonight.
posted by davebush at 11:19 AM on May 27, 2016 [8 favorites]
posted by davebush at 11:19 AM on May 27, 2016 [8 favorites]
Love the bit at 3:28 when two of the siblings start wrestling off to the side and the third little guy sees his chance to take the hammock all to himself but he totally fucks it up due to inherent bear clumsiness.
posted by Atom Eyes at 11:30 AM on May 27, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by Atom Eyes at 11:30 AM on May 27, 2016 [3 favorites]
I aspire to Momma Bear's degree of chillax.
posted by dis_integration at 11:40 AM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by dis_integration at 11:40 AM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
When they all got on and got the thing swinging I wanted to stand up and cheer. Go bears!
posted by town of cats at 12:16 PM on May 27, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by town of cats at 12:16 PM on May 27, 2016 [4 favorites]
Where do I have to move, that I get backyard bears? I have bunnies. bunnies are cute y'all, but nowhere near this cute. Plus, those little bastards eat everything I plant. Maybe if I had bears, I could grow some carrots for a change.
posted by SecretAgentSockpuppet at 12:20 PM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by SecretAgentSockpuppet at 12:20 PM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
I've had kind of a stressful day, and I love bears, so this really cheered me up. I'm glad you posted this.
posted by kevinbelt at 12:27 PM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by kevinbelt at 12:27 PM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
I thought I'd just watch a minute or so of this, but I stayed enrapt for the whole thing. That was some serious enjoyment of that hammock!
posted by mixedmetaphors at 12:44 PM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by mixedmetaphors at 12:44 PM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
The fact that this only has 58K+ views, not 58 million+, is a national shame.
posted by yiftach at 12:46 PM on May 27, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by yiftach at 12:46 PM on May 27, 2016 [3 favorites]
The commentary would be perfect for use in The Orb's next album.
posted by BinaryApe at 12:52 PM on May 27, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by BinaryApe at 12:52 PM on May 27, 2016 [3 favorites]
How did they film this underwater?
posted by chimaera at 12:57 PM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by chimaera at 12:57 PM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
"Bears playing with leisure toys in backyards" is the best Youtube genre of all.
posted by Squeak Attack at 2:24 PM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Squeak Attack at 2:24 PM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
Tiny hero dog caught on security camera chasing away bears.
posted by straight at 3:50 PM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by straight at 3:50 PM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
Tiny hero dog caught on security camera chasing away bears. yt
posted by straight at 5:50 PM on May 27
That is one badass little canine!
The cubs (and mama bear) were nice to see, but, boy howdy did I have to mute that woman. I didn't think I could be more irritated by a person than I am of my sisters-in-law, but that woman proved it could be done.
posted by InsertNiftyNameHere at 7:46 PM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by straight at 5:50 PM on May 27
That is one badass little canine!
The cubs (and mama bear) were nice to see, but, boy howdy did I have to mute that woman. I didn't think I could be more irritated by a person than I am of my sisters-in-law, but that woman proved it could be done.
posted by InsertNiftyNameHere at 7:46 PM on May 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
The commentary would be perfect for use in The Orb's next album.
How did they film this underwater?
Yeah, turn the sound off, that is some inexplicably creepy shit.
posted by maryr at 8:18 PM on May 27, 2016
How did they film this underwater?
Yeah, turn the sound off, that is some inexplicably creepy shit.
posted by maryr at 8:18 PM on May 27, 2016
In an era when so many kids are glued to the screens of their phones, iPads, etc., it's good to see some youngsters playing outside who know how to make their own fun.
posted by Nat "King" Cole Porter Wagoner at 7:31 AM on May 28, 2016
posted by Nat "King" Cole Porter Wagoner at 7:31 AM on May 28, 2016
I never thought all three of them would get up there at the same time. Great work, bears!
posted by saul wright at 8:41 AM on May 28, 2016
posted by saul wright at 8:41 AM on May 28, 2016
"Where do I have to move, that I get backyard bears?"
You probably don't really want them, but I've lived in black bear territory, mid-state New York, and seen the damage they do.
Bears think anything stinky might be food. They view glass doors and windows, and the associated screens, as minor obstacles to getting said food-smelling items, even if that means breaking in.
They'll break into your car, too, if they think there's food in there. Not just convertibles with the roof up, but regular cars -- if they can get a claw in between door and frame, they can just bend it out of the way until the window or lock fails.
When hiking in grizzly and brown bear territory in New Mexico, I've seen them go after toothpaste, scented toilet paper, soap, anything that's come in contact with food and not scoured clean, used diapers, and trash. One hiking companion lost his toilet kit when he forgot to put it in the bear bag -- the bear tore a hole in his tent, chewed up the kit, pissed on his sleeping bag, and then was chased away from camp by the local rangers. He was literally not a happy camper until we hit the next supply depot and he could replace said items. The bear was captured and released even further from the active hiking/camping areas, but the ranger we dealt with mentioned it was a repeat offender, used to humans and associated them with food, so would probably have to be put down.
If you're still interested in having bears as neighbors, just look for a wilderness area with a local bear population -- most large parks and wilderness areas have them, the bigger the better.
posted by Blackanvil at 12:50 PM on May 28, 2016
You probably don't really want them, but I've lived in black bear territory, mid-state New York, and seen the damage they do.
Bears think anything stinky might be food. They view glass doors and windows, and the associated screens, as minor obstacles to getting said food-smelling items, even if that means breaking in.
They'll break into your car, too, if they think there's food in there. Not just convertibles with the roof up, but regular cars -- if they can get a claw in between door and frame, they can just bend it out of the way until the window or lock fails.
When hiking in grizzly and brown bear territory in New Mexico, I've seen them go after toothpaste, scented toilet paper, soap, anything that's come in contact with food and not scoured clean, used diapers, and trash. One hiking companion lost his toilet kit when he forgot to put it in the bear bag -- the bear tore a hole in his tent, chewed up the kit, pissed on his sleeping bag, and then was chased away from camp by the local rangers. He was literally not a happy camper until we hit the next supply depot and he could replace said items. The bear was captured and released even further from the active hiking/camping areas, but the ranger we dealt with mentioned it was a repeat offender, used to humans and associated them with food, so would probably have to be put down.
If you're still interested in having bears as neighbors, just look for a wilderness area with a local bear population -- most large parks and wilderness areas have them, the bigger the better.
posted by Blackanvil at 12:50 PM on May 28, 2016
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