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Old 08-30-12 at 05:58 AM   #1
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Mark and Dawn Dumas play pool with their real-life teddy bear in the form of 18-month-old grizzly bear Billy near Vancouver, Canada. Animal handler Mark has been teaching Billy a variety of complex behaviours...
Picture: Laurentiu Garofeanu / Barcroft Media

...Mark Dumas, 61, wrestles with Billy the grizzly bear at their home in Abbotsford, Canada.
Picture: Laurentiu Garofeanu / Barcroft Media

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/9508305/Pictures-of-the-day-30-August-2012.html#?frame=2323703
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Old 08-30-12 at 06:02 AM   #2
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That guys face doesn't exactly say "I'm playing". More so he looks like he is in pain. lol
Now what would Mr. Ranger say??
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Old 08-30-12 at 06:40 AM   #3
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Ah... people and their exotic pets.
Be it chimps, lions, bears or tigers etc.
It's always gay times and jolly japes, until the day when they get that little wild-animal flashback and tear out your spine.
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Old 08-30-12 at 06:58 AM   #4
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Wow!!! That monster is huge to be only 18-months old. Like V_U mentioned, I certainly hope their 'pet' doesn't have a "flashback". I remember the report of the woman who got her face eaten/ripped off by her friends old 'pet' chimpanzee a few years ago. Some animals are best left in their natural environment, or even a zoo.
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Old 08-30-12 at 07:27 AM   #5
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One day, the bear will realize he's a bear.
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Old 08-30-12 at 08:26 AM   #6
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When bears attack!
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Old 08-30-12 at 08:57 AM   #7
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Old 08-30-12 at 08:59 AM   #8
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A Panda would have been nicer if possible.
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Old 08-30-12 at 09:02 AM   #9
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Soon Billy the bear will have that games room all to himself and the two Dumas's will find out what really happened to Goldilocks!
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Old 08-30-12 at 09:20 AM   #10
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The man is a bear trainer:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3663072/Mark-Dumas-amazing-bond-with-polar-bear.html
Clearly, he knows what he's doing.
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Old 08-30-12 at 11:34 AM   #11
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A Panda would have been nicer if possible.
I believe Pandas are even more aggressive actually. They look cute but in reality they can be quite vicious.
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Old 08-30-12 at 11:41 AM   #12
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I wonder if the reason why exotic pets sometimes attack people, is because they haven't been properly accustomed to certain things?... EG, When you own a dog, its good and highly advised to introduce the dog as a puppy to other dogs and other people in order to avoid the possibility of anxiety which can develop later in life if the animal isn't used to certain scenes, such as public places in which they may become aggressive.


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I believe Pandas are even more aggressive actually. They look cute but in reality they can be quite vicious.
I reckon! have you seen these?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRw1pkbx9V8&feature=player_detailpage#t=22s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kkAgE9eqcU

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Old 08-30-12 at 12:35 PM   #13
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I wonder if the reason why exotic pets sometimes attack people, is because they haven't been properly accustomed to certain things?... EG, When you own a dog, its good and highly advised to introduce the dog as a puppy to other dogs and other people in order to avoid the possibility of anxiety which can develop later in life if the animal isn't used to certain scenes, such as public places in which they may become aggressive.
That's true because I believe in the early 1900's, it was legal to own a cheetah. Here is a link to a cool article about it.

http://www.cracked.com/article_19565_9-old-timey-animal-photos-you-wont-believe-are-real_p2.html
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Old 08-30-12 at 02:31 PM   #14
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I also have my own bear to play with.
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