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That's got to be one strong ass rope!!!! Otherwise, it's a fake.
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Why? By the way, in the last picture, it looks like if that bear falls, he'll be impaled on that steel rod in the ground. |
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Getting the bear in all the perfect positions to photoshop in would be next to impossible. That rope sure is tied tight, but it is not out of the question for it to support the bear's weight. I think they're real.
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cool! I always wanted to have a cub for a pet, but they always shoot 'em when they wander over from PA.
Looks real to me. |
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It looks like yellow nylon rope.
That stuff could be strong enough, I think. I did a quick google search and found some 3-strand twisted 3/4 inch rated at 1650 lb tensile strength. |
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fake or not, those are some funny pictures. i wouldnt guess that bird seed tastes that good.
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Pics are real, bear is fake (it's a guy dressed in a bear suit).
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Sweet, I need that thing for halloween. I wonder wear he got it......so realistic! |
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my vote is real.
She (I'm guessing) must really like bird seed or the birds in it. That's one impressive bear. |
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I just don't think a bear could get across a line like that. Maybe a chimp could, but a bear's paws aren't like human fingers. I doubt it could hold on to the line properly much less make it all the way across while balancing itself to get to the bird feeder. |
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they look real to me. I don't see anything that would make me think it is not. they thick nylon cord and the way a black bear bends his body seems realistic to me. I'm guessing the guy was quite far away taking these shots or else the black bear would not be there. Also seems the bear has done this before since he didn't fall this time. They learn pretty quick.
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The feeder probably has suet in it. Only thing i can think of right off hand that would attract both song birds and bears. |
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You havent been around many black bear cubs then. |
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I would say they have to be fake. Look at the following:
1. First pic - The Squirrel stopper (round flat disk) is right between the bears paw and head, and looks to be maybe 8-12 inches in diameter. In all the rest of the pics, it looks dish shaped (like for a dog that had ear surgery) and at least 18 inches in diameter. 2.First pic the bear is staring directly at the camera??? 3. If you were watching a bear from that close, would you move in closer and change angles for each picture???? 4. If the rope is strong enough to hold the bear does any one see a branch that would be strong enough to hold up the bear in the first pic?? Of course in the 2nd pic the birdhouse does appear to moving (as it should with a bear hanging on the rope), where as it appears to be stationary in the other pcs. |
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OMG its on the Intarweb it must be a photoshop.
You guys are silly, not every pic on the net is photoshop.
A#1 the rope is holding the bear up. #2 the rope is moving cuz the bear is hanging from it. #3 whatever #4 the top of the bidhouse is weathered so it looks brighter, besides how much light do you think BLACK bear fur will reflect? |
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FAKE.
The edges of the bear look fake. And I think it would be possible for someone to take some bear pictures and twist them into the right positions. Well done though. |
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Those pictures were posted in the Juneau Empire a few months ago. Some lady took them from her backyard........Ill see if i can find the article. Also the black bears really arent that big, the picture i think in exaggerating the size of the bear more than his acrobatics.
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ARFCOM'er #1: It's real.
ARFCOM'er #2: Is not. It's a Photoshop ARFCOM'er #1: Is too. ARFCOM'er #2: Is not. ARFCOM'er #1: Is too. ARFCOM'er #2: Hey, Mr. Know-it-all, I work full time as a commercial artist so I should know a fucking fake when I see one. ARFCOM'er #1: Yeah, well the only fucking fake I see is the one claiming that the pic is Photoshopped. ARFCOM'er #2: Fuck you, asshole! You talk a lot of shit from the other side of that keyboard. ARFCOM'er #1: FUCK YOU! ARFCOM'er #2: NO FUCK YOU! It's a fake! ARFCOM'er #1: Is not! ARFCOM'er #2: Is too! <SYSTEM MESSAGE> Locked and moved to the Bear Pit. |
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These are definitely real.
Although if you do want to see some top-notch photoshopping you'll love this site: www.worth1000.com/ Bwahaha: this one is GREAT: www.worth1000.com/cache/gallery/contestcache.asp?contest_id=7285&display=photoshop Images are copyrighted so I can't post any here. |
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The first photo of the birdhouse is mirrored, look at the knots above the feeder.
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They are real %100. I got them a while back from a Florida Park Ranger. They are of a Black Bear in someones back yard. I could probably dig up the data.
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The first one looks fake, while the others look real.
In the first picture, the bear's fur comes around the bark of the tree in front of him, although it is several feet behind the tree. |
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I believe they are authentic.
If you doubt a black bear is capable of doing this, you obviously have not spent much time around them. They are very determined and resourceful when it comes to getting food. JD |
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Thats what I was thinking however if you blow it up in Photoshop (I'm using PS7) you will see that the fur that is coming arond the tree is from the way the bear is holding himself to the tree. At first I thought the bear was on the ground, he is using his left arm to hold onto the rope and has his rear leg wrapped slightly around the tree trunk, he is uning his claws on that rear leg to dig into the tree. |
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I vote real. I once caught a sperm whale with a peanut and some sewing thread.
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That's not a person in a bear suit.
Look at how the bear has it's hind legs, a person could not do that unless they were a midget, and then their trunk/abdomen wouldn't be long enough to have their arms in the position there were in. Those nylon ropes are strong as hell if they haven't been weathered very much. If you don't think a black bear could do that, you know nothing about them. They are EXPERT tree climbers, I've seen a few climb up trees faster than squirrels can. ETA: My thought is that the bird feeder was on the pole, and thats how the bear found out he/she liked it, bear kept eating the stuff, the owner didn't know why the stuff was being eaten so quickly, assumed it was squirrels or something. So what do you do when animals keep eating stuff out of your bird feeder? You hang it in the air between two trees. The photo's were probably taken off someone's back porch, most likely with a telephoto lens. Because who puts a bird feeder where they can't see the birds? |
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I guess now that any pic post will have to have
IBTL In before the looter |
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Looks pretty real to me. The angles of the rope to where the bear is hanging look right. Also
in the first picture the bear may be in a fork on that tree hence the fur pushed around the tree so to speak. I also think it is a small bear, like a cub judging the comparison of the size of the bird feeder to the size of the bear, probably 30-40 lbs of bear. Does look a little mature for a cub though. I bet if I put a milk bone in the bird feeder, my jack russell could do that in no time |
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