Although there are many others, this is one reason why I follow Lizzie Oh Really on the twitter. She discovered the wild bear livecam on the same site that hosts the Golden Retriever puppies. Last week the #bearcam hashtag she launched one afternoon pretty much captured the entirety of my follow list by nightfall. It got to be big enough a thing to get a Gawker mention.
Evenings seem to the best time to catch the bear on salmon action. A lot of bears there right now. Sadly, waterfall bear is missing. He’s my favorite. But fair warning. It’s hypnotic. You think you won’t stay when you get there, but suddenly it’s half an hour later and you find yourself cheering when they catch that fish…
Arclite
Are there any vegan bears? Being a vegan, I really can’t stand to watch them eat the poor fishies.
Violet
This is awesome. I saw one catch a fish! Someone must be operating the camera because it zoomed in on a specific bear for awhile.
seaboogie
Waterfall bear is back. When they catch the salmon, I can’t help but think “awesome sashimi, and so fresh!”
Libby Spencer
@Violet: It seems like somebody must be working it because it zooms in on the action, but not consistently. Unless it’s connected to certain bears by some kind of sensor trigger. I think most of them are tagged.
Meanwhile, waterfall bear is back. I always cheer for him as the underdog. He doesn’t catch many fish with that strategy.
Hal
Gotta love Wonkette Sunday headlines:
http://wonkette.com/479475/good-sunday-news-christian-puppeteer-was-arrested-before-he-could-murdered-and-eat-a-child
gbear
@Arclite: Keep watching. Maybe someone upstream will dump a crate of fresh blueberries into the river…
Poopyman
Why am I constantly reminded of this?
gbear
@Hal: The weirdest thing about that story is that they don’t say whether Arnett was arrested too. Is it legal to eat children in Kansas?
jeffreyw
@gbear:
To Serve the Children
Hal
@gbear:
Maybe it’s like Scalia’s opinion on the constitution. If it’s not specifically stated, it’s not something Government can regulate.
Gravenstone
Dumbest headline ever? You decide. As seen on Yahoo news just now.
Has Obama hurt race relations?
No you ignorant fucking moron. Racist assholes have hurt race relations. Jesusmotherfuckingchristonacrutch what is wrong with these people?
Citizen_X
@gbear: I dunno, but I hope I never have reason to see the phrase “child cannibalism enthusiast” again.
Mark S.
@Citizen_X:
Me too.
geg6
Meh. You can see bears in action here in Pittsburgh, up close and personal. They go shopping in our malls, you can greet them on your screened in porch in the morning, and find them hanging out at the local donut shop. All true stories from just the past three months or so. In the fucking city and close environs. No one around here is feeling all that warm and fuzzy about bears these days.
Linnaeus
@Violet:
Yes, the cameras are operated remotely by Explore.org staff in California.
PurpleGirl
Looking at the bear/salmon cam I was reminded of the bear eating fish scene in Brave. The waterfall is also hypnotic to watch. (I really liked Brave. Great story and lesson about life and love.)
kindness
That Bear Cam is fabulous!
spudvol
It is almost like they are saying “red rover, red rover, get your fat ass out of the waterfall!”
MattR
@spudvol: The other bears downstream better hope waterfall bear is obeying proper bathroom etiquette.
MattR
My motto is: I’ll just watch until they catch one more fish. OK, maybe one more.
OTOH, waterfall bear just caught one so I should quit while I am happy.
@Yutsano: And now I feel shame.
Yutsano
21 comments and no one says, “DA BEARZ!!”??
danielx
9:40 Alaska time and Da Bearz are busy. There are six on cam, one of which I presume is Waterfall Bear. Two of the bears have caught fish, and they (the bears) just sat down in the water and snarfed them down like they were eating hot dogs at a ball game. Top grade sashimi no doubt, but mess-ssy.