Near Hudson Lake in Manitoba, German wildlife photographer Norbert Rosing spotted a polar bear coming near his sled dogs.
He took pictures of what he thought would be the end of his dogs.
But Instead of attacking the Dogs, the wild Polar Bear made friends with one of them.
As the big bear began walking, all the dogs erupted into angry barking and growling.
All the dogs, that is, except one. One dog didn't act aggressively toward the approaching polar bear at all. In fact, he was acting like he was happy to see the huge predator, easily 10 times his own size. Instead of barking aggressively, this one dog started wagging its tail and jumping around excitedly. Noticing the non-aggressive posture of this particular dog, the polar bear ignored the other 39 barking sets of bared teeth and made his way directly to this one dog.
In very rare instances, a large, mature male polar bear will sometimes linger in the general vicinity of the dogs. Its temperament is usually somewhat less aggressive than that of its younger counterparts. In fact, a big bear often helps to keep the younger, "trouble-making" bears away. Although it may stay in the general area, the mature bear usually keeps its distance from the sled dogs. On very rare occasions, and no one is quite sure why, an amazing thing happens. One of these totally wild, mature male polar bears will actually seek out the company of one of the dogs.
After seeing it with my own eyes, I can only describe it as "playing."
Both were a bit tentative at first. But after getting "acquainted," they began to play like two puppies. At no time was there the least bit of aggression from either the dog or the bear. It seemed that they were genuinely happy to see each other. Almost like they were old friends. They played together for about 10 minutes, when another amazing thing happened. The polar bear laid down near the dog and rolled over on his back. In the animal kingdom, especially in the world of predators such as bears and dogs, rolling over onto your back is a totally submissive posture. Dominance between individuals is decided in this way. So here's a 700 to 800 pound fully wild adult male polar bear submitting to a 75 to 80 pound, tethered dog.
Feel Good Story of the Day.
He took pictures of what he thought would be the end of his dogs.
But Instead of attacking the Dogs, the wild Polar Bear made friends with one of them.
As the big bear began walking, all the dogs erupted into angry barking and growling.
All the dogs, that is, except one. One dog didn't act aggressively toward the approaching polar bear at all. In fact, he was acting like he was happy to see the huge predator, easily 10 times his own size. Instead of barking aggressively, this one dog started wagging its tail and jumping around excitedly. Noticing the non-aggressive posture of this particular dog, the polar bear ignored the other 39 barking sets of bared teeth and made his way directly to this one dog.
In very rare instances, a large, mature male polar bear will sometimes linger in the general vicinity of the dogs. Its temperament is usually somewhat less aggressive than that of its younger counterparts. In fact, a big bear often helps to keep the younger, "trouble-making" bears away. Although it may stay in the general area, the mature bear usually keeps its distance from the sled dogs. On very rare occasions, and no one is quite sure why, an amazing thing happens. One of these totally wild, mature male polar bears will actually seek out the company of one of the dogs.
After seeing it with my own eyes, I can only describe it as "playing."
Both were a bit tentative at first. But after getting "acquainted," they began to play like two puppies. At no time was there the least bit of aggression from either the dog or the bear. It seemed that they were genuinely happy to see each other. Almost like they were old friends. They played together for about 10 minutes, when another amazing thing happened. The polar bear laid down near the dog and rolled over on his back. In the animal kingdom, especially in the world of predators such as bears and dogs, rolling over onto your back is a totally submissive posture. Dominance between individuals is decided in this way. So here's a 700 to 800 pound fully wild adult male polar bear submitting to a 75 to 80 pound, tethered dog.
Feel Good Story of the Day.
