This video was recorded Monday of a bear in Northern NJ who's learned to walk upright due to a injured front limb,

 

This is crazy......

 

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=92c_1407249904

Bigfoot!!!

That's pretty creepy.  

Walks better than me...lol...

That is nuts.

Yes thats somethin else right there...

Bears can walk upright but be able to do it for this distance is a feat in itself

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better video for those with FB

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10203213401110772

Its absolutely amazing how animals can adapt to or overcome major injuries and not only survive but thrive. A few years ago a friend of mine took a nice 8 point buck, while cleaning the skull he found that there was a .22 bullet lodged in the lower jaw bone. The bone had been shattered but was all healed up so the deer survived with a broken jaw and a few missing teeth until it healed up. I also have picked up more than one raccoon that was missing a foot and they were not missing from a birth defect.

Ah what's the big deal. He was just looking for his little buddy BooBoo, so they could find some Picanic Baskets.

 

I don't know, that "bear" looked a little squatchy to me. Was even a little blurry.

The thing that makes it look real for me is that it goes down on all fours occasionally to rest.

Would a person do that?

The thing that makes it look real for me is that it goes down on all fours occasionally to rest.

Would a person do that?

Ouch. I do that.

These are some recent bears on my cameras...These are NORMAL bears, not like that freak!   If one stands up and does the twist, I'll be concerned.

 

 

 

The thing that makes it look real for me is that it goes down on all fours occasionally to rest.

Would a person do that?

The FB video is filmed only 10-15 yards away and you can def tell its a real bear

I don't thinl this is being handled properly. An injured animal of that size in a residential area is a recipe for disaster. Child approaching a injured bear = absolute nightmare. A tranq dart and vet care and release seem like a much better plan to me.

There was a representative of NJ Fish and Wildlife on the local radio station, and he was asked if they would catch and rehab the bear.  His reply was that bears will heal up quickly and almost good as new if left alone in most instances.  Tranquilizing and moving the injured animal would cause too much stress to the animal and would get worse before better.  Perhaps Fishnut can elaborate if I've left anything out or stated it incorrectly.  He also reminded all to give the bear space and definitely don't feed it.  "A fed bear is a dead bear." 

Kelsey Burgess is the state division of fish and wildlife bear biologist, were friendly with each other he is also in the Sussex federation with me. I worked our tent at the farm and horse show last and this weekend. He was there all day today with me. He said they checked the bear out he is a yearling that was struck by a car. One shoulder already healed up but its still sore that's how he walks on three legs for a short distance. The other shoulder and front paw will heal in time and the bear will go back to walking on all fours eventually. He also said they have seen this happen before and its not unusual for them to adapt by walking bipedal, while their injuries heal.

 

And yes please don't feed any bears they wind up euthanized because of people feeding them, like the 527lb'er that's on display mounted in our tent at the fair. He pulled the window air conditioner out of a window in Stillwater, then entered the kitchen of a house destroying the place. He had to be tracked down and killed after that. All because someone in that neighborhood started feeding him. Its a shame when that happens, but once they associate people with food bad things happen to the bear in the end. not to mention its a $1000 fine if your caught feeding one.

 

Bullshit. It's a squatch. DEP won't admit there are squatches in jersey because once they do they have to "manage" them.

Bullshit. It's a squatch. DEP won't admit there are squatches in jersey because once they do they have to "manage" them.

Yup the bear will heal on its own and be just fine soon enough. Tranquilizing any animal especially a wild one comes with many risks and puts a great amount of stress on the animal.