You can pet bears at least one time
this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2023
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You can try to pet bears at least one time.
If not friend, why friend shaped?
I have the same question, but reverse: Why are we making teddy bears bear-shaped?
Because they are called teddy bears. It wouldnt make sense if a teddy bear would have the shape of the sun or a cat
Thanks, that perfectly explains why we decided to use an apex predator for our cuddly toys.
Teddy Roosevelt opted not to shoot a bear that someone caught for him to shoot (because it would have been like shooting fish in a barrel; iirc the bear was immobilised). The press at the time got hold of this story, turned it into a story about pity/mercy (neither applied, the bear was killed anyway, just not by getting shot by Roosevelt) and an enterprising individual made a toy based on it, which became more popular than expected.
The popularity of the toy was also a boost to Roosevelt's popularity, which is why at least one presidential candidate at the time tried to get something similar going for himself, but possums just aren't cuddly and a copy of a popular thing rarely manages to reach the heights of popularity the thing it tries to copy got.
Huh, thanks. I didn't think there to be an actual answer. I figured, it was just a shape that's easy to manufacture and good for cuddling...
They're not soft anyways. It's super disappointing.
It's like running your hand over a wire bristle cleaning brush. 2/10 would not recommend. (The baby cubs are no different.)
Edit for info: it was brown bears that I got to touch. Can't speak for black, Polar, or others.
Fuck my survival instinct, I want that hug.
You absolutely can, I've done it
-sent from the afterlife
From me experience bears weren't hostile (this one was a pet), more like mega lazy fur balls
Like a big dog, in my experience...
oh no, you can definitely pet bears
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Why are there so many
It's the birthday of the one sitting down on the ground
They all surprised him, you can tell by his face
Bears love apples
Everything is petable if you're brave enough. If just once.
Just like "All fungi are edible, some fungi are only edible once." - Terry Pratchett.
I think it may depend greatly on the bear, but in this case, if you're the apple connect, they'll let you pet them.
Just don't run out of apples.
You can pet them… maybe only once but you can
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