606 Quotes About Bears

A man screaming is not a dancing bear. Life is not a spectacle.

But three cheers for Alaska, they've got 24-hour hot fucking bear delivery. Note to self: Nuke Alaska.

The bear, he says, is many animals in one. Like a lion, he downs mammals much bigger than he; like any ruminant, he pillages crops; he steals grapes and fruit like a monkey; nibbles on berries like a blackbird; plunders anthills and beehives like a woodpecker; digs up tubers and larvae like a pig; and catches fish with the dexterity of an otter. And he eats honey like a man.

Everyone of my readers, who is not a Scotsman, will appreciate the delicate musical taste of the bear, in the matter of bagpipes - Bruin cannot stand the skirling, and, in the illustration, seems to be remonstrating with the piper.

It was high tide, and the sound of the wavescoming in sounded like the breath of an enormous dinosaur.Round the lighthouse, on the opposite side to Snugs’ room, Mr andMrs Merryweather put down the blinds, and blew out the candle. Theywere very tired, and tomorrow was Christmas Eve on The Isle of Wight.

Bears, it turns out, are a lot like humans. They form alliances with strangers, they make calculations about relative costs and benefits, they lay down rules and punish those who break them. They trade based on a clear system of reciprocity. They communicate using equal parts emotion, intention, and dependence on context-a combination that is essential for communication between strangers and in fact forms the basis for language.

When we think of social animals-that is, animals who live together in well-defined groups, and form enduring relationships- we usually think of the great apes, of wolves and other members of the dog family, and, or course, of humans. Science considers bears to be solitary animals. But while bears don't live in established groups or obey rigid hierarchies as chimps and wolves do, they have amazingly complex social relationships.

That darn bear! He's got me in stitches.

Be cautious of bears at all times, even when being mauled by a tiger.