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cjsdowg
05/04/18 4:36:41 PM
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A man was mauled to death by a wounded bear this week when he foolishly tried to take a photograph alongside the apex predator the third wild animal-related selfie fatality in this region of India in less than a year, according to reports.

The victim, identified by local media as Prabhu Bhatara, was driving a group of people home from a wedding in an SUV when he stopped to relieve himself in a forest area in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on Wednesday evening, the Hindustan Times reported.

Bhatara then spotted an injured bear and for some reason, decided to take a selfie with the creature, according to the report. When the man approached, the bears fight instinct immediately kicked in.

Bhatara died on the spot, forest ranger Dhanurjaya Mohapatra told the news outlet.

Horrific video of the incident filmed by a bystander shows the bear attacking Bhatara, as terrified witnesses scream.

https://nypost.com/2018/05/04/man-mauled-to-death-by-bear-while-taking-selfie/

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Grischnak
05/04/18 4:37:55 PM
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Wow. Not to talk shit about a dead guy but boy was he dumb.
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CharlesBronson
05/04/18 4:39:23 PM
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killed by a smartphone what a way to go
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JimmyReimjob
05/04/18 4:41:13 PM
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Insanely stupid to begin with. Also...

That took a long time....and NOBODY even looked remotely interested in helping.
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Caution999
05/04/18 4:41:19 PM
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I heard @Complete_Idi0t is going to try and finish the job this guy started and get the selfie.
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eston
05/04/18 4:41:40 PM
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bobtuse
05/04/18 4:45:11 PM
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Why would Baloo do this?
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cjsdowg
05/04/18 4:45:54 PM
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16-BITTER posted...
JimmyReimjob posted...
That took a long time....and NOBODY even looked remotely interested in helping.

This, wtf.


What can you do to bear.
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spudger
05/04/18 4:46:10 PM
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Darwin
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myztikrice
05/04/18 4:46:30 PM
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Did he get the selfie?
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0AbsoluteZero0
05/04/18 4:46:40 PM
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JimmyReimjob posted...
Insanely stupid to begin with. Also...

That took a long time....and NOBODY even looked remotely interested in helping.

I mean, what do you want them to do? Without weapons, the most you can do is chuck stones at it or something. If you get close you may end up with that bear latched on to you.
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Solid Sonic
05/04/18 4:47:44 PM
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I wonder what being torn asunder by an animal would feel like.
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The Admiral
05/04/18 4:47:46 PM
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Darwin Award nominee.
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LightHawKnight
05/04/18 4:48:37 PM
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JimmyReimjob posted...
Insanely stupid to begin with. Also...

That took a long time....and NOBODY even looked remotely interested in helping.


Why would anyone want to go near the bear to help?
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eston
05/04/18 4:51:18 PM
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I mean, you guys can get between a bear and the person it's attacking if you want, I think that would actually be more stupid than what this dude did tbqh
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_MorningStar
05/04/18 4:51:51 PM
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cjsdowg posted...
16-BITTER posted...
JimmyReimjob posted...
That took a long time....and NOBODY even looked remotely interested in helping.

This, wtf.


What can you do to bear.

More than sitting there like human shit and filling the slow death of another human being.
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CookieMarvin
05/04/18 4:52:30 PM
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myztikrice posted...
Did he get the selfie?

^^^^^^^
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The Admiral
05/04/18 4:53:30 PM
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_MorningStar posted...
cjsdowg posted...
16-BITTER posted...
JimmyReimjob posted...
That took a long time....and NOBODY even looked remotely interested in helping.

This, wtf.


What can you do to bear.

More than sitting there like human shit and filling the slow death of another human being.


It's not the responsibility of other people to put their lives in danger because some guy decided to mess with a wild animal to get some social media attention.

This is a perfect example of a time when victim blaming it appropriate.
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Taharqa_
05/04/18 4:53:34 PM
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That's a sloth bear? Damn, didn't think they got down like that. I thought they were pretty chill like pandas. It's usually the brown, black and polar bears that will fuck humans up under certain conditions.

Still, they're still wild animals and will defend themselves if they feel threatened. This person got in the bear's space.
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cjsdowg
05/04/18 4:53:35 PM
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16-BITTER posted...

It wasn't just the guy filming, it was what looked like a bunch of people. A bunch of people could probably kick the s*** out of a wounded bear.

I dunno, if that was a friend of mine and there were other people with me, I wouldn't stand there watching (and filming) him die.


Those were just random people. I am not going to risk my life to save someone who tried to get damn selfie with a bear. This isn't like a bear randomly attacked someone. This guy went out of his way to get himself in this situation.
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JTilly
05/04/18 4:54:40 PM
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Good, at least hes out of the gene pool now
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The Admiral
05/04/18 4:55:40 PM
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TBH, I actually feel bad for the bear that people were throwing rocks at him and injuring him because the selfie man was an idiot.
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cjsdowg
05/04/18 4:55:54 PM
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This is a bear* beating a tiger

https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/05/indian-safari-tourist-witness-rare-fight-between-bengal-tiger-and-sloth-bear/

I put big for some reason. Before the edit.
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_MorningStar
05/04/18 4:55:59 PM
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The Admiral posted...
_MorningStar posted...
cjsdowg posted...
16-BITTER posted...
JimmyReimjob posted...
That took a long time....and NOBODY even looked remotely interested in helping.

This, wtf.


What can you do to bear.

More than sitting there like human shit and filling the slow death of another human being.


It's not the responsibility of other people to put their lives in danger because some guy decided to mess with a wild animal to get some social media attention.

This is a perfect example of a time when victim blaming it appropriate.

No one is saying the guy isn't a fucking moron. But to sit there and watch/listen to a man dying. And still just filming it? Even you can't justify that.

And the real tragedy here is that poor bear.
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Caution999
05/04/18 4:56:08 PM
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I would only help this dude if I had a gun on me. Only an idiot would think they could somehow challenge a bear without a gun.
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butter biscuits
05/04/18 4:58:31 PM
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Questionmarktarius
05/04/18 5:00:19 PM
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Obligatory:
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Giant_Aspirin
05/04/18 5:02:03 PM
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JimmyReimjob posted...
and NOBODY even looked remotely interested in helping.


what would you have done?
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Parappa09
05/04/18 5:02:50 PM
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i guess he should have used his bear hands
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Funbazooka
05/04/18 5:09:46 PM
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The only thing that might have detached the bear at that point would have been bear spray (maybe), since shooting at the bear wouldn't have been an option.
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spanky1
05/04/18 5:11:37 PM
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I was reading the reddit topic on this and there's all kinds of dumb park tourist stories. They think it's like a petting zoo or something. One guy smeared peanut butter on his son's face and tried to get a bear to lick it for a picture.
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kingdrake2
05/04/18 5:15:20 PM
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myztikrice posted...
Did he get the selfie?


nope but he did get a free mauling from a bear.
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SlashmanSG
05/04/18 5:20:15 PM
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I really want to see that selfie.
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lilORANG
05/04/18 5:20:19 PM
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Questionmarktarius
05/04/18 5:24:26 PM
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lilORANG posted...
rip man mauled

spleen shot up 97 feet
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LightHawKnight
05/04/18 5:28:19 PM
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16-BITTER posted...
cjsdowg posted...
16-BITTER posted...
JimmyReimjob posted...
That took a long time....and NOBODY even looked remotely interested in helping.

This, wtf.


What can you do to bear.

It wasn't just the guy filming, it was what looked like a bunch of people. A bunch of people could probably kick the shit out of a wounded bear.

I dunno, if that was a friend of mine and there were other people with me, I wouldn't stand there watching (and filming) him die.


Uh.... Have you seen a bear? Specially a wounded one? At least one, if not more people would be mauled to death trying to "help".
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butter biscuits
05/04/18 5:35:01 PM
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Related -

Alaska man, Wesley Perkins, clinging to life after being mauled by grizzly bear during bear hunt

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alaska-man-wesley-perkins-clinging-life-mauled-grizzly-bear-bear-hunt-article-1.147371

Witnesses said Perkins had stopped the snowmobile he was riding to take pictures when an angry grizzly charged, grabbed his head and began mauling him.
Luckily, Perkins' buddies were quick-on-the-draw and shot the bear dead about 30 seconds after the horrific attack began.


...and the long road to recovery
https://www.adn.com/features/article/lifes-good-alaskan-who-lost-face-grizzly-bear-attack/2012/09/14/
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brotrrwinner
05/04/18 5:38:02 PM
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Smartphones make stupidpeople
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Darkrobotisback
05/04/18 5:50:44 PM
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16-BITTER posted...
cjsdowg posted...
16-BITTER posted...
JimmyReimjob posted...
That took a long time....and NOBODY even looked remotely interested in helping.

This, wtf.


What can you do to bear.

It wasn't just the guy filming, it was what looked like a bunch of people. A bunch of people could probably kick the shit out of a wounded bear.

I dunno, if that was a friend of mine and there were other people with me, I wouldn't stand there watching (and filming) him die.


Kicking a bear would be like kicking a brick wall, it's futile effort & the bear can easily slash a persons throat/guts.
No one wants to die from a gruesome death from a bear, especially when a bear can easily overpower 10 fully grown men
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marc55
05/04/18 6:04:05 PM
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Giant_Aspirin posted...
JimmyReimjob posted...
and NOBODY even looked remotely interested in helping.


what would you have done?

all you could do is probably throw stones at it to try to scare it away

probably all you can try is scaring the bear with rocks or loud noises if you are in a car
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marc55
05/04/18 6:07:38 PM
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Goats posted...
Why do people keep thinking bears or lions or tigers would be down for this type of thing? They are not friendly creatures. Turning your back to them when you go to get a selfie is just going to activate their instinct to kill prey.


and everyone knows most animals are dangerous when wounded
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Weezy_Tha_Don
05/04/18 6:33:57 PM
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lol at all the badass muh fuckers in here asking why people didnt help. yall telling me youd get in the middle of a bear attack like that? get fuckin real haha
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LightHawKnight
05/04/18 7:06:20 PM
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marc55 posted...
Goats posted...
Why do people keep thinking bears or lions or tigers would be down for this type of thing? They are not friendly creatures. Turning your back to them when you go to get a selfie is just going to activate their instinct to kill prey.


and everyone knows most animals are dangerous when wounded


Everyone? There is literally a guy here saying people should be going near that bear to "help" the idiot selfie taker.
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catboy0_0
05/04/18 7:07:23 PM
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I have nightmares about bears. Sorry you felt like taking a selfie next to one, but I'm keeping my distance
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Darkrobotisback
05/04/18 7:18:55 PM
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marc55 posted...
Giant_Aspirin posted...
JimmyReimjob posted...
and NOBODY even looked remotely interested in helping.


what would you have done?

all you could do is probably throw stones at it to try to scare it away

probably all you can try is scaring the bear with rocks or loud noises if you are in a car

Which is easier said than done.
carnivorous animals that have been wounded, are more likely to attack humans, because humans tend to easier prey for them.
They are probably willing to die before letting the prey they're feasting on get away, simply because they don't know if they will find another suitable meal to feast on.
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