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Eric · 06-08-2011, 20:58

Just read an article in the "Guardian", and they too use the phrase "bearing up well" when they refer to the survivors. Seems like the bear was on the small side, probably just a youngster. The question of why they were messing around in Polar Bear country without making better provision for bear attacks is beyond me. You don't mess around with Polar Bears. They are very dangerous animals. Fully grown, they can be 3x as big as the one that killed the kid. I've seen quite a few full grown specimens and they are intimidating.

By the way, as some of you historically inclined members may be aware, another Horatio, Horation Nelson, was supposedly chased by a Polar Bear. This occured on an expedition to find the NWP, sometime in the early 1770s I believe. He was serving on HMS Carcass at the time. I think I'll go to Google and see if my memory is serving me right.

06-08-2011, 20:58	#14
Eric God Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Posts: 9,290 Liked: 2347 times Rep Power: 58528	Re: Eaten By a Polar Bear Just read an article in the "Guardian", and they too use the phrase "bearing up well" when they refer to the survivors. Seems like the bear was on the small side, probably just a youngster. The question of why they were messing around in Polar Bear country without making better provision for bear attacks is beyond me. You don't mess around with Polar Bears. They are very dangerous animals. Fully grown, they can be 3x as big as the one that killed the kid. I've seen quite a few full grown specimens and they are intimidating. By the way, as some of you historically inclined members may be aware, another Horatio, Horation Nelson, was supposedly chased by a Polar Bear. This occured on an expedition to find the NWP, sometime in the early 1770s I believe. He was serving on HMS Carcass at the time. I think I'll go to Google and see if my memory is serving me right.