Chris Harris
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It really reminds you of just how insignificant we are and how vulnerable we are without our man-made objects to defend ourselves. Sure. And in the context of that, a bear... For me, it was terrifying, actually. I just thought they were creatures I'd seen on nature programs. The idea that there was something out there that viewed me as food. If you live in England, we don't have that.
It really reminds you of just how insignificant we are and how vulnerable we are without our man-made objects to defend ourselves. Sure. And in the context of that, a bear... For me, it was terrifying, actually. I just thought they were creatures I'd seen on nature programs. The idea that there was something out there that viewed me as food. If you live in England, we don't have that.
We simply don't. We don't have mountain lions. I'm not going to get eaten by a badger. I think the largest carnivore in the UK is probably a fox or a badger. We don't have these things that you have. It's difficult for you to understand. There's nothing that views me as a food source.
We simply don't. We don't have mountain lions. I'm not going to get eaten by a badger. I think the largest carnivore in the UK is probably a fox or a badger. We don't have these things that you have. It's difficult for you to understand. There's nothing that views me as a food source.
We simply don't. We don't have mountain lions. I'm not going to get eaten by a badger. I think the largest carnivore in the UK is probably a fox or a badger. We don't have these things that you have. It's difficult for you to understand. There's nothing that views me as a food source.
I mean, what was going on there?
I mean, what was going on there?
I mean, what was going on there?
What's Baloo? Baloo? Jungle Book.
What's Baloo? Baloo? Jungle Book.
What's Baloo? Baloo? Jungle Book.
It's amazing, isn't it, that we anthropomorphize bears more than just about any other creature. Yogi. Paddington bear. Sure. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Friendly, cuddly. I think because they do look quite appealing. And they are dog-like, aren't they? They're slightly dog-like. Snout. Sure.
It's amazing, isn't it, that we anthropomorphize bears more than just about any other creature. Yogi. Paddington bear. Sure. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Friendly, cuddly. I think because they do look quite appealing. And they are dog-like, aren't they? They're slightly dog-like. Snout. Sure.
It's amazing, isn't it, that we anthropomorphize bears more than just about any other creature. Yogi. Paddington bear. Sure. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Friendly, cuddly. I think because they do look quite appealing. And they are dog-like, aren't they? They're slightly dog-like. Snout. Sure.
A friend of mine walked to the North Pole for some reason. I don't know why. And he had a lot of training beforehand. This is a long time ago. But the polar bear training that he talked about was quite... difficult to absorb really. Effectively it was that there was no gun that you could carry on an expedition like that if you're just on your own or with three other people with sleds.
A friend of mine walked to the North Pole for some reason. I don't know why. And he had a lot of training beforehand. This is a long time ago. But the polar bear training that he talked about was quite... difficult to absorb really. Effectively it was that there was no gun that you could carry on an expedition like that if you're just on your own or with three other people with sleds.
A friend of mine walked to the North Pole for some reason. I don't know why. And he had a lot of training beforehand. This is a long time ago. But the polar bear training that he talked about was quite... difficult to absorb really. Effectively it was that there was no gun that you could carry on an expedition like that if you're just on your own or with three other people with sleds.
There was nothing you could carry that you could immediately produce that would stop a polar bear, an adult polar bear. So the best thing they had was a short shotgun. that had a solid bolt, just a solid bolt in it. And if you could get that one thing off, you could stop it. But there's no gauge of shotgun that was going to stop one of these things. It was coming at you.
There was nothing you could carry that you could immediately produce that would stop a polar bear, an adult polar bear. So the best thing they had was a short shotgun. that had a solid bolt, just a solid bolt in it. And if you could get that one thing off, you could stop it. But there's no gauge of shotgun that was going to stop one of these things. It was coming at you.
There was nothing you could carry that you could immediately produce that would stop a polar bear, an adult polar bear. So the best thing they had was a short shotgun. that had a solid bolt, just a solid bolt in it. And if you could get that one thing off, you could stop it. But there's no gauge of shotgun that was going to stop one of these things. It was coming at you.