In China, controversy over bear bile farming as Asia"s animal rights movement grows
In the New York Times, Andrew Jacobs reports on new outrage over the business of selling bile extracted from Asiatic black bears, a threatened species also known as the moon bear. The extraction process requires open wounds for "milkings" that take place .....»»
In China, controversy over Bear bear bile farming as Asia"s animal rights movement grows
In the New York Times, Andrew Jacobs reports on new outrage over the business of selling bile extracted from Asiatic black bears, a threatened species also known as the moon bear. The extraction process requires open wounds for "milkings" that take place .....»»
GoPro Captures How it Looks to Be Eaten By a Grizzly Bear
Welp, this is about as up close and personal as you'll ever get to a grizzly bear's mouth without being eaten alive or requiring some pretty major surgery The incredible clip embedded above comes from the GoPro camera of Alaskan naturalist Brad Josephs. W.....»»
Bear Grylls-types rejoice: “Rugged” Galaxy S 4 images leak
Apparent spy shots show a red chassis and hardware buttons for "lifeproof" phone. GSM Arena Late last month, we heard rumblings that Samsung planned to launch a water- and dustproof version of its Galaxy S 4 smartpho.....»»
Wi-Fi enabled Teddy Bear by MessagePetz on Kickstarter
There are more and more connected devices than ever and the trend is going to grow in the near future. MessagePetz launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $45,000 in funding to develop a Wi-Fi Teddy Bear that will allow parents [...] Like It , +1 , Tweet.....»»
Grizzly bear eats video camera: close up of terrifying maw
Here's a video of biologist Brad Josephs's GoPro camera being eaten by a grizzly bear in Alaska; he'd set it out in order to get footage for a BBC documentary. The grizzly went above and beyond the call of duty. A grizzly Ate My GoPro!!! GoPro HD (Than.....»»
Audubon"s Birds Live On Long after His Death [Slide Show]
A portrait of John James Audubon shows the artist and naturalist in a dark wolf-skin cloak, cradling a gun and sporting curly dark hair that was likely smoothed back with bear grease. The picture was painted during Audubon's 1826 trip to England and S.....»»
Climate change brings disease threat for polar bears
The iconic Arctic mammals' limited immune system may put them at particular risk if new pathogens spread northwards as the world warms .....»»
Neck-Cams Capture Alaska"s Bears Foraging through City
By Yereth RosenANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The lives of urban-dwelling bears are chronicled in neck-cam video clips showing their trash-trawling, birdseed-raiding and bear-bonding antics as several of the burly creatures caroused through Alaska's bigges.....»»
Orphaned Polar Bear Cub Flies UPS to Buffalo Zoo
Leaving temporary home in Alaska Zoo to join female cub in new habitat......»»
Game of Thrones S3E7: I am yours and you are mine
The song "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" that heralds the climax of this episode is about the comedy in unmatched relationships, in pairing yourself inappropriately in accordance with your station. Yet that's the theme of this episode -- love, silly love,.....»»
Nokia Lumia 925 official: 8.7MP PureView in a metal frame
Nokia has officially revealed the Lumia 925, the company’s new flagship Windows Phone 8 handset, and the latest to bear PureView branding with the promise of “the best low light images” of any smartphone on the market. Announced at Nokia.....»»
Nokia Lumia 928 for Verizon hands-on
The Lumia 928 isn't the first of Nokia's Windows Phone 8 handsets to hit Verizon -- that distinction goes to the 822 -- but for all intents and purposes, it's the first true flagship Lumia to bear Big Red's branding. From the jump, you'll note that Nokia'.....»»
NASA Polar Ice Flyover: One Bumpy Big Data Project
Indiana University researchers use data feedback in flight to guide NASA's ambitious airborne survey of Earth's polar ice. But bring a barf bag if you come along......»»
This Guy Got Swallowed By A Hippo And Survived
Look, a lot of people have crazy life stories to tell. They bought a used car formerly owned by Bob Saget or they were on a camping trip, peeing behind a tree when a bear walked by. Quality stories all. But this South African tour guide was, and I can't e.....»»
This Antarctic documentary looks beautiful
Antarctica: A Year On Ice looks like it's going to offer a damn fine supply of polar landscape porn. Be sure to stick through to the final scene of the trailer, which is awe-inspiring in an entirely different way. Antarctica: A Year.....»»
blogwell: collegehumor: Hey everyone, BearShark the Game was...
blogwell: collegehumor: Hey everyone, BearShark the Game was released today on Nintendo 3DS! I have 5 complimentary codes that you can type into your 3DS to get the game for free. The first 5 to submit a bear or shark picture to our Tumblr will get th.....»»
Google’s X Phone revealed in new photos
Google is done with boring old cell phones — the future is all about “phones-plus.” The company’s $12.4 billion Motorola acquisition has yet to bear much fruit, but all that may begin to change as Google starts to phase out Motorola’s solo effor.....»»
Sony"s Cyber-shot smartphone to have bigger camera lens than Nokia N8
It's no news that Sony wants to get back to building Cyber-shot smartphones. Some new information has been revealed about the next phone by the company, which is speculated to bear the Cyber-shot branding. According to .....»»
Ted R-Rated Talking Plush: Not For Kids, Perfect for Kids at Heart
Everybody has one: a toy from their childhood that will always have a special significance in their lives. For John Bennett, it was Ted, a stuffed teddy bear that came to life… Everybody has one: a toy from their childhood that will always have.....»»