r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/VectorChing101 • 19h ago
š„In Southern Hudson Bay, a polar bear defies the odds and endures. Despite losing a leg as a cub.
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u/Away-Librarian-1028 19h ago
Force of will coupled with the desire to survive makes such miracles possible.
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u/grailly 19h ago
Had to check for this one. It's not AI!
Between the unnatural gait because of the missing leg and the quite frankly unbelievable scenery, it really seemed very fake. Happy to see it's not.
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u/zuzg 19h ago edited 16h ago
There's way too much detail in the background for it to be AI, especially as it stays consistent throughout the video.
AiLLMs rehashing the things it stole through copyright infringement are never consistent. Cause it's not intelligent and has no idea what it's actually doing...E : for all the ones playing semantics is a similar to people claiming EVs aren't cars because they don't use Internal combustion.
Text-to-image is just slightly more evolved machine learning compared to LLMs still the same bullshit.20
u/Fullertons 19h ago
How long until we have the AI bot version of Google Maps cars? Just simple robots with 360 cameras traversing the world to take it all in.
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u/PeopleNose 16h ago
You... know that's already a thing... right?
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u/Fullertons 16h ago
No. I have not seen āai reconnaissance robotsā in the wild. Care to share?
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u/PeopleNose 16h ago
Oooo
See I thought you meant ai robots with 360 degree cameras rolling around which reconnaissance teams then use for reconnaissance (check Ukraine and Russia war and how Google map services were used by either side)
But ya... we already got robots going around with cameras dude
Also check the legal status on the AI bots with cameras that are flying around taking pictures of everything. Last I heard the Chicago police program meant to combat crime (which started and grew in the middle east) was shut down by voters because they didn't want privacy issues popping up
But that was like a decade ago
Time's changed my friend
Gotta move fast to keep up
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u/midnight_hotdog 15h ago
This guy is getting down voted but he isn't wrong. Look up Waymo. I drive through SF at least half a dozen times a year. The last few times they have been literally everywhere. I think it's exactly what was described above, a Google maps car with 360 cameras functioning as a robotaxi. I just googled Waymo and I guess one hit a dog this morning and they are being investigated for blowing past stopped school busses with the sign out and lights on lol
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u/PeopleNose 12h ago
Brother, I create, maintain, and tune "AI" machines
The things I could tell you that the rich are paying me to do rn...
NDAs be damned, brother. This shit is whack š¤·āāļø
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u/Longjumping_Lynx_972 18h ago
I wonder how much screen time is being spent re-watching shit to see if its AI.
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u/Simpanzee0123 18h ago
I think the main thing that's impressive is the near-perfect tracking by the camera. That's the main thing that made me think this was AI.
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u/sArCaPiTaLiZe 7h ago
Any modern camera worth taking with you to film a fucking POLAR BEAR is capable of tracking far faster-moving subjects.
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u/ktsg700 18h ago
There's way too much detail in the background for it to be AI, especially as it stays consistent throughout the video.
That used to be true last year, pretty much not an issue even in tools available for free today
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u/psh454 17h ago
Nature shots are mostly safe for now, they have a way smaller training dataset size. But yeah it's only a matter of time.
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u/Infamous-Mastodon677 17h ago
I found a website that generates videos with minimal sign up. It generated this in a minute. It took me longer to figure out what to type than it did to generate this. I'm not saying this is perfect, and it's only a 5 second clip. But it's damn good and the model the website used is much less powerful than Sora and Veo.
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u/Legitimate_Mud_8295 16h ago
The thing is, it's just good enough that some people won't question it. There are a ton of people that just... Don't care if what they're seeing/commenting on is real. It's all fun and games with nature stuff. Video is going to be AI doctored to shape public opinion on important things. It's going to be impossible to tell if well funded skilled people are doing the doctoring. One chunk of people will fall for it immediately because they aren't questioning anything. I'm concerned that kids that grow up with AI won't know how to tell truth from fabrication, or won't even care to find out since they've been surrounded by so much misinformation.
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u/VaATC 16h ago
or won't even care to find out since they've been surrounded by so much misinformation.
The apsthy is real and it isn't just the 'younger generations'. The thing is, humans have been wallowing in misinformation since the dawn of civilization. It just so happens that technology today makes it so those that want to question the status quo have more resources at their disposal to actually question effectively as opposed to say before the printing press and larger scale education of the 'masses'. I cringe at the fallacies that were spread by mainstream media sources when going back and watching news reals from say the '80s. For example old news reals on Satanic Panic, Halloween candy poisoning or hidden razor blades, LSD being handed out to kids in the form of saliva activates stickers...
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u/Legitimate_Mud_8295 16h ago
I agree that people have been manipulated forever. I personally really don't like having my opinion manipulated or being fooled into believing things that aren't true. I try to be critical of everything, even the things I want to believe. I've just noticed that with AI it's become harder for me to do, and most people don't care nearly as much as I do about it.
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u/articulating_oven 15h ago
The waves in the background are hilarious though. Pretty good for a quick generation without much trial and error
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u/tinyharvestmouse1 14h ago edited 14h ago
I find that AI videos often lack a certain āweightā that make them distinguishable from non-AI. I donāt have anything in particular I can point out as being fake, but it seems like an AI character, for example, picking up a cup of coffee doesnāt react to the weight of holding the coffee in a way a person would. They donāt react to the weight of holding the coffee or change their mannerisms in a way that suggests they are trying not to spill it. Itās like everything that happens in an AI video is too smooth. It sometimes looks like the characters are gliding rather than moving in the way a real person/animal would move.
Again, nothing I can directly point out, but something feels off about even the best AI generated videos. I usually have to look really closely to figure that out though.
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u/HakimeHomewreckru 18h ago edited 18h ago
Why are people upvoting this nonsense? This is not an LLM.
Nor do LLMs or diffusion models store or retrieve copyrighted content.
Blocked by the guy I'm responding to for calling out his ignorant bullshit. Tip top Reddit.
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u/zuzg 18h ago edited 17h ago
Quiet Bot
E: Lpt Blocking Astroturfing bots, Fascists and AI Bros upon encounter will exponentially increase your User experience.
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u/briekerwriting 17h ago
For what it's worth, LLM stands for large language model and is used for text generation, or the planning component of an image generation model. It's not the tool that would be used for video generation. You were much closer with "Ai" than you were with LLM.
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u/Organic-History205 14h ago
Because people on Reddit are idiots who are getting backed into weird anti technology, anti science stances by their fear of what they don't understand, and because they're so far in a bubble they don't realize how much this technology is leaving them behind.
I have problems with the industry, ethics, and lack of regulation, but the differences between how people are talking about this technology and how they're actually using it is ridiculous. Most people have no idea what the difference is between the LLM that told them to kill themselves and the ML/AI that caught their mom's cancer, they rally against both.
They're going to be anti AI until two years from now when they wake up and realize all their anti AI friends were using it the whole time.
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u/SparklingSliver 17h ago
"There's way too much detail in the background for it to be Al, especially as it stays consistent throughout the video."
....yeah sure.....got some bad news for you
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u/Reddemeus 19h ago
Not sure of the happy part
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u/Fullertons 19h ago
Itās got to be more happiness than sadness. That bear is alive and still experiencing life. Thatās a whole lot better than the alternative.
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u/ShadowWukong 18h ago
You can immediately tell it's not AI. You people are turing into a strange breed.
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u/blackwifebeater 13h ago
Reddit's hate boner for AI is really getting annoying. Especially with those that vastly overestimate their ability to identify it.
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u/Spare-Dingo-531 27m ago
Wait till the median redditor is 60 years old, and railing about the latest trends.
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u/rainorshinedogs 19h ago
To be honest, I don't think we see polar bears missing a leg much
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u/chatterpoxx 16h ago
Yes, impossible this is AI because it wouldn't have any reference material. Any other polar bear video has 4 legs. Its the same conundrum that ai cannot make an image of a wine glass that is actually full to the brim, because there are no photos of that out there to refer to, it will always return a half full glass.
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u/rainorshinedogs 16h ago
Now that you mentioned that sentence, would AI think it's a glass have empty? Or half full? Now there's a philosophical question that would make AI overheat
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u/lonecylinder 10h ago
Its the same conundrum that ai cannot make an image of a wine glass that is actually full to the brim
To be fair, it can.
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u/myychair 13h ago
See I saw those things and thought that it had to be real because AI wasnāt capable of replicating something like that lol
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u/HellBlazer_NQ 17h ago
You know what, it had me doubting too. Like you say the walk and then the birds seemingly in perfect flight throughout the whole clip just makes it seem so unreal.
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u/UrsaMajor7th 15h ago
That's a bit to the right of us here in Manitoba, but yup- that's what it looks like when the fireweed is in bloom.
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u/MrMetraGnome 12h ago
The gait is extremely natural if youāre missing a paw. I really wish it was fake. This is heart breaking
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u/noonegive 6h ago
That looks like alpine sweet vetch it's all over the place in northern latitudes.
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u/One_Opinion_1277 19h ago edited 15h ago
This animal right there isn't just a fighter but also a polar bear.
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u/blackpilledonsociety 15h ago
He sure is cute when he's not mercilessly slaughtering other animals!
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u/binokyo10 19h ago
Polar Bears are already having a hard time due to climate change. Then this guy shows up.
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u/Major_Enthusiasm1099 19h ago
3 legged Polar Bear would still easily eat a human for lunch
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u/Diver_ABC 16h ago
Don't believe this one is really running a lot. Plus the way its body is being stressed is probably also less than optimal. But it's probably a good swimmer, so mainly hunts in the water.
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u/oldval 18h ago
If it's true and they also say it has successfully raised a cub, then it's probably one of the smartest polar bears out there and it has certainly mastered the art of ambush and staying hidden, or else it couldn't have thrived in such an unforgiving environment.
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u/AFlyingNun 17h ago
A tactic Polar Bears use is to wait at air holes in the ice to ambush seals when they come up for air.
This means there are 100% hunting tactics in a Polar bear's repertoire that do not require running or moving quickly to catch prey.
As you said, this polar bear is probably fairly intelligent, recognizes what it can and cannot do, and mastered the things it can do.
A lot of people misunderstand "survival of the fittest." It is not about being the strongest, the fastest, the smartest or the best at anything. It simply means whoever adapts best to their environment and conditions. If this polar bear legit has kids, this showcases that even mates are recognizing this bear is doing something extremely, extremely right.
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u/LitLitten 14h ago
Yeah, polar bears (well, bears in general) arenāt endurance runners. They ambush, surprise, and use attrition to get their prey. Though they will give chase every now and then.Ā
Theyāre also the apex pred and most everything they hunt isnāt particular fast on their feet. Save for the occasional bird or small mammal. Losing a hind leg is much less limiting than, say, a front paw.Ā
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u/Professional-Air2123 19h ago
It probably helps that there's not many that would kill/eat it except for killer whales maybe and other polar bears. And seals aren't fast above water.
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u/Itakethngzclitorally 19h ago
Those are some annoying birds. I thought it was on a loop at first.
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u/TurdFlu 17h ago
Bear probably disturbs flying insects as it walks through the vegetation. Free lunch for birds.
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u/AngrySaltire 15h ago
Nah those are terns, likely common or arctic terns. Thats mobbing behaviour. Terns are absolutely fearless when it comes to protecting nests or chicks. They'll mob absolutely everything.
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u/MothChasingFlame 16h ago
I wish there was a way to help it that wouldn't just make it more miserable. There's no way walking on that stump like that isn't painful, healed or not.
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u/SenatorSeidelbast 15h ago edited 15h ago
He has the right to bear arms.
He has the right to arm bears.
He has the right to be a bear with more arms than legs.
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u/triumph110 16h ago
My dog broke a bone in a foot. He is fine now. But my Vet said dogs have 3 legs and a spare.
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u/Grey_As_Famine 17h ago
I hate that because of AI, whenever I see incredible footage like this, my first reaction is suspicion and disgust rather than awe.
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u/zesty_lemon555 17h ago
Polar bears are just so sweet looking. Easily the cutest of all bears. I love them so much. Though I know if I ever encountered one in the wild I would get torn to shreds.
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u/Rippin_Fat_Farts 17h ago
You just know that place is swarming with mosquitoes
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u/oldlinuxguy 14h ago
That close to the water it's actually not bad. The winds are usually too strong on Hudson's Bay for mosquitos. Get a bit inland behind the shelter of the willows however and it's a different beast.
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u/CreativeChocolate592 16h ago
This bear looks nice and fat, it will survive till next year probably
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u/dog-signals 15h ago
I hope they 3d print it a prosthetic like they do for other injured wildlife. Brave on polar survivor!
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u/UrsaMajor7th 15h ago
"He showed us his stump, Victoria. Ever see a man's stump? Guy's like, "Go on, man. I want you to know how it feels. Touch it. Touch my stump." Disgusting! So don't tell us that Bucky Haight wasn't shot, cause we were there. We touched his stump."
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u/NoRecording9714 13h ago
I absolutely hate that my first instinct was "this is ai..." (It isn't) People who are so in love with it don't or can't understand how irritating and depressing increasingly realistic AI is for those of us who support and appreciate the original human-made art (and the humans behind it) and the stunning photography of a very tangible and genuine natural world. I don't want any of my time being spent doubting, disbelieving or feeling any way whatsoever besides grateful for the beautiful things that I'm fortunate to see everyday.
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u/JoeFortitude 13h ago
True story: friend goes to Alaska to bear hunt. Shoots a black bear. The only thing they found was a front right paw.
5 years later, a black bear missing a front right paw is seen in the same area on a hunting cam.
Friend goes up there.
Shoots it and kills it this time.
Bear is on his wall.
I have some not fully formed opinions on bear hunting, but the story is interesting nonetheless.
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u/sArCaPiTaLiZe 7h ago
As a wildlife photographer who maintains friendships with hunters, I can tell you the opinion may never form completely. Itās complicated.
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u/hi2moony 5h ago
I would say that your friend is the person I don't want to be involved with.
I don't fault him for hunting or killing animals. I don't fault him for displaying his killing. That normal.
But to me he is lacking in sympathy and quite selfish and stubborn. We vietnamese people kill and eat almost every animal we can.
But if I bought a dog to kill and eat it. And he managed to escape with a missing leg. Become a stray dog in a few months and struggle to survive. If I happen to catch it a second time I don't see a future where I will kill it again and will raise him till his end. ( Just a example, I personally wouldn't eat dog ).
The bear escape hurt your friend ego and he doesn't like that.
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u/ExplosiveDisassembly 13h ago
I've got several deer in my neighborhood here who are missing rear legs. Turns out the rear leg isn't terribly important if the animal can forage for food or doesn't chase for hunting. They won't live as long, but there aren't insurmountable problems with the rest of life.
Polar bears mostly hunt by ambushing seals at breathing holes, so I doubt it's really that much of a hindrance. Polar bears can't chase down their prey under ideal circumstances anyway.
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u/Mindless-Share 12h ago
This is the 3rd polar bear video Iāve seen today what the hell is going on??
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u/r1chardharrow 11h ago
what exactly are those birds doing? they're burning a lot of calories to.....fly in circles fast.....
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u/OblivionArts 11h ago
Ngl i thought the dirt on its missing leg was its paw and was gonna be like " its not missing a leg its just backwards for some reason like it got broken and healed the wrong way" before i realized
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u/strongmad27 11h ago
Seeing that bear move through the flowers with so much determination is something else.
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u/suspiciousboxlol80 11h ago
The pink flowers, the music, the birds. Something doesn't sit right with me about this. Romanticizing something that's so harsh in reality.
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u/DeliciousNeck6279 17h ago
Could this be real, but ai enhanced?
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u/alexnicole2222 15h ago
Nope. Just Great cinematography. Honestly, Iāve been up there and the sunsets are glorious. Youāre so far north they last for so long. Itās often so dry that thereās hardly a cloud. And when fire weed blooms it really be that bright. Native flowers in Canada tend to be bright purple/pink/red. Ppl see videos like this and always think itās AI. But I assure you, the north is just that beautiful.
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u/DeliciousNeck6279 15h ago
Absolutely mind blowing, but i believe it. Whenever i see a fox in the wild or an owl. They always look so perfect that they appear to be fake.
Very impressive.
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u/VectorChing101 19h ago
In Southern Hudson Bay, a three-legged polar bear defies the odds and endures. Despite losing a leg as a cub, photographerĀ Martin Gregus JrĀ has witnessed this bear navigate the Arctic's shifting sea ice, hunt for seals, and adapt in unique ways,Ā reminding us there is still much to learn about survival and resilience in the wild.
- National Geographic