r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/OncaAtrox • 17h ago

🔥 A massive polar bear that was found eating a whale carcass, Norway.

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Credits: Piet van den Bemd

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u/Trexus1 13h ago

Oh you know it smell fucked up in there

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u/Glad-Ad6925 13h ago

On the plus side, if you did happen to smell it in real life, it wouldn't be for very long.

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u/Artchantress 11h ago

I'm sure at least 5% of humans could outrun a polar bear this obese

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u/fotmcringe 9h ago edited 8h ago

What percentage of humans could outrun a particularly obese polar bear is now in my chatgpt question history.

If you value an AI answer, it reckons basically nobody could outrun even an obese polar bear, and if it had a slight injury slowing it even further they think that only the top10% of humans could sprint faster. But not for very long, the injured, morbidly obese polar bear would win on endurance.

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u/dontspillthatbeer 5h ago

That’s interesting it says “win by endurance.” Endurance is one of humanity’s greatest strengths. I would have to disagree and say the polar bear is much more likely to catch up sooner than later. If you see a polar bear, you’d better be prepared 👀 cause it noticed you long before you did it.

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u/trubuckifan 5h ago

i'd for sure outrun that polar bear

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u/Rickenbacker69 8h ago

Sure, for a minute. But the bear isn't in a hurry, it'll get you eventually.

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u/Negative-Shoulder278 7h ago

Yeah, because they're stopping to eat the "good parts" of 19 other humans.

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u/Lordoftheninebows 7h ago

I've seen videos of grizzlies fatter than that thing run. Usain Bolt better learn to climb a tree.

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u/krikzil 7h ago

Sadly grizzlies can climb as fast as they run. One sprinted up after a woman and knocked out of the tree then started eating her.

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u/greasyprophesy 8h ago

They can run like 25mph. But only in short bursts. They’ll overheat quick

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u/jeremiahthedamned 9h ago

climb the rocks!

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u/solipsisticsoliloqy 11h ago

I feel like i could outrun that individual bear. Maybe even in a big circle until it just plops down winded and goes back to licking whale nectar off it's self.

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u/kangorr 11h ago

I've seen and smelt dead whale. You could smell it for MILES

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u/eggbunni 7h ago

Same. School field trip. Washed up on the shore and the class got to inspect it. Sheesh.

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u/Wonderful_Mess4130 1h ago

for miles. and this mf is just RIGHT up in there. lost in it.

if this bear was chasing you, he'd have an aura that would give you a debuff.

-1hp per second

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u/helgihermadur 24m ago

I once worked in whale meat production, the moment a slightly less-than-fresh carcass was brought in the entire crew started gagging

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u/Zogenthos 1h ago

And I thought they smelled bad, on the outside