On 12 Jan 2001, at 17:28, John A. Lind wrote:
> Hmmmm . . . could have gotten some practical application of all their
> medical training. Polar bears are _not_ as small as their opposite colored
> cousins farther south.
LOL!!! Not hardly! Fully-grown male polar bears can reach 7' tall
(standing on their hind legs), and have claws that can be 2" long (or
longer)! I don't know what they clock-out at, but I've seen them go from
lying down to full-trot-boogie at the blink of an eye.
Not something that ANYONE wants to mess with!
> ...a herd of buffalo... They apparently look enough like cattle that
> Army personnel had to occasionally rescue someone...
I don't know 'bout the American variety, but the Canuckian buffalo don't
look *anything* like cattle. Uhhh.... well, I suppose that both *do* have
four legs and a long tail! :-)
> The bulls did not take kindly to anyone around the herd of cows
> (females) and would quickly become very aggressive, not to mention the
> cows which were would become just as aggressive if there were any young
> calves around.
It's probably common sense, but two VERY important tips for anyone
who's photographing wildlife are: (1) NEVER get between a momma
and her baby, and (2) don't mess with the males! :-)
Btw, when I was in Cambridge Bay, NWT (1992), I got chased by a
male musk ox. (Generally, they don't attack unless you get real close
but, rather, form a circle around the young and then stamp their feet and
snort at you.) Anyway, I was about 50 yards off... usually a pretty safe
distance... taking photos from the seat of my 4-wheeler when one male
decided he'd have a run at me. I was out on the tundra about 200 yards
off the the road, and he got to about 15 yards behind me (and closing
fast) before I finally hit the road and was able to gun the 4-wheeler. Had
he had 'nuther few yards of rough tundra to chase me, he *might* have
caught me. VERY scary!
[Quick side note... musk ox also *don't* look like cattle!] :-)))
Regards,
Chris
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I'm *not* a Zuikoholic.... I'm a Zuikohobbiest!
Chris O'Neill (coneill@xxxxxxxxxxx)
http://www.nucleus.com/~coneill
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