Hank the Tank

[Dr. Cheese]

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A big fat bear breaking into houses and raiding refrigerators will be sort of funny until it isn’t.

 

[pie_man_25]

My condolences to the community. I've gotten pretty close to black bears and they're generally chill. I certainly was nowhere near wanting to test that claim at the time.

 

[westrock]

This black bear made several visits to my Upper Peninsula Michigan cabin. Fortunately he was happy being outside, but he was not wary of my presence. Maybe it was my guitar playing talent or lack of.

 

[Gsnorgathon]

Thinking they should rename him Honk the Chonk. He'd be a contender in Katmai National Park's annual fat bear contest.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Thinking they should rename him Honk the Chonk. He'd be a contender in Katmai National Park's annual fat bear contest.

The one difference is that this fat bear stayed awake and ate all winter.

 

[Gsnorgathon]

Does give him an unfair head start, doesn't it? (I've always thought the fat bear contest should have a second category for "most improved," since some of the bears start the season soooo skinny.)

 

[FrenchBassQC]

The one difference is that this fat bear stayed awake and ate all winter.

That's why he's so big...

 

[Gsnorgathon]

Maybe the name "Honk the Chonk" was already taken by a fat goose.

 

[ElectroVibe]

They need to get an armed robot like they used on a thug in Dallas a few years ago.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

‘Hank the tank’: California officials seek to trap 500lb bear behind break-ins

Another Hank story.

 

[sleddogn]

these stories never end well for the animal, makes me very sad. I do hate humans more and more...

 

[bassdude51]

Replace the word Godzilla with Hank the Tank into this Blue Oyster Cult classic song.

History shows again and again
How nature points out the folly of men
Godzilla (Hank the Tank)
History shows again and again
How nature points out the folly of men
Godzilla (Hank the Tank)
History shows again and again
How nature points out the folly of men

 

[bolophonic]

My wife saw a little black bear near school when she was dropping off the kids a couple years ago. Me and the boys found a bear poop on our trail in our woods last year. I hope they stay safe and comfortable, way far out in the forest.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

these stories never end well for the animal, makes me very sad. I do hate humans more and more...

The way I see it, nature has plenty of kill or be killed scenarios that don’t involve humans. I do not think it would be evil to kill a powerful animal that is breaking into homes for food. Sooner or later, somebody will be in way or spook Hank, and tragedy will ensue. According to the news, Lake Tahoe police are trying to trap and remove the bear. That would work best for all parties.

If people don’t want to endanger large predators, people should not build out in wild areas. Leave some space for these critters.

 

[bluesblaster]

I kind of feel sorry for him, he shouldnt be anywhere near that big, for his size. He would be considered grossly over weight , obese if you will. Probably consuming alot of stuff he shouldnt be, either that or he has some sort of disorder. Thats not a healthy bear right now.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

I kind of feel sorry for him, he shouldnt be anywhere near that big, for his size. He would be considered grossly over weight , obese if you will. Probably consuming alot of stuff he shouldnt be, either that or he has some sort of disorder. Thats not a healthy bear right now.

Bears have a metabolism that allows them to pack on fat for hibernation. He could literally sleep off the fat. My guess is that the bear simply made a rational choice to eat the easiest to acquire food.

 

[GoLeafsGo]

Took these pictures from our campsite of the site across the path....at Killbear Provincial Park....he seems to be quite comfortable on the BBQ...

They (Usually) wander away if you yell and make noise. But one night, about 3 A.M., nature called so I stepped outside and came literally face to face with one. Not sure who was more scared, he bolted up a tree, and I scrambled back into the trailer.

 

[Wood and Wire]

Replace the word Godzilla with Hank the Tank into this Blue Oyster Cult classic song.

History shows again and again
How nature points out the folly of men
Godzilla (Hank the Tank)
History shows again and again
How nature points out the folly of men
Godzilla (Hank the Tank)
History shows again and again
How nature points out the folly of men

Oh no, there goes Idaho.

 

[Wood and Wire]

Killbear Provincial Park....

I think that's a better place to camp, than Killerbear park.

 

[Wood and Wire]

I remember one of my aunt's was camping in one of the national parks (I think it was Yosemite), and one morning a bear came into camp, broke into the car and started eating all the food out of the sealed plastic food locker.

They say that one of the most important survival rules, is to never get between a mamma bear, and her cubs.

Unfortunately the bear broke that rule, as my aunt was coming out of the adults tent, to discover the bear was between her and the kids tent.

She just charged in, and started beating the bear over the head with a magazine, and scared it off.

It never came back.


I have some friends in North Carolina, who have a black bear seasonal migration route through their property - a couple of times a year, they'll have a few families of bears pass through their garden in one direction, then back again later in the year.

The kids are smart enough to stay out of the way, but I do worry about their pets.

Mind you, there was that amazing footage of that guy in Greenland (if I recall) who had to leave his sled dog outside his shack, and was looking on in horror as a group of Polar bears approached his chained up husky.

Amazingly, the dog adopted a play posture, and the bears all came over to say hi, spending a long time playing with the dog (which alarmingly involved putting the dogs head right inside their mouths), before eventually moving along, leaving the dog completely unharmed.

This behaviour repeated, every time the bears made their seasonal transit, with the dog, and the bears becoming closely bonded "friends".

So, I guess if you come down for breakfast in the morning, and find a bear ransacking your fridge, either get swatting with the tv guide, or adopt the downward dog position, and act friendly...