by One Vike
In this series of photos, you will see a polar bear come upon some sled dogs tethered to a stake. Oh boy.....
Normally you would think that a dog tethered to a stake would be lunch for a polar bear, but these pictures tell a completely different story.
From what I can see, the polar bear just wanted to play and get a little brotherly love.
The professional photographer who took these photos said the bear came back every night that week to play with the dogs. It gives a whole new meaning to the verse "the Lion will lay down with the lamb"...God's animals having fun.
These excellent photos were taken by photographer Norbert Rosing when he was in the wilds around Canada's Hudson Bay.
Curious, that polar bears in zoos almost always attack humans that invade their exhibits but a wild polar bear is so playful towards these dogs.
Polar bears do seem to be less aggressive albeit more powerful than other bears.
Of course, I also don't hear about other types of bears attacking dogs outright unless they are protecting humans.
I am not surprised that the bear and dogs did not get into a fight. I am an animal behaviorist, and what I have learned throughout the years is that both the dog's and bear’s body language are soft and playful. The bear’s eyes and face are not in attack mode. Also, from what I can see, the dogs are not showing their fangs in the first picture, this will automatically signal to the bear that they don't want to fight.
This is a test.
Personally I think the bear is checking for body fat. The bear comes back every night for two weeks, then one day when all is unsuspecting he will pounce on his new fattened little friend.
Hey, I read Hansel and Gretel, the which kept checking to see when the boy was fat enough to eat