Real bears, playing hockey...plus a story.

[Brandwin]

LOL WOW! I am cracking up.
Bears playing hockey link to video



Now the story.

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (Oct. 22) -- An ice-skating bear turned on its trainers, killing one and seriously wounding another, the director of a circus arena said Thursday.
Kurmangazy Isanayev said workers dragged the trainers with a visiting Russian troupe away from the bear following Wednesday's attack, which occurred as they were rehearsing for a show in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.

The exits were then closed and rescue services called in.
Police said they shot the bear dead.

The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper, reported that the 5-year-old bear was wearing ice skates when it lashed out at its handlers before a scheduled performance of "Bears on Ice" by the Russian state circus.

The animal dragged trainer Dmitry Potapov, 25, across the rink by his neck, killing him, the Telegraph and BBC News reported. A 29-year-old worker who tried to help Potapov was seriously mauled, the BBC said. Performing bears on ice are common attractions at Russian circuses. Some are equipped with helmets and sticks and trained to play hockey.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

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That Bears team could beat the Leafs!!!

Go to the 1:40 mark where the Bear uses his "hand" to move the puck

[Scottdau]

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That is just wrong. That bear that attack the other should have got a penalty. I thought it was cool that they could skate and hold a stick and shoot puck. I guess hockey is easier than I thought?

[Scottdau]

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Also, that is **** that they shot the bear for basically doing what a ****ing bear does. Keep them in the forest! People are stupid to train these wild animals for our pleasure. STUPID!

[LingeringRegime]

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At first I was like this is cool. Then I saw that they were wearing skates. Sad.

[BlueNGold]

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LMAO!!! 2 of them started fighting.

Is that seriously real bears? I thought it was just people in bear costumes, lol.

EDIT: Nevermind, I just read the story. When I first posted I only clicked on the video out of excitement. Now it isn't so funny after reading that.

[ProjectRipCity]

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lol I thought this was real at first. It's still funny.

[DickDalewood]

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Also, that is **** that they shot the bear for basically doing what a ****ing bear does. Keep them in the forest! People are stupid to train these wild animals for our pleasure. STUPID!

I agree. My gf and I were reading that story, and right after the headline I go "What do you want to bet the ended up killing the bear too? And all he was doing was just being a bear."

Completely bull**** that they make these animals to stupid stuff like using ice skates, then if it reacts, they shoot the thing.

I'm sorry, but I don't feel bad for the trainer at all, I feel bad for the bear.

[Scottdau]

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I agree. My gf and I were reading that story, and right after the headline I go "What do you want to bet the ended up killing the bear too? And all he was doing was just being a bear."

Completely bull**** that they make these animals to stupid stuff like using ice skates, then if it reacts, they shoot the thing.

I'm sorry, but I don't feel bad for the trainer at all, I feel bad for the bear.

Yep, I agree.

[Scottdau]

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lol I thought this was real at first. It's still funny.

It is real. Those are real bears playing hockey. I can't believe they are able to train them to play hockey, but it is messed up that the bear that killed the trainer got killed, for doing what bears do!

[p_rushing]

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What do you want them to do with the bear? They can't use it anymore and they can't release it to the wild because it will die or harm someone else. These aren't bears raised in the wild.

Not saying that training to do all this stuff is right, but you can't keep it after the fact.

[DickDalewood]

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What do you want them to do with the bear? They can't use it anymore and they can't release it to the wild because it will die or harm someone else. These aren't bears raised in the wild.

Not saying that training to do all this stuff is right, but you can't keep it after the fact.

Dude, just detain the thing. Tranquilize it and send it off to a zoo or other wildlife habitat.

[Scottdau]

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What do you want them to do with the bear? They can't use it anymore and they can't release it to the wild because it will die or harm someone else. These aren't bears raised in the wild.

Not saying that training to do all this stuff is right, but you can't keep it after the fact.

True, but why not just keep the bears in the forest. Even the killer whales at Sea World should be left alone. These are wild animals we make them do tricks. And then when they do kill someone for doing something that is natural to them they get killed. Oh well. We just see it different.

[ProjectRipCity]

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It is real. Those are real bears playing hockey. I can't believe they are able to train them to play hockey, but it is messed up that the bear that killed the trainer got killed, for doing what bears do!

Wow....

IDK what to say about that.

[Scottdau]

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I thought it was fake too, until I saw him feeding them for doing the trick. And then the fight at the end show you those are real bears. I still don't know how he got them to you the sticks right.