| mehulkamdar |
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| 04/05/08 12:43 AM |
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Re: Bear mauls five people in India
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In one of the tiger parks I visited the guide was more concerned about bears than tigers. He thought it was not appropriate that women from a camp in the park, had to walk unescorted on the roads and paths because of the risk of bears.
John,
Sloth bears get drunk sometimes when they raid illegal stills and they can then be more dangerous than tigers. Unlike the North American bears, the Indian varieties, both sloth and the Himalayan bear are aggressive.
I am not at all surprised that the bear in question mauled five people. It must have gotten drunk at an illegal still somewhere.