who hasn't seen a bear

  • unperson [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    There are no bears where I live. I have seen pumas however.

    • asaharyev [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I feel like pumas are way more interested in attacking humans than most bears are.

      • unperson [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Really? Here they always stay as far away from human trails as possible, and run away if you see them. What I heard of bears is that they seek people, eat their food, and if you try to shoo them away you get mauled.

        • asaharyev [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Huh, the occasional mountain lion in northeastern US gets a ton of news because they tend to be pretty aggressive, but perhaps that's more because they are lower populations than bears.

          • john_browns_beard [he/him, comrade/them]
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            4 years ago

            Northeastern US mountain lions get news because there's a huge debate about whether or not they exist east of the Mississippi. If you want to go down a rabbit hole, give it a google.

    • bockwad [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Of course I don't want you to dox yourself, but what region of the country do you live in? I live in the Southwest and we call them mountain lions. I've never met a person who uses the term puma.

      • unperson [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I suppose it's the south west but way way more south :P