21Sep/104
Grin and Bear It
Continuing with the wildlife theme of late, here's what bear warning signs in BC look like. At first glance it looked official. I gathered it was an educational piece about how to avoid encountering a bear, and if perchance you did come across one how you should act...
... but upon reading the sign in more detail I was a bit taken aback. The municipality actually printed this?
That's right, chances are nobody speaks bear. Literally zero. In fact, more people speak Klingon than bear. But, hey, we even have wildlife overpasses in BC so it all goes hand in hand I guess!
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September 22nd, 2010 - 13:03
I love it! Is it correct, as we have been told in various documentaries, that black bears are much easier to deal with than grizzlies?
September 23rd, 2010 - 11:05
Snarky, snarky! Perhaps the person who was assigned to write this text was a wee bit tired of having to warn the foolish humans.
September 24th, 2010 - 21:59
I’ve heard that as well, eventhough the word “grizzly” sounds like it would make that type of bear much more difficult to deal with! Then there’s brown bears too, but I think they’re perhaps the smallest and least intimidating of the bunch. Although seeing any type or size of bear would make me a bit nervous…
September 24th, 2010 - 22:01
Oh, yes, maybe that’s the reasoning. I bet the person who wrote this text and the one who writes the warnings on coffee cups that say “Careful! Beverage can be hot!” share some of the same stories of how stupid it is to have to warn people about the obvious! haha