Animal behaviour - Serious discussion
Discussion
DrTre said:
I was wondering if it had had an cybernetic download like Keanu in The Matrix?
I did wonder to myself that if it was a performing bear previously, he can't have disliked doing it that much. With martial arts skills like that, I'm sure he could have kicked ten bells out of the trainer and run off!DrTre said:
Just wondering if any animal behaviourists can comment on the legitimacy of this
I am going to hazard a guess its either a performing bear that has been rescued, or it is a normal happy bear that played with a stick (like a dog or monkey does) and learnt some balance over time. Looks like very normal behaviour, mixed with an unusual talent and a sensationalist headline to get Youtube hits? (Edit - I suppose it could also be a man in a suit?)
Edited by Aiten on Friday 28th May 12:19
MadOne said:
What a cute teddy bear. I like to think he is really tallented! And I love his wee white bib at the front.
Would that be the wee white bib that the bear at the start of the video doesn't have?Its a fake. Bear at start couldn't even pick up stick, cut away back to 'bear' with white bib that already has stick in paws and juggling
t, he only flipped it once!!Animal behaviour expert Professor Marc Bekoff from the University of Colorado said the footage appears genuine.
He said: "This is an amazing example of animal object control. This goes beyond normal animal usage of complex tools but then again you can train seals to balance balls on their noses and train elephants to paint with their trunks, so why not this.
"I would guess this is the result of extreme training and would find it hard to believe the animal taught itself this spontaneously."
Professor Bekoff added that the bear's 'Kung Fu' moves were not natural and the bear must have been in a situation of extreme boredom. or it might just have been playing.
He said: "This is an amazing example of animal object control. This goes beyond normal animal usage of complex tools but then again you can train seals to balance balls on their noses and train elephants to paint with their trunks, so why not this.
"I would guess this is the result of extreme training and would find it hard to believe the animal taught itself this spontaneously."
Professor Bekoff added that the bear's 'Kung Fu' moves were not natural and the bear must have been in a situation of extreme boredom. or it might just have been playing.
Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff