Scary car thief
A Coloardo couple recently got a surprise when their car alarm started going off at 2 a.m.
They could see someone moving around inside their car from their window, so they called sheriff’s deputies. When authorities arrived the thief was discovered — a young bear somehow found its way into the car.
After snapping a couple of photos, deputies opened the door and the bear took off, but not before he managed to cause significant damage to the car’s interior. Apparently this isn’t an uncommon problem. People who leave food in their cars when bears are about run the risk of bear-related damage.
Fortunately, damage is repairable. I can only imagine the heart attack I’d get if I walked out to my car at night to find a bear inside.
- Staff Writer Bryan Dean
Dogs are funniest … not on purpose
So just in case you were wondering, dogs outshine cats when it comes to wins for America’s Funniest Home Videos. I’m not sure that’s a good thing, though. Most of the time winners on America’s Funniest Home Videos have either done something ridiculously stupid or just been hit in the groin.
The show marks its 20th anniversary at 6 p.m. Sunday on ABC. (Read more about TV on the NewsOK Television Blog!)
And in honor of their anniversary, show officials calculated all the animal winners during the past 20 years. Dogs finished first with cats close behind. But there are all kinds of other animals that have won. (Who knew whales could be funny? And who knew that a praying mantis would win not once but twice?)
- 1 ANT
- 3 BEARS
- 22 BIRDS
- 1 BULL
- 1 CAMEL
- 34 CATS
- 1 CHIMP
- 1 DEER
- 136 DOGS
- 1 ELK
- 1 FERRET
- 1 FISH
- 1 FLY
- 1 FROG
- 4 GIRAFFES
- 4 GOATS
- 1 GORILLA
- 1 GUINEA PIG
- 3 HAMSTERS
- 4 HORSES
- 1 KANGAROO
- 1 LIZARD
- 2 LLAMAS
- 5 MONKEYS
- 2 MICE
- 1 ORANGUTAN
- 1 OSTRICH
- 2 PRAYING MANTIS
- 5 RACOONS
- 1 RAM
- 1 RAT
- 1 RHINO
- 1 SEA LION
- 1 SPIDER
- 1 SNAKES
- 9 SQUIRRELS
- 1 TARANTULA
- 1 TOAD
- 2 WHALES
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – bear hunters prep for season
Check out these stories in The Oklahoman this weekend and today -
- Pigs ham it up during races at fair. (Oklahoma City – check out photos here!)
- Puggerfest returns. (Oklahoma City)
- Black bear hunts to begin Thursday. (Latimer, Le Flore, McCurtain and Pushmataha counties)
- The state’s first bear season begins Thursday, and no one really knows what to expect.
- NFL Notebook: Vick is back. (Pennsylvania)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – chicks at the fair
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Pooches dress in their best. (Nichols Hills)
- Lessons continue for kids at fair. (Oklahoma City)
- Yellowstone bears get protection. (Wyoming)
- Toxins stop Oregon’s mussel, clam harvesting.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
That bear is mean!
OK, the bear isn’t mean at all. Because it’s made of cardboard. This might be the most awesome news report I’ve ever seen. Kudos to my coworker who found it.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – time to eat
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Livestock law drawing attention. (editorial)
- Animals open wide for chow time. (Oklahoma City, page 1d)
- Dogs get their day. (Norman, page 4d)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – It’s 9 a.m. Do you know where your cattle are?
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Work continues to build sheriff’s substation at zoo. (Oklahoma City)
- Zoo plans free day. (Oklahoma City)
- Pet Tales: Neighbors share a meal. (Edmond)
- Blood donors to get zoo tickets. (Moore)
- Rate of cattle rustling has doubled since 2008. (statewide)
- Five black bears killed. (Utah)
- Love for turtles not shell game. (nationwide)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – dogs hog the spotlight
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman since Saturday -
- Dogs vie to give judges pause. (Oklahoma City, video below and check out a slideshow here)
- Top dogs shine during show. (Oklahoma City)
- JBS Swift beef makes recalls. (Colorado)
- Boston closes mounted unit. (Massachusetts)
- Bear steals chocolates. (California)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Animals, now in high-def
I just got my first hige definition television. I know I’m late to the party, but I finally got there. I bought a used 51-inch HDTV, and I must say I couldn’t be happier.
I’m a sports fan, and ESPN definitely looks wonderful on the big HD screen. But I’ve found my favorite thing to watch is wildlife. Discover Channel, the Science Channel and Animal Planet are getting more of my viewing time than ever before. Shows like Planet Earth, with its close-up view of wildlife, look absolutely stunning in high definition. I find myself just staring at the screen in amazement at how beautiful it looks.
I’m not even sure it would look that good if I saw it in-person. Maybe that’s a good thing, because I can’t imagine that I want to get right in the face of a full-grown grizzly or a pack of wolves on the hunt.
Still, if any of you out there are high-def laggers like I was, I must recommend you make the leap. It will change the way you watch television.
- Staff Writer Bryan Dean
A grizzly bear as seen in the Discovery series "Nature's Most Amazing Events."
Best man, I mean bear
Don’t try this at home, folks.
Naturist Casey Anderson has drawn some attention because of his best friend, an 800-pound grizzly bear named Brutus. Anderson raised Brutus from a cub after he was born at an overpopulated wildlife park.
Brutus even served as Anderson’s best man when he recently got married.
The pictures are undeniably amazing, and the story of this relationship is wonderful, but I can’t help but worry. Grizzlies may not be blood-thristy manhunters as they are often portrayed, but they are wild animals capable of turning on their keepers at any moment. Anderson is taking his life into his hands with this relationship. Maybe he sees his relationship with Brutus as worth the risk, but he needs to be especially careful about bringing Brutus near others.
As awful as it would be if Brutus turned on Anderson, he would probably never get over it if his best friend hurt or killed someone else.
For now, enjoy the photos.
- Staff Writer Bryan Dean
