I simultaneously feel bad for those bears for losing their fur, creeped out by how much bald bears look like giant rats, and scared as fark by their enormous claws.

AirForceVet: Looks like mange to me.

I'd like to think that the vets would have figured that one out, but then again, it is accompanied by "nasty rashes and inflammations on their skin," so you may well be right. Additionally, I'm not so sure the Daily Mail did such a great job reporting this one, as they start off by saying it only effects one bear, but then say that it effects all of the female bears. They also neglected to mention the name of the zoo, but posted 4 pictures of the bears.

This (new window) article from 2002 shows that a similar event occurred in Florida, where they found it to be an unusual strain of mange.

According to The Sun, this happened at Leipzig Zoo. Considering that The Sun ran the article 4 hours earlier than the Daily Fail, I'm guessing I found their source.

/After re-checking the Daily Mail article, I did see that they mentioned that it occurred at "a zoo in Leipzig."
//Still a poorly written article.

GAT_00: Hey, that's like the 10th time someone tried that headline. I guess one of them had to go green at some point.

I wouldn't have known it was #10, so what the hell.

Huh. So thats what a bear with no fur looks like. A question that I never thought to ask.

New Pooh scares Lil Cthulhu (new window)

*Draws Longsword +2*

What a hairless bear might look like.

(Pretend I linked the first image)

"You know, I could still kill you in seconds flat. In fact, you laughing at me makes me more inclined to do so.

I dub this new species... Bare.

Came for the pic of Cthulhu on a pogo stick, leaving disappointed.

BONUS FUN FACT: I fully expected "Cthulhu" to get flagged by the automatic spellcheck that I keep on at all times. It was recognized as a proper spelling.

GreenAdder: Okay. Who brought the dog?

That is EXACTLY what I thought of when I saw the pic in the link.

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very Fuzzy, was he?

PSA: don't feed the yao guai. that is all, children.

No fear

Poor thing

So thats what the new Worgs are going to look like next yr....hmmm might go Horde then

Sensei Can You See: Surool: Came for the pic of Cthulhu on a pogo stick, leaving disappointed.

Not just any pogo stick -- it has to be a pimped-out pogo stick.

BONUS FUN FACT: I fully expected "Cthulhu" to get flagged by the automatic spellcheck that I keep on at all times. It was recognized as a proper spelling.

Isn't "Cthulhu" the correct spelling?

It is, but I didn't expect the OS dictionary to know that.

Stephen Colbert reportedly seen in area with clippers.

I want to see Lady Gaga wear one on her head.

syrynxx: Fano: inb4

Dammit! somehow I missed that.

It happens. I've done the same myself- obvious post that was missed by a while.

I've seen large dogs fully shaved before, so it wasn't that big of a deal.

wildsnowllama: I dub this new species... Bare.

*golf clap*



Damn why did I see this right before going to bed? It is the stuff of nightmares.

Dammit woman! I said shave it BARE.

/Fuzzy Wuzzy was already covered

"Can't I just destroy his environment until he loses his fur and becomes sterile?"

It looks so human from the head to the mid-abdomen.

Damn, that's nasty.

Allansfirebird: It looks so human from the head to the mid-abdomen.

Damn, that's nasty.

I wouldn't like to meet your friends.

It looks like a steroid abusing kangaroo! It's adorable, but I like em fluffier.

Poor Mr. Bear, someone give him some huney, stat.

AirForceVet: Looks like mange to me.

I think so too.
Its possible that bear vets are not familiar with dog diseases (although they might have ruled it out already). Could just be stress or some chemical inadvertently introduced to the pen that doesn't agree with the bears.

wildsnowllama: I dub this new species... Bare.

...that was funnier than it should have been.

man-bear-pig is NOT all bears. gawd this article is dUMb.

what bear should look like