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[-] FundMECFSResearch 122 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Fun fact: Grizzlies and Polar Bears are the same species according to the Biological Species Concept.

Meaning they interbreed in the wild (somewhat rare), and produce viable offspring that can have babies as well.

We’re actually noticing this happening more and more with climate change. As Grizzly populations move further and further north, they’re encountering polar bears more often and are more likely to mate. Some scientists actually think within the next couple centuries due to arctic sea ice pretty much disappearing polar bears will either go extinct, or interbreed with grizzlies so much that there isn’t a “pure” polar bear left. Most likely a mix of both.

[-] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 55 points 2 months ago
[-] AngryishHumanoid@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

Hey, Mac! You still have that Halloween costume?

[-] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 26 points 2 months ago
[-] FourGreenFields@feddit.org 55 points 2 months ago

The number of confirmed hybrids has since risen to eight, all of them descending from the same female polar bear

She has a type.

[-] chellomere@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago
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[-] xwolpertinger@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Fun fact: Grizzlies and Polar Bears are the same species according to the Biological Species Concept.

Calling it that gives it too much credit, it is something thought up in the 17th/18th century without any concept of genetics and evolution.

Which might explain why it breaks down almost instantly under any amount of scrutiny.

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[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 months ago

There are tons and tons and tons of species that can do this. It’s not clear to me what the prevailing species concept is nowadays, if we’re even still following one.

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[-] lemon@sh.itjust.works 104 points 2 months ago

Do not – and I really cannot stress this enough – give any of those bears cocaine

[-] erotador 24 points 2 months ago

instructions unclear, bears are now on pcp

[-] ignotum@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago
[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 months ago

Didn't even know they made it in liquid form

[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 6 points 2 months ago

I dissolved it in Absinthe, seemed like a good idea at the time...

[-] ignotum@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Science 🤷‍♂️

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[-] UnawareOfAnything@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago
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[-] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago
[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Cocaine Bear 2: Land of the Fresh Powder.

[-] SektorC@discuss.tchncs.de 89 points 2 months ago
[-] Klear@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

Snapping out of your fantasy as you're being eaten alive is a bad move.

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[-] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 61 points 2 months ago

They may kill SEAL with a slap but how many polar bear slaps does it take to kill members of other special forces?

[-] musubibreakfast@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

That depends on the bear's tactical training, if the bear went through bootcamp then it's one slap, if the bear is also a SEAL then it's half a slap.

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[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 53 points 2 months ago

Bear is black, fight back.

Bear is brown, turn around.

Bear is white, say good night.

[-] s_s@lemm.ee 33 points 2 months ago

Also.

Some black bears are brown.

Some brown bears are black.

Good luck everyone.

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

Bear is white, say good night, and tuck it in and tell it a story. Once the bear has fallen asleep snuggle up to it, so it has a fresh morning snack.

[-] lobut@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I remember somewhere they were saying you should remove your clothes (slowly piece by piece) with a polar bear. The bear will get distracted and start sniffing your clothes.

I think it was a QI episode and then David Mitchell said something like that Polar Bear being happier in the fact that the human would be better to eat this time because it didn't have a wrapper.

[-] ilega_dh@feddit.nl 18 points 2 months ago

That’s a myth perpetuated by the polar bears, they’re just perverts

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think removing your clothes is just so the bear doesn't choke to death on your Nikes.

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[-] itslilith 14 points 2 months ago

Turn around is a bad idea

If it's brown, lie down

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[-] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 52 points 2 months ago

Also, one of the few animals that will hunt humans for food

[-] Sirdubdee@lemmy.world 43 points 2 months ago

Can’t blame them. They’re running out of options.

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[-] HappyFrog 48 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I bet they gives good hugs :3

[-] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 42 points 2 months ago

It will keep you warm and cozy for the rest of your life!

[-] Zorsith 10 points 2 months ago

Great source of vitamin A!

[-] Mist101@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

Also vitamin AA, AAA, and AAAA.

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[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 months ago
[-] BigBenis@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

180 seconds (3 minutes) is a hilarious overestimation of any fighter's ability. Unless you're counting the time it takes to bleed out.

[-] Event_Horizon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

10 seconds of fighting, 170 seconds of screaming while being ripped apart.

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[-] Donebrach@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago

Fighting bears isn’t that common of an encounter. I’d be more worried about deer and coyotes or even a single cougar than the off chance of encountering a bear. They will definitely fuck you up but it’s not like they are starting their day to be like “Imma go murder a human” in the same way other urban-adjacent animals are—I think they just wanna get that sweet sweet pick-a-nic basket.

dies from turkey assault

[-] tatann@lemm.ee 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You mean there are single cougars in your local area ? I always thought these ads were lying

[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago

There are enough of them that I no longer go in certain areas of the forest unless I'm armed. And I always have 2 arms on me at all times.

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[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Moose are not to be trifled with either. If you accidentally put yourself between mama and baby, you’re gonna have a real bad time

[-] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Polar bears will absolutely try to hunt you. They'll eat anything that moves. The only way to deal with a polar bear is a gun.

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[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Tall snow doggos

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 11 points 2 months ago

Motorcycle helmets are purposefully not-hard. Odd comparison.

[-] casmael@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

*first floor windows don’t go nuts guys no way that lad is reaching all the way to the second floor

[-] v_krishna@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 months ago

Is the US the first floor is the ground floor, second floor is what is called the 1st floor in many other countries

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[-] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

is the fear of this bear why we're so intent in melting the icecaps?

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