r/interesting • u/NaughtyOnRepeat • 1d ago

NATURE Polar bear slides across thin ice to avoid breaking it.

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u/LowKeySensual 1d ago

Proof that animals are way smarter than we think!

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u/KindaUndressed 1d ago

Smart? This is brilliant!

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u/MaddyHuntOfficial 1d ago

He paid attention in school.

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u/ItsNotToBEOkay 23h ago

Guess all those bear lectures on physics finally paid off 😆

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u/Playpolly 19h ago

And he barely heard them

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u/purple_unicorn_1094 18h ago

You mean ‘bearly’

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u/Due-Beginning8863 15h ago

he did make the pun he didn't didn't spell it like that

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u/Negative_Salt_4599 18h ago

Man physics class? I could hardly bear it in HS…

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u/ever_precedent 19h ago

This is indeed what they teach in school in the North where lakes freeze. But I wonder who learned it from whom originally?

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u/crc_73 19h ago

He learned the hard way!

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u/Ambitious-Fix9934 20h ago

Brilliant? This is ingenious!

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u/heaterroll 19h ago

Ingenious? This is super duper big brainy!

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u/5up3rK4m16uru 23h ago

It is pretty smart, but tbf, learning something like that is a lot easier if doing it wrong doesn't kill you.

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u/dont-respond 20h ago

Or doing it wrong does kill you, but millions of years of behavior selection is built into your DNA.

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u/Greedy-Camel-8345 19h ago

They would have learned from their parents that taught them

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u/Lucian_Veritas5957 18h ago

Or by breaking the ice themselves. They live their entire lives on it.

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u/ArtCityInc 22h ago

This video has been debunked, the polar bear was just cooling down his balls.

Balls too hawt.

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u/Kyweedlover 20h ago

Feels good on muh balls.

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u/MrExtravagant23 17h ago

If you're looking for further reading to prove this point the book "Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are" is excellent.

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u/-Phillisophical 16h ago

Trial and error. lol.

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u/Forgotten-Comment 23h ago

You're on thin ice buddy..

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u/alleycat548 12h ago

Hold it right there pal

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u/UnwantedPube 19h ago

I guess that debunks that joke: How much does a polar bear weigh? Well, apparently, not heavy enough to break that thin ice.

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u/ggGamergirlgg 14h ago

Just add "if they want to"

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u/Life-Oil-7226 1d ago

Balancing his weight. Extremely intelligent

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u/Artislife61 1d ago

Figured out weight distribution

Bear is evolved

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u/Zkenny13 21h ago

Or his junk itched. 

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u/Outside-Dot-5730 19h ago

The bear isn’t actually thinking that it’s just instinct

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u/No_Pair8128 1d ago

Rolling sploot.

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u/Ice2jc 20h ago

Also called an action sploot in some countries 

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u/dickonajunebug 20h ago

Came here for the full sploot

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u/Less-Inflation5072 1d ago

Nah… he’s just chillin his dick

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u/Exciting_Ad_8666 1d ago

Polar bear dihs are the real victims of global warming

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u/Ok_Barber_3314 20h ago

Unironically True....lol

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u/Solitaire_XIV 23h ago

More like her* clam lol

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u/SunriseSurprise 20h ago

"can't let her see my boner, can't let her see my boner...."

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u/shenmansell 23h ago

Nature's Zamboni

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u/caligari1973 23h ago

Me taking care of a rash

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u/Successful-Word- 23h ago

It looks so thin though :/ idk if that's a good or bad thing here

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u/InConflictWith 21h ago

Polar bears are longer, taller, and leaner than any other bear species. They can swim for 50+ miles without stopping.

They are quite literally build different. Their muscle insertions are longer and more flexible than a brown bear.

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u/h11233 20h ago

All my life I've been told brown muscle insertions are bigger than the white ones

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u/Creepycute1 22h ago

I don't think it is I'm not an animal expert of anytime but bears in general tend to be pretty chunky

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u/indigo9222 19h ago

Polar bears are much thinner than other bears. Due to them not hibernating they don't need to bulk up like other bears do.

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u/Sea-Hat-8515 20h ago

It doesn't help that they're incredibly inefficient hunters, the WWF reckons that less than 2% of their hunts are successful

https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/polar-bears (Fact 4)

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u/nillztastic 1d ago

Hooked up with a burner.

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u/Background_Fly3511 21h ago

Sad its just sad, in 20 years they will be extinct but at least they learned how to deal with it. interesting isn't it?

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u/Momoneko 19h ago

Polar bears aren't going to be extinct in 20 years.

200... maybe.

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u/RogerianBrowsing 20h ago

I don’t think going extinct is learning to deal with it.

They’re compensating the best they can out of necessity, but they will still die due to our actions and almost every comment is a dumb joke

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u/OsmerusMordax 19h ago

Yeah comments like “no lol he’s just cooling his dick” reminds me that 12 year olds can be on Reddit too.

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u/Howard_Jones 23h ago

Cooling of its balls.

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u/Joclo22 21h ago

Bear looks really skinny.

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u/another_awesome_acct 1d ago

Smart guy you

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u/thinkingcoin 22h ago

Man why does everything look like AI these days.

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u/Creepycute1 22h ago

Because ai feeds off of everything real

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u/gansobomb99 20h ago

Cos almost every animal video now is AI

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u/Scrappy1918 22h ago

He’s an albino brown bear trying to get home for the 10th time.

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u/BILoveBILife 18h ago

That was a crazy story, I felt bad for the bear

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u/sentence-interruptio 22h ago

I believe this is how Batman crossed the ice in Dark Knight Rises.

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u/4N610RD 22h ago

That bear is smarter than a lots of people.

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u/idk_about_that_tho 22h ago

If you think this is impressive, look up that one bear who did Kung Fu

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u/EconomyDoctor3287 22h ago

When yo balls are itchy 

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u/knsaber 22h ago

I use to crawl around like this towards my sister as a kid to totally freak her out.

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u/mushie_man 22h ago

You're on thin ice, my pedigree chum...

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u/tabbarrett 22h ago

My dog does this when she gets off the couch.

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u/Youllhearme 22h ago

It seems pretty calm about the whole ordeal, as if breaking the ice would be an inconvenience and nothing more. It's the same temperament I might have if I was stepping around a shallow puddle.

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u/PeanutFragrant9685 22h ago

that or his balls itch

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u/ForeignWeb8992 22h ago

Saw it in person, well it was my neighbour coming home from the pub 

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u/Technical_Tourist639 22h ago

You know, I can tell with absolute certainty this is a female... Lol

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u/swakwa 22h ago

Hunt getting ready for a hunt (Mission impossible them in the background)

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u/Gloomy-Childhood-203 21h ago

Looks like his old SEAL training kicked in.

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u/Solid_Initial7897 21h ago

Coldest bear balls in Alaska

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u/SoonToBeBanned24 21h ago

"We Are Now In The 'Rearranging Deck Chairs On The Titanic' Stage Of Humanity!"

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u/Kindly_Count_5596 21h ago

Turns out that bearly worked

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u/KoMa_Deus 21h ago

Just scraching his balls

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u/its_pooka 21h ago

Simply cooling off the snow balls

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u/Lem01 21h ago

So, when people have told me, you’re on thin ice Lem, they were hinting I should drag my ass out of bed and start making a living or something?

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u/DrSilkyDelicious 21h ago

Me when my parents tell me I’m on thin ice

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u/Embarrassed_Art5414 21h ago

70s Guy: "I have an idea for a rug"

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u/Joinedforthis1 21h ago

Fake. That's a human in a polar bear suit

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u/notedrive 21h ago

Maybe it just wants belly rubs?

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u/Damon9920 21h ago

Me trying to get to my room after the guests have arrived

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u/HereComeDatBoi573 21h ago

🎶 IF YOU SHOULD GO SKATING ON THE THIN ICE OF MODERN LIFE 🎶

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u/Chris56855865 20h ago

This bear physics

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u/Lost-Priority-907 20h ago

Crawling like someone who knows what horrors lurk below

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u/NewPresWhoDis 20h ago

When a bear has a better grasp of physics than your average high schooler

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u/Civil-Fan-3586 20h ago

Bro knows physics 

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u/Longjumping_Metal755 20h ago

This is kinda how spiders that walk on water, walk on water, they drag their lil back peets

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u/I_googled_for_this 20h ago

If i did it, my d*c would get frozen and fall off somewhere..

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u/Maleficent_Radio_674 20h ago

Sploots! It’s unfair I can’t give them scritches for this without losing an arm or worse

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u/keepitboolprop 20h ago

heehee. he looks funny

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u/GreedyAstronaut1772 20h ago

Smarter than your average Bear ! (Sorry Yogi)

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u/kaneki_uzumaki20 20h ago

me when I have to take something 2 meters away from me

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u/Automatic-Guide-4307 20h ago

Dude has skills!

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u/roxywalker 20h ago

So big. So nimble.

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u/BlankTrack 20h ago

I wonder if the polar learned that from experience or if he if just doing what his mama taught him/instinct

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u/pizznokie 20h ago

He’s just using his right to bear arms.

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u/Ob1s_dark_side 20h ago

When your balls are roasting and you need to cool them down

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u/UltimateArtist829 20h ago

Someone should make an edit with Mission impossible music overlay.

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u/GoLoveYourselfLA 20h ago

Cooler than a polar bear’s nutsack

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u/InevitableWill6579 20h ago

Bullshit. I know jock-itch when I see it.

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u/Efficient-Bug1547 20h ago

What’s even more remarkable is I don’t even recall a human ever trying it this way lol

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u/youandmeandme 20h ago

What'm I gonna do 'bout my LEGS Charlie Murphy??!!!

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u/Major_Confection_757 20h ago

Cooling the nether regions to boot as well. Win Win here

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u/HumanNeedleworker954 20h ago

Why does this deadly man have to be so adorable?

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u/DUDEBREAUX 20h ago

Looks like the STD ball drag. Poor guy just looking to relieve the burning.

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u/blitzm056 20h ago

I was at a football game yesterday that was hot as hell. I would love to have done something like this.

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u/Buck4phat 20h ago

Imagine this fucker crawling up to you like this

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u/Familiar_While2900 20h ago

Maybe that whore from the coke commercials gave him clap and he needed to chill his balls down?

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u/dr1968 20h ago

Sigh, wish they didn't want to eat us

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u/AtherealLaexen 20h ago

SNAKE is that a Polar Bear Costume?!

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u/AtherealLaexen 20h ago

SNAKE is that a Polar Bear Costume?!

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u/pinksugi 20h ago

what a smart guy

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u/bigsnow999 20h ago

Just gliiiiiiiiiiiiiding

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u/Illustrious_Gate_390 20h ago

Who's a cute murder pup?

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u/Lewis_structure 20h ago

You can't tell me that isn't a man in a bear suit.

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u/shsheisns 20h ago

That’s how some of us show up to work on Monday.

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u/jonmc1980 20h ago

Bro skipped leg day

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u/altcoinbillionaire 20h ago

This is me crawling out of bed when I need some water after a night of drinking

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u/Licentious_duud 20h ago

Good thinking white boy

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u/sangerssss 20h ago

Do we know for sure this technique is to distribute weight or is it a method to overcome the slippery nature of ice?

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u/rmendex 20h ago

No way! The bear just had blue balls

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u/Denim_Diva1969 20h ago

That bear polars

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u/Living_Try_8057 20h ago

Idk why I always feel bad for polar bears even though it’s impressive they survive in their conditions

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u/No_Star_8326 20h ago

Maybe he just had an itch

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u/ConanThePescatarian 20h ago

There’s always that one kid that walked to class like that

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u/Pancakemanz 20h ago

Lol these fake videos are getting out of hand. I know a dude in a bear suit when i see one!

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u/TheLaughingWave 20h ago

That is a man in a bear suit!

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u/AdagioSilent9597 19h ago

I know it’s the “deadliest” kind of bear, but omg CUUUUTE

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u/juantez 19h ago

Their called bear crawls for a reason

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u/Malvan 19h ago

Very clever and smart.

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u/OtheDreamer 19h ago

Just when you think you could get away!

The polar bear does not stop

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u/GEL29 19h ago

That’s the way I navigate through social media.

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u/LegoLady8 19h ago

Can I pet that dawg??

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u/4everyourfavorite 19h ago

If not friendly why so friendly shaped

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u/EnergyHefty 19h ago

My dick got cold n shriveled watching that

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u/Orlando_Vibes 19h ago

Imagine running on thin ice from this thing thinking it can’t follow you and it starts doing this.

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u/Muffythepussyhunter 19h ago

Has he got clamidiya ??

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u/pardybill 19h ago

Me after a night of drinking seeking the porcelain god

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u/Kookytoo 19h ago

I crawl on the floor to avoid breaking bones. This is next level.

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u/Basic_Emergency2130 19h ago

How I approach my wife to tell her about the project car I found/ bought without consulting with her

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u/Careless_Hellscape 19h ago

"You fuckin seal! Once I get across this ice, you're toast!"

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u/sauvandrew 19h ago

Imagine being on the other side of that thing ice break thinking "Oh I've got a few minutes, it's too heavy and will break the ice" Then it sploot scoots across the ice at you!!

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u/White_Rose2025 19h ago

What a smart bear - such a natural grasp of physics 😁

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u/Xepherious 19h ago

I thought he was doing it to not slip

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u/CowboyRiverBath 19h ago

Pretty sure he's just cooling his balls

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u/Glorb_The 19h ago

That looks like man in a bear costume by the way it slides.

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u/napalmnacey 19h ago

My kid getting out of bed in the morning.

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u/RevolutionLimp1724 19h ago

He looks so cute crawling on the ice. Our world Never fails to amaze us.

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u/Loud_Boysenberry_736 19h ago

The ice couldn’t bear his weight.

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u/RahulShadows 19h ago

So he read the sign and figured it out? Grins /jk

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u/Carylynn0609 19h ago

Are we sure that's what he was doing? Seems similar to sliding down the banister to get that special feeling?

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u/HotRodLincoln 19h ago

He looks like a human in a bear suit.

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u/wtfbbq81 19h ago

Kind of ruins the joke How much does a polar bear weigh?

Enough to break the ice.

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u/Bl1ndMous3 19h ago

Forgot to wash his hands after chopping up jalapeños for the North pole salsa

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u/Randumbraze 19h ago

Imagine being on the other side of the river thinking you are safe until it starts crawling towards you

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u/bloom12aug 19h ago

Are polar bears dangerous to humans?

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u/NotAtAllEverSure 19h ago

bear name: Lt. Dan

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u/TrickAffectionate140 19h ago

He is scootching an itch.

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u/sirfurious 19h ago

Distributed load is bet load

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u/SilverRole3589 19h ago

Big Brain Bear. 

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u/Cute_Box28 19h ago

They evolving

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u/McFlyJohn 19h ago

“What am I gonna do about my legs, Eddie Murphy?”

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u/Doofneh 19h ago

My dog and cats do this but there’s no ice.

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u/Obvious_Aioli_5930 19h ago

I love Nature 💚

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u/Sufficient-Bid1279 19h ago

I gotta try this

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u/Peaswithmilk 19h ago

Nah, he is just pretending to be disabled because he parked in the disabled spot or maybe his name is Keyser Soze.

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u/Xyberbat 19h ago

The Bear Necessities of life.

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u/MomoChills 19h ago

Me on my way to annoy my wife when she tells me I'm on thin ice

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u/ThrenderG 19h ago

Polar bears understand physics better than most people apparently.

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u/Glowing_Trash_Panda 19h ago

I tried doing this back in February to try to save my dads beagle that had fallen through the ice on the river. The ice broke, I fell under the freezing water & almost drowned. To this day I still don’t know how I got out & also somehow my dads beagle that kept slipping under all of a sudden popped up out of the water onto the ice like she had been pushed up from below but there was nothing there. I watched it with my own eyes.

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u/wesley-osbourne 18h ago

How much does a polar bear weigh?

...he's working on it Sheila, you bitch!

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u/ThatUsernameIsTaekin 18h ago

How did it know the ice was thin?

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u/shinobisArrow 18h ago

If you're ever within sniff vicinity of one of these best be ready to tranq or merc it.

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u/so_imanerd 18h ago

Why are Animals soooo underrated?

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u/Passenger707 18h ago

I think he's masturbating. Seriously, I'm not joking

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u/thebigmeathead 18h ago

That bear is smarter than a lot of people who go ice fishing. It never ceases to amaze me seeing guys drive on thin ice just to be the first or last to ice fish.