[KG64_Cnopicilin]

She's from Ähtäri Zoo, Finland

If you're in a sedentary job, or cooped up in a confined space for some other reason, it's a good idea to do a little stretching now and then to keep the muscles supple.

This 'housebound' creature seems to know that better than most: She's more yoga bear that Yogi Bear.

The flexible brown bear looks like she has taken a few lessons in the traditional meditation exercise as she shows off her skills.





Some invigorating early morning stretching exercises make the ideal start to a day of...whatever it is bears do
Somewhere between the 'Happy baby' and 'Boat' poses, this excellent workout for extending the hamstrings should probably now be called 'Bear Pose'

The bear, called Santra, had just woken from a nap when she sat down and went into a 15 minute yoga routine, reaching out to bend her legs into painful-looking positions.

She even managed to balance serenely on her bottom and pull her furry legs up around her ears in her spectacular show.

She stretched each leg separately, pulling them skywards with her large paw, before lifting both at the same time to create a V-shape.

And like any good yoga devotee, she kept her eyes calmly focused as she perfected her moves, flexing her toes to make the stretch even more difficult.


..and it's important too for the dedicated yoga practitioner to take a break between stretches

The adult bear entertained crowds at the Ahtari Zoo in Finland, who watched her yoga routine with amazement.

The hilarious display was captured on camera by visitor Meta Penca, a 29-year-old web programmer from Slovenia.

Miss Penca said: 'She seemed as if she was stretching for at least 15 minutes.'

'She held her legs with her hands for a minute or two in a V position and then put them down and relaxed.'



Santra makes it all look so easy, but don't try these exercises at home without taking expert advice first

'Then she put up her left leg and put it straight with her hands and held it with her left hand for a bit.'

'Then she lifted the other leg, straightened it and held it with her right hand for around two minutes and then had a little rest and then all over again.'

'It was exactly the same as when you see people do yoga - easy, slow, focused and calm.'

'She looked pretty into it, a really straight face, no looking around just very serious and calm and kept her eyes slightly opened and focused.'

'She looked like she didn't notice us at all.'

'We were all trying be as quiet as possible. Most looked amazed and were just smiling and not saying anything.'

'My first thought was how very human she looked, and then I thought that maybe they rescued her from a circus or something - it looked so unreal and so rehearsed.'

'But I read on the website of the zoo later that she and her partner are one of the oldest inhabitants there, so I guess she just took her time to do a little stretching.'

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... h-zoo.html
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z0zcbMfSfE

[Bearkiller72]

Cnopi, you definetely got too much time on your hands...
I'd just shot that pervert, who's showing off his b#lls to the public, stripped his fur and eaten the rest...
:mrgreen: :lol: :roll:

But again, nicely documented in that certain style... :)

And another one, supporting the "pro-bear" movement:

"Northern American guy travels up to Canada to go bear hunting.
He has everything ready, his Jeep, his 30-06 and his checkered shirt,
so he sets out to the great green beyond and suddenly - strike!

He spots a baby bear! He aims and wham! Baby bear dead!

He pulls out his hunter's knife and closes the poor little chaps body to
skin him, when suddenly he feels a heavy tap on his shoulder.
The hunter turns around just to find he's facing a giant brown bear,
looking down at him in a most disgusted manner.

The bear says: "Oy, fella! Ya know, that wusn't really nice, whatcha did
there... Ya know, you got two choices: either we'll rip you apart right 'ere,
or you lower yer pants right away and I'll f*ck yer a$$!"

As you can imagine, the hunter is in a tight spot there; being ripped to
pieces could spoil a man's day, as well as being frakked up the abdomen.
But the least is the lesser evil, so the hunter lowers his pants and the bear
starts workin'.

3 months later, the hunter's out of rehab and has only one single thought
in his mind: "REVENGE!"

So he buys a new Jeep, a new 30-06 and a new shirt and again sets out
to the great green beyond and all of a sudden spots that goddam brown
bear, that's responsible for his three months in rehab.

He ducks, aims and blows that goddam brown bear's lights out.
Satisfied with himself and his thirst for revenge quenched, he
pulls out his hunter's knife and closes the brown bears corpse,
when, all of a sudden, he feels a pounding tap on his shoulder...

The hunter turns around, sensing some deja-vù, just to find he's facing
a giant black Grizzly, looking down at him in a most angry manner.

The bear says: "Oy, fella! Ya heard this before, haven't ya?
Ya know, you got two choices: either we'll rip you apart right 'ere,
or you lower yer pants right away and I'll f*ck yer a$$!
What's yer choice?"

Sobbing, the hunter does as he did before, "taking the easy way out",
lowering his pants and the Grizzlybear starts workin'.

5 months later. The hunter's out of rehab and nearly can't control himself
because his mind is revolving around one single thought:
RETALIATION!!! That damn Grizzly's oughta get it!!!

So dude sets out again, same story: new Jeep, new rifle, new shirt,
spots that Grizzly sucker, , end of story!
Now, take that knife out and...

when all of a sudden...

he feels the heavy weight of a giant paw on his shoulder.
The hunter turns around shivering, just to face a giant polar bear(!).

The polar bear looks down on the hunter and goes:
"Say, you don't really come here for hunting, do ya?!" "

[WhoDatNotSayin]

I'd just shot that pervert, who's showing off his b#lls to the public, stripped his fur and eaten the rest...

For someone who calls himself 'Bearkiller', I'd say that was poor target recognition. :wink:

That there is a she-bear, and those are nipples. A trifle low down on the body for us primates, but the normal location for a bear.

[Bearkiller72]

Well-eeh, well-eeh, well... WhatChaNotSayin', WhoDatNotSayin!
Fresh from biology classes, eh?! Little "high & mighty", aren't we, eh?! :mrgreen: :wink:

Just kidding, dude! 8)
While your absolutely right, the Bears I like to go after have four turboprop engines and
counter-rotating props... :wink: :)

[KG64_Cnopicilin]

I'd just shot that pervert, who's showing off his b#lls to the public, stripped his fur and eaten the rest...

For someone who calls himself 'Bearkiller', I'd say that was poor target recognition. :wink:

That there is a she-bear, and those are nipples. A trifle low down on the body for us primates, but the normal location for a bear.

I've got the nipples of steel.