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Mathprof #8 and buddy #9 ... very hard to choose...l

Buddy #9 more of a penny drop moment.

Buddy 11 just ahead of his 9 and spike's 22

With 1 vote to come, buddy is ahead of himself and BBM2 by...1 vote.
I'll extend the voting by 30 minutes.

Thanks to all who contributed this week. The final tally is;
1 vote each for mprs 8, jono 16, tyke 21, rossim 26, aristo 32.
Equal second with 2 votes are buddy 11 and BBM2 28
This week's winner, with 3 votes, is buddy 9, with his clever

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Well done, buddy! Your prizes are something cute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-0oo5lmvyk

and from an era when attitudes to wildlife were different

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6EG-MfOd9c

Cheers

Well done, Buddy. Thanks for hosting, Mattrom.

Thanks for the mention, Paul! Always appreciated.

Thanks for the votes bbm, paulh and jono (& to paul and spike for the other clue).

Nice clips - as it happens we were in Great Smoky Mountains NP (in Tennessee) a few weeks ago and on one hike came across a bear cub on the side of the trail. Fortunately it took off down a hill, presumably to mama bear, but we backed off and had a loud conversation in case mama was on the other side of the trail. We're headed to Grand Tetons NP (Wyoming) in a few weeks, where carrying bear spray is strongly suggested. Hopefully there will be no opportunity to use it.

In 2017 we were in Glacier NP (Montana) on a long out & back hike, and on the way back eventually noticed that no one had passed us going out for quite some time. Eventually we came across a ranger who told us the trail was closed due to grizzly activity. Needless to say I had my bear spray unholstered for the rest of the walk. So, they are cute... at a distance.

I have another story about camping in the Sierras and having a bear come rumbling through our campsite, but I would imagine no one could... stand? tolerate? suffer? another one.

Well done Buddy. Thanks for your like Chrise and your vote MPRS, both much appreciated.
Thanks, too, for hosting Mattrom.

Well done, buddy. You wouldn't get me hiking in bear country.

Thanks for the like, jono, and to mattrom for the comp and her usual interesting clips.

Well done Buddy - thanks Mattrom 🐨
Thanks to Aristo & Spike for a vote and a like - very much appreciated!

Congrats, buddy. You are certainly smarter than the average bear. Thanks to rossim for the vote, and I like the likers who liked my clue. As always, thanks to mattrom for hosting. The time difference has to be tricky.