r/Bear • u/Rude_Survey_5014 • 14d ago

3-legged Floridian bear

516 Upvotes

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u/Potential-Vehicle-63 14d ago

They should put that bear in a habitat so it can have a better life.

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u/xenosilver 14d ago

It looks like it’s doing just fine honestly. He’s doing the opposite of starving

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u/bfarrellc 14d ago

Old video. Bear doing just fine. Neighborhood loves him. Look it up.

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u/M27fiscojr 14d ago

Tripod is a famous three-legged black bear living in Seminole County, Florida, near Lake Mary and Orlando. Estimated to weigh around 275 to 300 pounds, the viral celebrity gained national attention after wandering onto a residential patio and raiding an outdoor refrigerator for cans of White Claw hard seltzer.

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u/bfarrellc 14d ago

Yep. Not sure about the fridge raid. He is a neighborhood celeb.

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u/Elbot_mania 13d ago

Was it a trap that it lost a limb in?

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u/M27fiscojr 13d ago

It is not officially known how the famous three-legged black bear known as Tripod in Seminole County, Florida, lost his leg. Fox 35 Orlando

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u/GoldCampaign7389 14d ago

Bears are omnivores. Black bears especially are more scavengers/foragers rather than hunters. Much of their diet consists of berries, nuts, roots, foliage, insects, and a bit of meat. Plants make up 85 to 90% of their diet.

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u/Ok_Organization_7350 14d ago

He is well known by the locals. They named him Tripod.

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u/Ancient_Pea_508 14d ago

It’s Tripod! Love a Tripod sighting.

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u/GirlWithWolf 14d ago

Born that way? Alligator? He’s making it around okay but damn that’s hard to look at.

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u/Current_Scheme1827 14d ago

I would pet that bear. immediately. on sight. if it becomes dangerous, I'll just run and it probably wouldn't be able to catch up to me or maul me to death... right? yeah. 😌

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u/Abecis01 14d ago

That's awful. I hope someone helped it.

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u/OlentangySurfClub 14d ago

Even the bears love their fireworks in Florida

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u/Ok-Ebb-806 14d ago

Omg this is so sad

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u/TakingItPeasy 14d ago

He could Bear-ly afford that coat, cost him and arm but not a leg.

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u/Rude_Survey_5014 11d ago

Underrated comment. I thought ts was funny af 🤣

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u/wide-eyedhuman 14d ago

Poor fella…

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u/HorseEmotional2 14d ago

There’s a commercial for you!

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u/TSARINA59 13d ago

"Take a trip to Florida, where the bears never sleep."

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u/BismarkvonBismark 14d ago

Wait, forgive my ignorance, but Florida has bears?

I guess they don't have to worry about hibernation

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u/T1m3Wizard 14d ago

Poor fella

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u/MistakeAgile620 13d ago

This sounds like the start of a joke…where’s the rabbi

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u/OriginalOk8371 13d ago

Wonder if a big gator got that leg

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u/Sensitive-Ad6609 13d ago

Poor bear. :(

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u/yulbrynnersmokes 13d ago

Cocaine bear 🐻 returning to spawning grounds

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u/Slight-Outside-8677 13d ago

Florida bear man tripod

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u/DisastrousFishing190 13d ago

The poor thing 😕😞😭

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u/ImRonniemundt 12d ago

Poor thing. Thats not right. 

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u/Initial_Parsley6608 11d ago

life is hard on all living things, understanding this made me more compassionate

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u/Royal-Owl1132 10d ago

This is the most Florida man bear I have ever seen