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Post by grrraaahhh on Aug 1, 2011 11:17:15 GMT -9
  In early Spanish & frontier American West, pit fights featuring grizzly bears were a popular event. The critics labeled them barbaric & gruesome which they were but these arena fights also became a part of American grizzly bear lore. To be continued.... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2011 21:28:01 GMT -9
In more than one of those pictures it seems a bear is being baited against two bulls plus the bear is tied up.
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Post by grrraaahhh on Aug 20, 2011 5:36:47 GMT -9
Wikipedia provides a good definition of bear baiting (see below link) & yes - bears were often tethered (tied up) to wooden posts & in other cases their teeth & claws are removed (e.g., Pakistan) in these types of blood sport events. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear-baiting |
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