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18 Nov 2020, 3:31 pm

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/robot-wolves-help-people-bears-japan/


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18 Nov 2020, 3:39 pm

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19 Nov 2020, 6:43 am

I'd run too. EEP! 8O



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19 Nov 2020, 7:00 am

Robo Wolf vs. Samurai Bear.

I see a multi-billion dollar franchise blockbuster series in the making + additional profits from overpriced merchandise.

The plot is irrelevant as long as the movie includes laser beams, katanas and a cameo appearance by Morgan Freeman.



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19 Nov 2020, 6:40 pm

They have Bears in Japan? That's something new.



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19 Nov 2020, 7:01 pm

StayFrosty wrote:
They have Bears in Japan? That's something new.

Yes. They have lived there all their lives.


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19 Nov 2020, 8:18 pm

The Ainu (indigenous people who predated the ethnic Japanese in Japan) who still live in the north practically worship bears as part of their native religion.

But Japan is such a crowded country that I am surprised that bears would still be a threat to folks there.



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21 Nov 2020, 2:45 pm

It also works to deter holiday guests who might be viral.


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23 Nov 2020, 2:59 am

I'd hate to be a boy scout in rural Japan...hard enough you need to keep an eye out for bears you now have to contend with robot wolves 8O