jethrofloyd Posted June 23, 2016 #1 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Pedals the bipedal bear resurfaces in New Jersey http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/06/23/Pedals-the-bipedal-bear-resurfaces-in-New-Jersey/4051466686151/?spt=sec&or=on The video shows Pedals wandering around neighboring yards while walking on his back legs due to his missing right front paw and injured left front paw. Esposito told ABC News that Pedals appeared to be "pretty healthy." "He didn't seem like he was going to harm anyone," Esposito said. "I didn't want to get too close, but he actually looked pretty good." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz_Light_Year Posted June 24, 2016 #2 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Must be a Marine Bear "Improvise, Adapt, Overcome" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted June 24, 2016 #3 Share Posted June 24, 2016 BigFoot :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted June 24, 2016 #4 Share Posted June 24, 2016 (edited) Awww... kind-of cute in a way (I know it's severely injured) and seems to mean no harm. EDIT: Wonder if game wardens could catch him before he dies of injury infections. Edited June 25, 2016 by pallidin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted June 25, 2016 #5 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Looks like maybe his front right paw was injured. I wonder if any veterinarian has checked him out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted June 25, 2016 #6 Share Posted June 25, 2016 It's a Sasquatch, masquerading as a bear. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLOMBIE Posted June 25, 2016 #7 Share Posted June 25, 2016 6 hours ago, DieChecker said: Looks like maybe his front right paw was injured. I wonder if any veterinarian has checked him out? That's exactly what it looks like. He seems like being in distress as well. Poor bear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted June 25, 2016 #8 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Although they're saying the bear looks pretty healthy, It doesn't seem right somehow that he's being left to wander around fending for himself. While he appears to have adapted well to his situation, it's sad to see him walking around in that condition. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Brian Posted June 25, 2016 #9 Share Posted June 25, 2016 First spotted in August? Really? I did a story on this same bear back in August of 2014 in Oak Park, New Jersey. What are the odds of two different bears with similar injuries to the same paws happening in the same area? Or is this the same bear and no one remembers? 2014 video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careful_perspective Posted June 25, 2016 #10 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I -REALLY- want him to be captured and helped in some way. I love the spirit of this bear but I worry for him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenRabbit Posted June 26, 2016 #11 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Cute but sad i hope he gets hes paw fixed up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted June 26, 2016 #12 Share Posted June 26, 2016 12 hours ago, Dr.Brian said: First spotted in August? Really? I did a story on this same bear back in August of 2014 in Oak Park, New Jersey. From the OP's post - Quote Pedals became a social media sensation in 2014, http://abcnews.go.com/US/pedals-bear-walks-upright-human-spotted-jersey/story?id=40054732 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted June 26, 2016 #13 Share Posted June 26, 2016 This 'might' be the explanation for "BigFoot" Bears use their front paws and claws for a lot of things. What if one or both front paws were "snapped-off" or injured in a jaw trap, fight, or a fall, etc.?? Maybe if surviving the original injury they go partially bipedal out of Nature's necessity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethrofloyd Posted June 26, 2016 Author #14 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Another interesting vid is from the 2013. Not the Pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Brian Posted June 26, 2016 #15 Share Posted June 26, 2016 7 hours ago, Still Waters said: From the OP's post - Right, but the Huffington Post does not say this AND a representative of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Agency's Division of Fish and Wildlife also stated the bear was first sighted in August of 2015. At least one reporting agency got it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varelse Posted June 26, 2016 #16 Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) Maybe the bears think if they walk upright they'll look human and we won't notice them strolling through the neighborhood. Sneaky bears. Edited June 26, 2016 by Varelse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopypooky Posted June 27, 2016 #17 Share Posted June 27, 2016 it all started after he watched paddington the movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted June 28, 2016 #18 Share Posted June 28, 2016 On 6/26/2016 at 1:02 PM, Varelse said: Maybe the bears think if they walk upright they'll look human and we won't notice them strolling through the neighborhood. Sneaky bears. Plus, standing upright, makes it easier to see what is in all those garbage cans people put out by the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBeliever Posted June 28, 2016 #19 Share Posted June 28, 2016 This is obviously the big foot ppl saw.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFOwatcher Posted July 1, 2016 #20 Share Posted July 1, 2016 While it makes an interesting video, I'm sorry for the bear.I'm sure it would have preferred to walk as a normal bear. Because of his physical problems and being around people, I don't think the future bodes well for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
some new guy Posted October 14, 2016 #21 Share Posted October 14, 2016 poor Pedals, apparently he's been killed by a bow hunter...... http://patch.com/new-jersey/wayne/pedals-walking-bear-feared-dead-hunt-continues BEST - Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted October 17, 2016 #22 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) If I'm not mistaken, Pedals has just met an unfortunate end at the hands of a hunter. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pedals-the-bear-believed-dead_us_58037fa6e4b0162c043c7b83 Edited October 17, 2016 by Hammerclaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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