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Soon-to-be former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has been communing with grizzly bears and tweeting about the survival tips she’s picked up from the creatures she finds so majestic that she uses one as big, ferocious couch pillow. Some of her observations:
Great day w/bear management wildlife biologists; much to see in wild territory incl amazing creatures w/mama bears’ gutteral raw instinct to
protect & provide for her young;She sees danger?She brazenly rises up on strong hind legs, growls Don’t Touch My Cubs & the species survives
& mama bear doesn’t look 2 anyone else 2 hand her anything; biologists say she works harder than males, is provider/protector for the future
You gotta admire those mavericky mama bears and their instinct to protect their cubs and refuse government handouts. Maybe Palin also had a twinge of self-recognition as she learned about other ursine behaviors such as mock charges and “false hibernation.” And perhaps she was disappointed to hear that while grizzlies once freely roamed much of the lower 48, they’re now considered a threatened species down there. No doubt they’re just planning their comeback.