Bears

Flightless Bird

David Farrier

Comedy, Flightless Bird, Documentary, Society & Culture, David Farrier

5 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

"In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier sets out to understand one of America’s grandest animals, the Grizzly Bear. Emblazoned on the California flag and seal, what does this giant predator have to say about the American people? David discovers that animals kill about 400 Americans every year… how many of those deaths involve bears? To get some perspective on this often misunderstood creature, David sits down with journalist and newspaper editor Rob Chaney, who wrote an incredible book about Grizzlies called “The Grizzly in the Driveway”. What are the main misconceptions about the Grizzly bear, and why does the population of Grizzlies in major parts of America still face being wiped out? Why can other countries co-exist with this giant beast yet America is still struggling? David also learns about how to best protect yourself from a Grizzly attack, what happens to the human body in a Grizzly attack, and why despite their size this spectacular megafauna” still tends to come out the loser when it comes to humans. "

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0:00.0	I'm David Farrier, and New Zealand are accidentally marooned in America, and I want to figure out what makes this country tick.
0:07.0	Now one of my favorite things about New Zealand is that we don't have animals that can kill you.
0:11.0	Well, we do.
0:13.0	There's the occasional shark attack,
0:14.0	and we have a couple of venomous spiders,
0:16.0	but it's nothing like our neighbor Australia,
0:18.0	which has a ton of deadly stuff.
0:20.0	They've got snakes, spiders, stingrays,
0:22.6	fresh water and saltwater crocks, a load of sharks,
0:25.4	Casaaree stingrays and stonefish.
0:28.2	Tonight, Steve Irwin killed by a stingray in a freak accident on the Great Barrier Reef.
0:34.0	New Zealand has none of that stuff.
0:36.0	So one of the weirdest things about coming from New Zealand to America is remembering that there are deadly animals everywhere.
0:43.1	I was walking the other day in Los Angeles and there was a giant rattlesnake on the path.
0:48.0	Animals kill about 400 Americans every year and injure about 47,000 more. I mean it's not the most dangerous place in the world.
0:55.0	Last year in Africa, Hippos killed about 500 people.
0:59.0	But 400 deaths is still a lot.
1:01.0	The most animal-related deaths happen in Texas, followed by California, then
1:06.0	Florida. A lot of that has to do with those places having a lot of people. Since 1970, as far
1:12.0	as the bigger animals go, snakes have killed 57 people, sharks another 57,
1:17.3	and at the number one spot, grizzly bears killing 70 people.
1:21.2	And it's the grizzly bear I'm curious about this week. I want to know how they're
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