Ted the Bear That Begs

We have a bear at Brooks camp named Ted. Ted is a rather good size male bear. He can fish pretty well for himself when he wants to but he would rather have other people fish for him. It is really pathetic that this massive bear acts the ways he does. At the falls tonight, Ted was at one end and 747 another good size male was at the other end. 747 caught a fish and Ted left his place at the falls and moved over by 747. He bent down low to the water and moved rather close to 747. Then he started to whine. He made moaning sounds that were rather embarassing for a bear his size. He begged and begged for a part of 747's catch. 747 on the other hand enjoyed his fish. He paid little attention to Ted who was just inches from him whining up a storm. When 747 had ate most of the good parts of the fish he let the rest of the fish fall into the water then move back to his fishing spot. Ted then grabbed the leftovers and chowed down. Once that was done he moved back to his spot at the falls and tried to catch his own fish.

747 caught another fish and Ted again moved next to 747 and began the begging routine. It was beginning to be funny the way this big bear who could possibly take on 747 and win was comfortable in begging for food. He probably could have fought for the fish and won but he never tried that tactic. What little was left of the fish after 747 was finished did not have many calories to give Ted much wieght gain.

A third time 747 caught a fish and Ted moved in to beg. This time a younger bear moved closer to see if he too could get some scraps of fish from 747. He slowly moved closer and closer. Ted kept his eyes on the new bear while begging for scraps from 747. Then when the new bear was too close for Ted's comfort Ted ran over and attacked the new bear. The two bears were on their hind legs clawing and biting at each other. Ted's growls had turned into some serious threatening sounds. After a few minutes of fighting the new bear backed down and moved down river. Ted however, went back to 747 and began begging again. It was a sad thing to watch.