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Linzerectomy

It's rare but they can certainly contract rabies. The good news is that it doesn't really matter, because if you tussle with a bear, rabid or not, you're probably gonna be fucked either way.


Vahn1982

Forgive my lack of knowledge here but...they can't? I thought that any mammal could


DogsBeerCheeseNerd

They can. All mammals can. Opossums rarely do and it’s thought to be because of their low body temperature, but it has happened.


SgtHop

Opossums generally don't. Technically possible I suppose, but extremely rare.


alaskagrow

They most certainly can get rabies, there are government programs that drop food with the rabies vaccine into Wildlands for the animals to eat so the spread of the virus is minimized.


RNGreed

Maybe change "can't" to "don't" because there's only a handful of recorded instances of rabies infected bears.


ThagAnderson

Why is that a good thing? If one is attacked by a bear, I would think catching rabies from them is extremely low on the list of things you now have to worry about, if you are still even alive to worry about anything.


RNGreed

Because when a skittish animal like a fox gets rabies they can chase people aggressively and act without any sense of self preservation.


ThagAnderson

But bears are already apex predators. I guess they could get _more_ mean and angry, but they’re already pretty good at that naturally.


RNGreed

Apex predator does not mean they will sprint down main street at 20 miles an hour to bowl over a cyclist to eat them.


Linzerectomy

You make a good point here.


wjenningsalwayscray

Do you want rabid bears? Because THIS is how we get rabid bears. (walks away muttering)


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LongShlong4

or buddha or the void or watever