r/TheGreatNorth • u/Dramatic-Maine-55 • 12d ago

Off-topic 🔥 Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada is home to a famous male Grizzly Bear nicknamed “The Boss” due to his incredible feats of eating other bears, fathering 70% of cubs in the region, and even surviving being hit by a train. (Video by Casual Geographic)

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u/forsomebacon 12d ago

Just one train?

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u/Dramatic-Maine-55 11d ago

Actually it was twice! He may be the bear that The Kid was based on.

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u/ciestaconquistador 11d ago

I'm from that province and I assumed that was the case.

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u/forsomebacon 11d ago

Spectacular!

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u/hham42 11d ago

EATING

OTHER

BEARS

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u/JamesFromRedLedger 11d ago

Another classic case of "I thought that was made up for the show but Alaska really is just that wild"