by JOHN BECK
Member since:
August 27, 2008

A Very Picky Eater ~ for WWE, 4/18/12, Picky eaters

April 18, 2012 12:09 AM UTC
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Alaskan brown bears eat salmon. Raw fish? Forget it!

Grizzly bears eat just about anything, including stuff they dig up from the ground.  They even eat dead animals! Barf!

Black bears eat ants and honey and garbage and rodents. I’d rather starve!

Polar bears feast on seals and dead whales. Keep that stuff away from me.


OK.  They think I’m a food snob. A “picky eater” they call it. They would probably get sick if they ate what I eat. Figures; I’m not even really a bear. I only eat eucalyptus leaves, nothing else. Call me finicky--see if I care.

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Challenge:

Write a story, fact or fiction (in any form you desire) about anything that pertains to picky eaters.

 

 

 

 

 



 

Comments: 34

JOHN BECK Apr 18, 2012, 12:20am UTC
I did put a caption under the image to say that it's in the public domain, but the caption doesn't show up for some reason.
Sonia M. Apr 18, 2012, 12:25am UTC
Such cute picky eaters!
JOHN BECK Apr 18, 2012, 7:58am UTC
Thanks, Sonia.
Janet "Jax" B. Apr 18, 2012, 1:20am UTC
And I see the koala bear is scratchin' too...LOL It's very cute...when I first read the prompt, I though panda bear and bamboo.
JOHN BECK Apr 18, 2012, 7:58am UTC
Thank you, Jax.
JOHN BECK Apr 18, 2012, 8:01am UTC
Sure, the giant panda and bamboo would work. There you go.
KittyKutabare aka Candy Pole Apr 18, 2012, 5:55am UTC
*chuckling* delightful~
JOHN BECK Apr 18, 2012, 7:58am UTC
Thanks, Candy.
Not only that but they stick with one tree if they possibly can. From what I've read about them they're also remarkably bad tempered for an animal that moves slowly and sleeps a lot.
JOHN BECK Apr 18, 2012, 8:50pm UTC
Thanks, Nippy.
elizabeth evans Apr 18, 2012, 9:05pm UTC
....they are rather grumpy, Nippy.
JOHN BECK Apr 18, 2012, 9:11pm UTC
:) Even grizzly bears can look cuddly.
G'day ... so you reckon you like eucalyptus leaves, do you, Koala.
JOHN BECK Apr 18, 2012, 8:50pm UTC
Reckon. Thanks.
elizabeth evans Apr 18, 2012, 9:04pm UTC
....and although they are called koala bears, they are not bears at all.
JOHN BECK Apr 18, 2012, 9:10pm UTC
Right. I touched on that in my last paragraph. Thanks, Bob.
Len Maxwell Apr 24, 2012, 10:05pm UTC
I am so glad you did, John. I don't have enough fingers and toes to count the number of people who believe that koalas are bears.
JOHN BECK Apr 25, 2012, 12:33am UTC
My kids used to get so upset when parents would misinform their kids about animals.
JOHN BECK Apr 25, 2012, 12:34am UTC
Thanks, Len.
Alison H. Apr 19, 2012, 1:35am UTC
There's just no accounting for taste! Funny look at ourselves, through the animals...love it.
JOHN BECK Apr 19, 2012, 8:04am UTC
Thanks, Alison.
Marge H. Apr 19, 2012, 9:25am UTC
I didn't realize they only ate eucalyptus leaves.
JOHN BECK Apr 19, 2012, 10:07am UTC
Thanks, Marge. Eucalyptus leaves are toxic to most mammals.
Pam Brittain Apr 21, 2012, 4:08pm UTC
John, you got a laugh out of me. It looks like this guy is sticking his tongue out at us.
JOHN BECK Apr 21, 2012, 5:50pm UTC
Yup. He has his tongue out. Thanks, Pam.
Patricia J. Apr 23, 2012, 2:12am UTC
If I were a bear I would only eat leaves and honey. Stay away from garbage of all types!!
JOHN BECK Apr 23, 2012, 8:00am UTC
And miss out on those delicious salmon? And blueberries? :)
Thanks, Patricia.
Len Maxwell Apr 24, 2012, 10:06pm UTC
Pretty much the perfect response to that prompt, John.
JOHN BECK Apr 25, 2012, 12:34am UTC
Thanks, Len.
G.M. Jackson Apr 25, 2012, 1:57pm UTC
LOL!
JOHN BECK Apr 25, 2012, 2:28pm UTC
Thanks for stopping by, G.M.
Sheila Deeth May 3, 2012, 8:30pm UTC
Oh, this one's delightful!
JOHN BECK May 3, 2012, 10:56pm UTC
Thanks, Sheila.
michele r. May 10, 2012, 1:56pm UTC
He kind of looks like a furry Danny DeVito me...

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