Beware the bears in Ubon after man is attacked

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Beware the bears in Ubon after man is attacked


Image: Sanook

UBON RATCHATHANI: -- An Ubon man is in hospital after being attacked by a bear "as big as a buffalo" that jumped down from a tree while he was out collecting mushrooms.

And now he has a souvenir of the attack - doctors found a bear tooth embedded in one of his deep wounds, reported Sanook.

Somporn, 27, was foraging behind the temple of Wat Phu Plansung on Sunday evening when he was attacked suffering serious injuries. He was bitten on the head, neck and right hand and wound up in Sapsithprasong Hospital in Ubon after being transferred from a local hospital. A woman was also treated locally. They told doctors that the bear was as big as a buffalo.

Doctors found a broken tooth in a wound as the picture of that and the story did the rounds of social media.

But the local national park chief said he should not have been in the area behind the temple. Teerayuth Wongpaisert the head of the Phu Jong Na Yoi park said that the area of the attack was in the national park. Entry in that area is forbidden because it is a known habitat of wild animals. Teerayuth said that efforts to warn villagers about the danger of going in that area would be stepped up.

Source: Sanook

-- 2016-06-27

[ratcatcher]

A Malaysian sun bear is most likely candidate.

As big as a buffalo"? Maybe if you've been on the weed?

No grizzlies in Ubon.

Edited June 27, 2016 by ratcatcher

[tominbkk]

Weird, I didn't even realize there were bears in the region.

[daveAustin]

Nor me; plenty of sharks though.

[Mook23]

Som Nam na.

[Mook23]

Nor me; plenty of sharks though.

U mean the rare Verminshark right ??? ?

[Mook23]

Weird, I didn't even realize there were bears in the region.

U mean ubon or los in general?

[Thaddeus]

Drop bears?

[chrisinth]

malaysian sun bear.jpg

A Malaysian sun bear is most likely candidate.

As big as a buffalo"? Maybe if you've been on the weed?

No grizzlies in Ubon.

Or sampling the mushrooms........................

[halloween]

Do bears eat mushrooms?

[NumbNut]

Drop bears?

Gotta watch them drop bears... nippy little buggers

[Chang_paarp]

Drop bears?

Drop bears are native to Oz, they would be very lost if found in Ubon.

[NumbNut]

So strong for their size...

[NumbNut]

And they're not fussy either... they'll chow down (literally!) on anything eh

Edited June 27, 2016 by NumbNut

[NumbNut]

Drop bears?

Drop bears are native to Oz, they would be very lost if found in Ubon.

True Chang me old mate, but how can you be sure...

So sad... three generations wiped out in a single attack! Hungry little bugger...

[Dagnabbit]

Som Nam na.

The man was picking mushrooms.

Why the need to gloat that he got hurt?

[NumbNut]

Som Nam na.

The man was picking mushrooms.

Why the need to gloat that he got hurt?

Yeah Mook! Hope a drop bear drops on your, errr... HEAD!

So THERE!

[sweatalot]

Must have been a very strong tree if a buffalo could hide in it

And btw. the bear seems to have been fed to much candy damaging its tooth. Should see a dentist.

[NumbNut]

Must have been a very strong tree if a buffalo could hide in it

And btw. the bear seems to have been fed to much candy damaging its tooth. Should see a dentist.

Jeez I dunno... looking at the size of that tooth in the OP photo... that's DROP BEAR size!

Who said there's no drop bears in Thailand... I'm not so sure!

Edited June 27, 2016 by NumbNut

[Winniedapu]

"Somporn, 27, was foraging behind the temple of Wat Phu Plansung on Sunday evening"

Tigers are a no-go now, so the next big thing is... ?

Winnie

[gandalf12]

malaysian sun bear.jpg

A Malaysian sun bear is most likely candidate.

As big as a buffalo"? Maybe if you've been on the weed?

No grizzlies in Ubon.

Maybe it was a gang of Thai bears that attacked him?

[macksview]

Drop bears?

Drop bears are native to Oz, they would be very lost if found in Ubon.

drop bears favourite meal ?

american gi

they wondered why we started looking high into the trees all of a sudden, mate said he could smell drop bears.

[flyingdoc]

I can't bear it !

[Farma]

Was staying at a resort near Kantharalak and they had a young orphaned Sun Bear. Mother was killed by poachers.

It was the size of a large Koala and cute. Always seeking attention and a rub on its back.

[Mook23]

Som Nam na.

The man was picking mushrooms.

Why the need to gloat that he got hurt?

Because he wasn't supposed to pic rooms there as it's a national park, wasn't it?

[Bluespunk]

Do bears eat mushrooms?

Mushroom collectors would appear to be the case here.

[SOTIRIOS]

...lucky to be alive....

...and no...you cannot outrun a bear.....

...and they are good climbers too....

[denkiblue555]

I didn't know there were national parks in Thailand which were off-limits to people.

Are there many of these?

[phantomfiddler]

How could anyone bear to watch a bare bear bare down it,s teeth on a helpless villager ?

[NumbNut]

Was staying at a resort near Kantharalak and they had a young orphaned Sun Bear. Mother was killed by poachers.

It was the size of a large Koala and cute. Always seeking attention and a rub on its back.

'the size of a large koala' and 'cute'... yeah, sure there isn't drop bears in Thailand...