It’s not every day that a flight is delayed because a bear escaped from a cargo container, but that’s exactly what happened on a recent Iraqi Airways flight.
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It would not have made for quite the video, because you know it would end with them shooting it...
I just can't get over how the guys first thought was "yeah lets pet the bear's face" and not holly sh** shut the door.
Dubai is “unBEARably hot” at this time of year??? Clearly this cargo passenger was able to grin and bear it 😉
Probably heard it was being loaded on a MAX and was trying to get off the plane 🙂
Bears are used the world over, in grotesquely cruel experiments and barbaric practices. "Compliance with CITES" is a red herring since bears aren't endangered and therefore CITES doesn't apply. Iraqi Airways is not obliged to disclose the identity of the shipper or consignee so we'll never know the animal's fate unless the info is leaked.
Animal cruelty! Bears are wild animals. Where was it being transported and why?
I don’t see the humor in this.
This is why I fail to see the humor in this story. Anyone that does, clearly doesn't know (or worse, just doesn't care) about bile farming and other horrific torture they endure at the hands of humans.
The middle east is definitely not known for their treatment of wildlife, so I highly doubt it was being transported for anything but nefarious or moronic purposes. China and the Middle East are the two largest buyers of Elephant Tusks and Rhino Horns, for either a status symbol or some idiotic "ancient and magical" remedy.
We could bearly contain our amusement when we were greeted by a bear upon going to baggage claim.