Was it Really Even a Polar Bear?

[ColLocke]

There are many theories about the polar bear that Sawyer shot, but we really aren't even sure if it was a polar bear. Do you think it's:

[JacksGirlfriend]

Of course it was a polar bear. If it wasn't, there was absolutely no point to it at all.

JacksGirl

[ColLocke]

I know, but there's been speculation on this, and I just thought I'd put this here.

I'd have to agree with you, but eh, people were debating it, and I had nothing to do, so I made the poll.

[tiamat]

just tell me exactly who's mom, and i'll give you my answer... ;) *grin* (although really i think it was a polar too)

[leftofpunk]

I voted albino. While I agree it "could" be a spirit bear. They are only naticve to one area of the world so i think they could explain away an albino with much more ease than going through what a spirit bear is. I don't think it was a polar bear just based on that I don't think a polar bear could physically survive in that heat without any arctic water.

[Enchirito]

With each episode that goes by without any mention of the bear, it's getting more and more likely that it was, in fact, Polar Bear. And we'll see ep8 tomorrow. I'm thinking it was a polar bear. Although... Your Mom was a tempting choice... er.. I mean... what?

[DHARMA]

Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear?

I hear a lion roaring in my ear.

Sorry, I've got a 2 year old and I couldn't resist.

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[Rene]

I know they used CG for the bear but it really didnt look like any Polar Bear I have ever seen... just not white enough, or big enough. Just my opinion.

[azteclady]

The writers and producers have said it was a polar bear - hence, it WAS a polar bear.

Can you tell I enjoy bursting bubbles? *insert evil cackle here*


Beto

[Rene]

Well, They need to go look at some Polar Bears then :)

[Hodgepodge]

Just thought of something! Did we have Locke skin the bear for food? Did we put it some place where it wouldn't spoil? Did we put it where no other animal could get it?

[azteclady]

As far as I know, only seven people know about the bear - and the distress signal - the six in the hike (Sawyer, Saeed, Shannon, Boone, Charlie and Kate) and Jack (because Kate told him). Therefore, the answer it NO.


Beto

[SecretSquirrel911]

Polar bear goes good with Red Wine!

[Xander Power]

"I know they used CG for the bear but it really didnt look like any Polar Bear I have ever seen... just not white enough, or big enough."

And this is believable because of all your experience with polar bears. All those years you spent living with them.

[Wynter Zera]

I dunno, but I'll be sure to ask LeChuck when we meet him.

[SecretSquirrel911]

The press has even referred to it as a polar bear...it's a polar bear.

[Xander Power]

The press also say Michael Jackson is a man.

[AilaAolani]

Dude Xander's on a role in this thread!

[heymestacy]

We glimpsed the polar bear only briefly and from the angles the camera was at, I think it was actually bigger than it looked. And since the polar bear has been running around in a JUNGLE, it's not going to be as clean and white had it been living in the SNOW. So the yellowish tint to the fur would be the dirt and grime that any polar bear would accumulate after living in a jungle. Consider wearing white pants... they get dirty! As would a polar bear. So to me the CGI was very credible.

My personal opinion- the polar bear was "sicced" on them by the same person who conked out Sayid in order to kill them off. I think the person who captures Sayid in the next episode kept it and probably had a place for it that was cooler in temperature. Why, I don't know. Maybe the person just has a fetish for polar bears and one for tropical islands and found a way to fulfill both desires.

[Abraxas]

Oh no. Dammit. I voted for "spirit bear" accidentally.
Of course it was a polar bear. Stop talking about bleached bears and laundromats, that's just crazy. |I

[morbius47]

Okay since so many people aren't sure if it's a polar bear or not, I'll tell you what it really was...or who it really was...
It was Brandon, dressed up like a polar bear, ala "The Village".


But I do agree they should still have eaten it, Brandon - the other white meat.

[Southernmapart]

I know the writer's said that it was a polar bear, but I thought it was a white wolf. It looked like a white wolf, so it musta been a white wolf.

Anyway, like someone suggested, if it really was a bear why didn't they eat it? They seem to be having trouble gigging enough fish and they need the protein! 8)

[jmungus]

i just found this board today, so plz bare w/ me, i havent seen the half yet due to ALL YOU CRAZY PEOPLE ;) out there, putting so much great effort into this.

so, about the "polar bear":
granted its a polar bear if the producers themselves said so, BUT if this series is as precise with details as it appears to me & as its being said, then why the hell can there be a polar bear ???

its straight impossible for a creature like that to survive in a "hostile environment".
polar bears CANNOT live in an environment like that (if the polar cap regressed like its predicted based on our climates current development, then wild, REAL, non-tv-show polar bears were to extinct in this century for fact (30, 40 years if i remember correctly).

now this "bear" (are there more ?) is supposed to be living on a (not so deserted anymore) "paradise island" ?
hardly believable, if at all.... since its IMPOSSIBLE and i dont- not yet at least- consider any parallel universe with different evolution patterns etc to be the solution to the puzzle.
so, back to the premises that it actually IS a polar bear- what does that indicate ?
foreshadowing of events, clues to where this thing might evolve ?

another thing that puzzled me was how the appearance of the polar bear and the "monsters" attack came together, as if the bear was an attempt to explain the ferocious attack without being definite. why ?
prolly the "invisible-im no dino-monster" will be a significant part in the core mystery and they needed some foreshadowing, and thought of a way to cover it up so it worked for us the viewers.... we re at ep 9 now, no more signs of any "monster" so far (instead we have a whole choir of voices in the jungle now).... if it wasnt for the bear, i would still be wondering on a 24-7 basis, what the f*** was going on in that cockpit debris with the pilot being slaughtered :|

[azteclady]

Welcome, jmungus!

This is a friendly place, please do not be discouraged if I tell you that most of your questions have been pondered, and in many cases answered (logically if not definitively) in older threads. Devote some time to poke about the back pages and you'll find some interesting discussions.

You'll find things like:
- polar bears survive in zoos in tropical cities
- circus transport crash
- manifestation of fears /desires/ character id
- and much more!


Beto
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[spooky]

Hmmm, maybe the bear is Iorek Byrnison. >D

Actually, the book that's from has a lot to do with interdemensional rips, and children, and getting lost, too.

50 Lost Credits for anyone who knows what the book is...

[jmungus]

thx 4 the welcome azteclady.

yeah, i was posting this with a hunch, it could have already been covered somewhere, though yall forgive me for postin after almost 2 hours of scanning the threads AND performing a search on- whatelse but "polar bear" 8o - without any satisfying result.

still got a funny feeling about that furry thing..... maybe i`ll just keep watching LOST and see whats up :b

[azteclady]

jmungus,

I just realized that the trusty 'search' function in ezboards has limitations (can you believe the impertinence? :lol ), so I can sympathize with spending hours scanning the threads.

However: if you go back, like reeeeeeeally back, you'll find early threads on the polar bear... I'm going to see if I can provide direct links here. Gimme a sec.

Okay, here we are!

Warning: some of these are 'serious' discussions, some are fluff - enter at your own risk!

p073.ezboard.com/flostthe...D=38.topic (http://p073.ezboard.com/flosttheunofficalforumfortheabcseriesfrm29.showMes sage?topicID=38.topic)
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and you may want to check this one out too...
p073.ezboard.com/flostthe...=306.topic (http://p073.ezboard.com/flosttheunofficalforumfortheabcseriesfrm29.showMes sage?topicID=306.topic)

Hope now I've helped confus... er, clarify the issue.


Beto

[JacksGirlfriend]

Fluff, Aztec? Exactly what are you saying? I seem to recall being in a great many of those discussions and to this day the "Laudromat Theory" rocks.

JacksGirl

[strawberrygirll]

Heymestacy's right. I used to work at a zoo and the polar bears were never white because of the lack of snow. Most of the time, they were actually yellow. In fact, if the press was ever coming out for pictures, we did sort of "bleach" them by adding more salt to their swimming pool.

[meli388]

Not sure if this was mentioned before but polar bears' hair is transparent. They appear white because of the light reflected from the snow. So if the bear on Lost were a polar bear, wouldn't it appear another color, like green because of all the plants?

[99Percent]

No, a polar bear's hair is whitish, where the heck did you read it was "transparent"??

[JacksGirlfriend]

99: I think the polar bear hair is like a hollow transparent tube. Someone explained how algae settles in the tube and gives it a greenish cast. It was in one of the earlier polar bear threads.

JacksGirl

[meli388]

I read it on a polar bear site in the FAQ section.

[ConfidenceMan]

maybe that explains the testing done on animals?

[Ria25]

Haha! I liked the "your mom" one. I think the first polar bear was real, the second...... well i think walt made it up

[Mattie]

Definitely a polar bear.

[Claire]

Either a polar bear, or a albino brown bear... I think I'm going with polar bear.

[estoy perdido y contento]

It was a polar bear, that Walt created.

[LOSTlover28]

It was defiantly a polar bear. I don't know what else it could possibly be. It better be a polar bear and not some stupid animal thing :evil :eek