I don't see any reason why they should tamper with the genes and make an Uber Mule. They might make them tastier...perhaps make them taste like gummi bears or something.
Dang, they shot a black bear in the University District:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/271065_bear22.html
I wonder how the poor guy got there. Frat house prank?
No need...nice job. It was a good show I'm not that much of a snob...I only paid $5 for a great slide show and beer, so I really don't have any complaints.
and actually, I think Hermann Buhl - Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage is one of the best mountaineering books i've read. If you look up "badass" in the dictionary, it says "Hermann Buhl".