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Black Bears Eating Insects: Foraging Sign & Behavior

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Only about 10-25% of the black bear’s diet is animal food, which in most regions is in the form of colonial insects and beetles. Recently we captured some great footage of a sow with cubs digging a nest of wasps … Continue reading →

Grizzly Bear Root Grubbing: Foraging Sign, Favored Plants, Site Selection

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With longer, straighter claws and a larger shoulder hump, grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) are better diggers than black bears, and much more likely to dig for food. So it’s no surprise that roots comprise a greater portion of the … Continue reading →