Massachusetts' black bear population keeps growing
Great white sharks aren't the only apex predators that are being seen more frequently around the region.
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News tagged with black bears
Jaguars could return to the US Southwest—but only if they have pathways to move north
Jaguars are the only species of big cat found on the American continent. They range as far south as Argentina, and once roamed as far north as the Grand Canyon in the U.S. Today the northernmost breeding population is in ...
Ecology
Apr 19, 2022
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Into the wild: Animals the latest frontier in COVID fight
To administer this COVID test, Todd Kautz had to lie on his belly in the snow and worm his upper body into the narrow den of a hibernating black bear. Training a light on its snout, Kautz carefully slipped a long cotton swab ...
Ecology
Mar 30, 2022
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More than 1,200 black bears are waking up in Connecticut. What to know about trash, pets and those ear tags
Emerging from a long winter slumber, Connecticut's black bear population is on the move and hungry.
Plants & Animals
Mar 28, 2022
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Stay on the sunny side: Optimistic animal foragers have better lives in behavior model
A positive-thinking bison, oryx or black bear has a better chance of a full belly and long-term health than a neutral-thinking or pessimistic one according to newly published research from Tal Avgar from the department of ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 15, 2022
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Hibernating for a trip to Mars, the way bears do
Hibernating astronauts could be the best way to save mission costs, reduce the size of spacecraft by a third and keep crew healthy on their way to Mars. An ESA-led investigation suggests that human hibernation goes beyond ...
Space Exploration
Jan 31, 2022
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Mother bears and cubs battle for survival as wildfire, drought and traffic take heavy toll
Whether emblazoned on California's flag or described in myth, the bear stands as a potent symbol of courage and strength—a ferocious embodiment of the North American wilderness.
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2022
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Black bears could play important role in dispersal of pathogen-carrying ticks
The spread of the blacklegged tick, the primary vector for the pathogen that causes Lyme disease, may be facilitated in Pennsylvania by animals that people rarely associate with it—black bears, according to researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2021
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Mystery solved: Footprints from site at Laetoli, Tanzania, are from early humans, not bears
The oldest unequivocal evidence of upright walking in the human lineage are footprints discovered at Laetoli, Tanzania in 1978, by paleontologist Mary Leakey and her team. The bipedal trackways date to 3.7 million years ago. ...
Evolution
Dec 1, 2021
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Machine learning IDs mammal species with the potential to spread SARS-CoV-2
Back and forth transmission of SARS-CoV-2 between people and other mammals increases the risk of new variants and threatens efforts to control COVID-19. A new study, published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, ...
Ecology
Nov 16, 2021
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