Why Alaska’s Bears are Waking Up Mid-Hibernation
One of the great marvels of nature is how bears, the largest carnivore in North America, are able to hibernate all winter, ...
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The Dire Wolf Is Back
Colossal, a genetics startup, has birthed three pups that contain ancient DNA retrieved from the remains of the animal’s ...
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Grizzly Bears: Apex Predators with a Plant-Based Preference
Contrary to what we’ve been led to believe, grizzly bears aren’t savage carnivores, bent on ripping apart their prey in a feeding frenzy of flesh ... of 1973 makes it illegal to kill these majestic ...
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Montana researcher reflects on 30 years of wolves in Yellowstone
Snow crunched underfoot as Mark Hebblewhite scanned the ridgelines of Canada’s Banff National Park. It was 1995, and the ...
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The Gray Wolf Was Once Thought to Be Extinct in California. Instead, It has Made a Remarkable Comeback
When the team formerly known as the Oakland Athletics took on the Chicago Cubs March 31 at West Sacramento’s refurbished ...
Earth.com7h
Cougars hunt smaller prey to avoid conflict with other predators
Cougars avoid conflict with dominant predators like wolves and bears by hunting smaller prey in Yellowstone National Park.
Prey size plays surprising role in competition among wolves, bears and cougars
New research from the University of Minnesota upends long-held understanding about how wolves, bears and cougars—three of ...
USA Today6d
Yellowstone bison prevail in show of force against grizzly bear near Old Faithful
There’s not a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park that is willing to mess with a bison herd on full alert. The accompanying footage, captured Monday via the park’s livestream camera ...