Black Bears (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Black Bears

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According to a study by researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society, black bears that become habituated on human food and garbage do not necessarily learn these behaviors from their mother as previously assumed.

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Jon Beckmann/Wildlife Conservation Society

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