When Bears Steal Human Food, Mom's Not To Blame

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Fri, 05/09/2008 - 11:15

Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society found that the black bears that become habituated to human food and garbage may not be learning these behaviors exclusively from their mothers, as widely assumed.

Bears that steal human food sources are just as likely to form these habits on their own or pick them up from unrelated, "bad influence" bears.

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