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In particular, adult male bears can gain up to 500 pounds (230 kg) or more. [9] By the time hibernation starts in October and November, males may weigh up to 1,200 pounds (540 kg). [9] These bears are known to consume as much as 120 pounds (54 kg) of salmon in a single day, sometimes catching as many as 30 fish daily. [10]
Though bear populations may not be increasing, human–bear encounters are on the rise. [1] As Anchorage's population has increased and urbanization has removed forest, bears have become easier to spot. [1] In the late 1990s, Anchorage residents responding to a survey indicated that they wanted more animals, including bears, in the city. [1]
The bears in the Amur region might also be having trouble hibernating because of “soggy dens,” Oivind Toien, an expert with the Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska ...
A fecal plug (sometimes referred to as a tappen) is a significant biological phenomenon observed in bears and other animals during hibernation.It is a dense mass of hardened feces that forms in the colon due to having remained in the intestine so long that the intestinal walls have absorbed the fluids out of it, leaving it dry and hard. [1]
Avid hiker Michael Glidden was exploring ice caves 60 miles south of Anchorage, Alaska, when a storm kicked in. The temperatures dropped down to 25 degrees and it started to rain. Seeking shelter ...
Alaskan bears are the main stars in a new survival reality show. Peacock’s “The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge” focuses on the bears of the Katmai National Park as they get ...
Many researchers thought that their deep sleep was not comparable with true, deep hibernation, but this theory was refuted by research in 2011 on captive black bears and again in 2016 in a study on brown bears. [19] [20] Hibernating bears are able to recycle their proteins and urine, allowing them to stop urinating for months and to avoid ...
Kodiak bear were commercially hunted throughout the 1800s with the price paid for a bear hide being comparable to that paid for a beaver or river otter pelt (about US$10). [ 15 ] In 1702, bear pelts were considered equal in worth to those of American beavers . 16,512 furs were sent to the French port of Rochelle in 1743, while 8,340 were ...