Ursinology Part 2 (BEARS) with Thea Bechshoft, Lana Ciarniello, Drew Hamilton, Wes Larson, Tsalani Lassiter & Danielle Rivet
Ologies with Alie Ward
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Is It Beneficial to Be Closer to Humans?
In brown bears, females that don't have at least 20% body fat when they go into hibernation will not reproduce. She'll actually reabsorb that embryo as if it never happened because she doesn't have enough resources to provide for her cubs. In other circumstances, I guess it might be the opposite, right? If you have a bear that is close to people and that's stressing them out and they feel like they can't get enough access to resources, then reabsorbing that embryo because she's not fat enough may be the best option for her.
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