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Do badgers and bears co-exist?

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I wanted to know if they at least exist in the same areas, tolerate each other, and each go out into human society to grab stuff. I have an English class story I have to write and I wanted to know if it'd be accurate that these animals exist like that cause my niece and nephew are Badger and Bear.

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Theory: Bears are deeply affected by separating from their mothers

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My theory is that the transition from a close relationship with their moms to be suddenly chased off makes bears angry and they have resentment. Note how friendly bear cubs are to humans vs adult bears. Unless adults were raised from cub to adult by humans.

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Humane Society Puts Pressure on South Carolina's Bear Baying

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A declawed, defanged bear is chained to a stake as hunting dogs bark and snap, trying to force the bear to stand on its hind legs. The training exercise called bear baying is intended to make the bears easier to shoot in the wild and it's only allowed in South Carolina. State law on the issue is murky.

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Why do some bears come around humans for extended periods of time?

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So i just saw a short on YouTube about a black bear, just chilling with a group of people at a picnic table and he calmly sat down and ate a sandwich with them. I've also seen a video of a grizzly just lazing about next to a man near a river stream, like literally 3 feet away from the guy.

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Writing a story! Are wild animals afraid of firearms?

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I'm writing about some wildlife and I was wondering if you guys would have any knowledge about the behavior of wild animals. Specifically in regards to their behavior around humans and firearms. This same scenario might arise when it comes to some other animals, like a bear, boar, big northern cat.

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“Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman

10,000 Birds

Described in the “Territoriality and aggression” chapter, this is a sublime example of behaviour from the “Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman, an Emeritus Chair in Behavioural and Environmental Biology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. At some stage, a salmon-hunting bear at a shingle beach came too close, mere 9 steps.

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The Gas Station Bird

10,000 Birds

Here’s a quote about bird lungs from Britannica: “Himalayan geese have been observed not only to fly over human climbers struggling to reach the top of Mount Everest, but to honk as they do so.” You can own a gorilla in Indiana, but not a bear in Michigan. Now imagine you have the lungs of a bird. Are we fed up yet?