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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. I am sure there are counter examples, but the separation I believe accounts for the aggression in adult bears.

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Play the silly word game my spouse and I came up with: "The Lazy Naturalist"

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For example, whoever named the blue spotted salamander did a yeoman's job, as this animal is (1) a salamander, and (2) blue with black spots. The "Zebra Mantis Shrimp" is among the most egregious examples as it is (1) not a zebra, (2) not a mantis, and (3) not a shrimp. Some examples: - Lion fish, 1 point. (It

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Frustratingly Common

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The irony is most apparent when a bird so named is a legitimate rarity – I get excited whenever I see a Common Ground Dove , for example. Bearing the same designation but actually commonplace is the infrequently encountered Common Pauraque. They are decidedly uncommon in T&T but surely ubiquitous somewhere else.

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Animal empathy

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For example, if you killed a bears cub, and then later stomped on it, would the mother bear care? I was watching the movie Hush, particularly the scene in which the killer is taunting maddie with her dead friends earrings being taken off of her, and I was wondering if animal empathy could extend to the dead?

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“Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman

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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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More Birds Than Bullets: a book review

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As shown by the photo, below, of McMullan and Merlin, his Eurasian Eagle Owl friend, McMullan is a rough-hewn 6’4” foot bear of a man; he describes himself as resembling a character from the World Wrestling Federation. He tells, for example, of sitting close by a fox den, and watching a raccoon walk past it with a look of acknowledgement.

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Flycatchers in the Cocoa

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There is something about a mature rainforest, for example, that cannot be replicated by any human. It bears an uncanny resemblance to the extremely common Great Kiskadee ! When out birding, I prefer completely wild habitat. Reforested areas may come close, but there is a feeling that weathering the passage of time engenders.

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