Black Bear Reactions to Venomous and Non‐venomous Snakes in Eastern North America
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Black Bear Reactions to Venomous and Non-venomous Snakes in Eastern North America
Bears are often considered ecological equivalents of large primates, but the latter often respond with fear, avoidance, and alarm calls to snakes, both venomous and non-venomous, there is sparse information on how bears respond to snakes. We videotaped or directly observed natural encounters between black bears (Ursus americanus) and snakes. Inside the range of venomous snakes in Arkansas and W...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ethology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0179-1613,1439-0310
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12236