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Lynn at Jewel's den - Feb 3, 2012Our attempts to improve the den cam image[…]
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The annual cycle of black bear activity and hibernation has five stages: 1. hibernation 2. walking hibernati... Read More
Before researchers from the Wildlife Research Institute videotaped 3-year-old June digging this den in Eagles Nest Township, Minnesota, they had no id... Read More
Short answer: yes. When people defined hibernation simply in terms of temperature reduction, bears were not considered hibernators. Howeve... Read More
In 2003, the BBC phoned researchers for help with a documentary using new thermal imaging technology. The telephone conversation sounded something li... Read More
Chipmunk hibernation Black bear hibernation Preparation Eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) store food in a burrow ... Read More
Photo: Glenn & Nancy Krause March 16, 2003 Yes, snow accumulates on black... Read More
In fall 1999, Whiteheart gave researchers and the public the first views of how bears behave in the darkness of their dens when no one is around.&n... Read More
The cub probe is an Aqua-Vu Infra-red Underwater Camera donated by Jeff Zernov of Nature Vision, Inc. (Baxter, MN) and adapted for den use by TV produ... Read More
Science Daily, Dec. 29, 2003. From Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 206. Inactivity is a prime cause of osteoporosis in most animals, incl... Read More
ScienceDaily (Apr. 25, 2007) — A new study measured strength and endurance of hibernating black bears. T.D. Lohuis and his coauthors found th... Read More
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