Why Are Bears ‘Friend-Shaped’?

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June 6, 2024, 3:15 PM

Why are bears both adorable and deadly? Scientific American investigates why these apex predators are “friend-shaped”. Bears have featured prominently in folklore in many cultures around the world, including some Indigenous cultures in North America that have viewed the animals as humans’ kin. We have even seen bears in the sky and named constellations after them. “We have always found ourselves to be quite connected with different species of bears,” Wynn-Grant says. “We see ourselves in them.”

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