Behavior in Free-Living American Black Bear Dens: Parturition, Maternal Care, and Cub Behavior

Behavior in Free-Living American Black Bear Dens: Parturition, Maternal Care, and Cub Behavior

Denning behavior has long remained the least observed aspect of bear behavior. During 2010–2013, we used webcams, microphones, the internet, and 14,602 h of archived video to document the denning behaviors of two adult wild black bears (<i>Ursus americanus</i>) as they gave birth and car...

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Main Authors: Lynn L. Rogers, Linda McColley, Janet Dalton, Jim Stroner, Douglas Hajicek, Adam Partin, Gordon M. Burghardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
American black bear
<i>Ursus americanus</i>
hibernation
denning behavior
maternal behavior
behavioral ontogeny
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/7/1123

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