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Post by warsaw on Mar 22, 2012 10:21:18 GMT -9
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Post by warsaw on Mar 24, 2012 6:47:24 GMT -9
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Post by warsaw on Mar 24, 2012 12:11:55 GMT -9
Hokkaido brown bear claws  |
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Post by warsaw on Mar 25, 2012 5:16:08 GMT -9
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Post by warsaw on Mar 28, 2012 13:51:50 GMT -9
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Post by warsaw on Mar 29, 2012 12:30:35 GMT -9
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Post by warsaw on Apr 14, 2012 11:47:16 GMT -9
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Post by warsaw on Apr 18, 2012 2:50:17 GMT -9
A polar bear chews on a caribou antler he found on the beach  Grizzly bear chewing on Caribou Antlers in Denali National Park  |
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Post by warsaw on May 14, 2012 3:57:15 GMT -9
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Post by warsaw on Jun 11, 2012 6:05:42 GMT -9
A polar bear chews on a caribou antler he found on the beach Grizzly bear chewing on Caribou Antlers in Denali National Park Osteophagy by the Grizzly Bear, Ursus arctos Eric J. Wald1,2,a a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 346, Bethel, Alaska 99559 1 Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: eric_wald@fws.gov 2 Current Address: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 101 12th Ave, Room 236, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 Abstract A shed moose (Alces alces) antler eaten by a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos), which recently emerged from its winter den in western Alaska, contained 40.2% crude protein, 18.5% calcium and 8.5% phosphorous by dry weight. Bears emerging from dens could be experiencing skewed Ca:P ratios resulting in an appetite for bone phosphorus. Protein availability at this time of year in the Andreafsky Mountains may also be limiting. Antlers as part of bear diets may be seasonal, but can be a valuable source of minerals, especially Ca, P, and protein early after den emergence or other critical periods. Grizzly bears can obtain a valuable amount of nutrients by consuming the distal palm ends of shed moose antlers. Distal ends of antlers have thinner cortex where bone material is easier to break than at the antler base. In addition, the greater proportion of spongy bone in antler palms should be easier to digest by bears. The significance of shed antlers to bears as a mineral and protein source is still unclear, but antlers could be an important nutrient reserve across the landscape. www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3955/046.085.0307?journalCode=nwsc |
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Post by sarus on Jul 5, 2012 2:50:58 GMT -9
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Post by warsaw on Jul 13, 2012 8:51:07 GMT -9
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Post by warsaw on Jul 13, 2012 9:03:44 GMT -9
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Post by warsaw on Jul 25, 2012 10:46:50 GMT -9
"Just got these back from the beetles. For those that have never mounted a griz, here is a skull comparison. The black bear was a 250 lb. bear. The kodiak was estimated at 1300 lbs. Its hard to get the feel for the size til you have it in you hands "   "Just found a pic. of the bear the skull came from"  www.taxidermy.net/forum/index.php?topic=74757.0 |
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