November 21, 2009
To Yosemite bears, minivans better than your average car
Wikimedia Commons photo By Associated Press
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - What's bigger than a picnic basket and even better than one in the eyes of black bears that live in Yosemite National Park?
A study published this month in the Journal of Mammalogy says it's minivans driven by families with children who leave behind a trail of spilled juice boxes, Cheerios and coolers carrying other snacks. Park scientists have found that the bears tore up minivans more frequently than other types of vehicles. It found that minivans represented 29 percent of the 908 vehicles torn into by bears between 2001 and 2007, even though they made up just 7 percent of the cars that visited Yosemite. The researchers investigated the relationship after noticing that bears seemed to target that particular vehicle type. |
Current Temp
49.0 °
Overcast
Upload directly from your mobile device. Learn howYouNews
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled.
Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.
Resources and info you need to prepare for the switch to DTV. |
Most Popular
|
