LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 11 months agoDo bears in the wild seriously subsist only on berries and salmon?message-squaremessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-squareDo bears in the wild seriously subsist only on berries and salmon?LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 11 months agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months agoSalmon don’t typically run year round so it is a seasonal food source.
minus-squareBonehead@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down3·11 months agoCoincidentally, grizzly bears don’t typically run year round, so it’s a perfect matchup.
minus-squarePyr_Pressure@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-211 months agoSalmon runs are in the fall right when bears are trying to bulk up for winter hibernation. Spring they mostly subsist on roots, grasses, and other vegetation and insects, and summer is when the berries ripen so they take advantage of that.
Salmon don’t typically run year round so it is a seasonal food source.
Coincidentally, grizzly bears don’t typically run year round, so it’s a perfect matchup.
Salmon runs are in the fall right when bears are trying to bulk up for winter hibernation.
Spring they mostly subsist on roots, grasses, and other vegetation and insects, and summer is when the berries ripen so they take advantage of that.