LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions · 1 year 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 · 1 year agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoSalmon don’t typically run year round so it is a seasonal food source.
minus-squareBonehead@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down3·1 year agoCoincidentally, grizzly bears don’t typically run year round, so it’s a perfect matchup.
minus-squarePyr_Pressurelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year 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.