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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nina Massey

Female bears ‘may choose dens near humans to keep threat of males away’

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Female bears sometimes choose to live closer to humans in a bid to keep themselves and their new-born cubs safe from male bears, a new study suggests.

Researchers looked at changes in the habitat characteristics of dens used by females to give birth to cubs.

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