Bear cubs get more motherly love when their moms are protected from hunters, research finds
by Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times
Mar 27, 2018
2 minutes
Twenty-five years ago, brown bear mothers in Sweden rarely spent more than 18 months raising their cubs. Today, it's not unusual for moms to devote 2 1/2 years to their cubs before they go off on their own.
What's behind this new passion for parenting? Researchers attribute it to a hunting regulation that protects mother bears and their cubs.
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