Yeah and if you’re only measuring what’s in the poop, then you don’t know how they actually acquired it, so they could be eating garbage or roadkill or whatever. Which is scavenging not hunting.
Bears are not great hunters. They are highly opportunistic omnivores. They’re nothing like big cats or sharks. They’re not obligate carnivores, and it appears they really don’t want to be because bears love vegetation if you don’t know. But they’ll also eat meat if it’s easily and readily available.
And I imagine if you gave them a choice between the two that they would probably prefer meat most of the time. Especially if they didn’t have to endanger themselves to get it.
I literally couldn’t understand the title until I read your comment then reread the title 3 times
Yeah and if you’re only measuring what’s in the poop, then you don’t know how they actually acquired it, so they could be eating garbage or roadkill or whatever. Which is scavenging not hunting.
Bears are not great hunters. They are highly opportunistic omnivores. They’re nothing like big cats or sharks. They’re not obligate carnivores, and it appears they really don’t want to be because bears love vegetation if you don’t know. But they’ll also eat meat if it’s easily and readily available.
And I imagine if you gave them a choice between the two that they would probably prefer meat most of the time. Especially if they didn’t have to endanger themselves to get it.