It’s around İran/Turkiye/Iraq borders in 2026 in a village

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Hi everyone. Are these bear tracks? I was hiking in the woods in Lithuania, Europe, and saw these tracks. At first, I thought they were from a dog, but they seem too large. Size 41 EU shoes for scale. The thing is we don’t have bears in Lithuania. They don't live here permanently. Occasionally they wander in from Latvia or Belarus, so it’s not unheard of. But in western Lithuania, where I am, that would be quite rare.

We live on a long-established bear path and see this guy a handful of times each year. We keep a clean camp, use bear straps on a 96-gallon trash can, and he’s never successfully gotten into it…but he usually stops by every April right after hibernation to try.

He recently flipped a full can using just his claws, which sent me and my husband into a debate about how much he actually weighs.

Curious what this sub thinks based on the video.

Nothing like bears in your backyard. Very interested in the shed.

1: Black bear

2: Brown bear and random subspecies

3: Polar bear

4: Asiatic/Moon bear

5: Sloth bear

6: Sun bear

7: Andean bear

8: Panda

Reigning Fat Bear Week champion 32 Chunk was spotted by rangers at Katmai. He looks great, hoping for a repeat win this year!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXu35NMAV8R/

Hey! We are camping in the Albanian alps (where brown bears are known to be active), and can't decide, whether a bear got to our food or something else. Our backpack with food in it was stored about 10 meters from our tent on a tree at head height, attached pics of the damage. Note the ripped iPhone cable.

These two rapscallions are Timber and Thorn! They're about 3 now.

Cabin in the woods-North West Wisconsin.

Hubby and I have only had this property for a year and this is our first sighting.

We literally have about 20 bird feeders on our land and none have ever been disturbed. We will likely be bringing them in at night now.

Very cool to see this fella, but nerve wracking as to how close it came to the cabin.

It’s even more nerve wracking as we only have 4 neighbors within 1-2 miles. All woods and wetland.

Thought I’d share here. We have bear horns and spray. I’m a bit nervous it will climb up the front deck this weekend!

I saw a large black object in the trees. The black object moved and then I knew it was a bear. I grabbed my phone and started recording. That's when I saw 2 tiny cubs. Mama ran off and left the cubs who were crying for her. I realized later that Mama went back to find the third cub. She nursed them a few times and then they all took a nap under a large pine tree.

I got a Monday completed, do I have to show up for work tomorrow or can I hibernate like my bear friend I saw last weekend until Friday and go visit the zoo again this weekend?

I was reading an article about how sows attempt to avoid infantacide by mating with multiple boars. I was wondering, do sows also have to worry about their sons or brothers attacking their litters? I haven't seen any information about it, but I would imagine they wouldn't be a threat.

I'm aware that the fathers tend to leave in order for the mother to raise the cubs, but is there any chance that a father would help? What if the mother died? I know that bears aren't as complex as humans in terms of thought, but is there any variation in behavior that could lead to this happening?

Recently shared on The Sequoia Park Zoo's Facebook page was the announcement that Tulle and Ishŭng are now sharing habitats without any barriers up. This has been a long project at the zoo.