October 30, 2009

Study: Yosemite bears prefer minivans

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — What's bigger than a picnic basket and even better than one in the eyes of black bears that call Yosemite National Park home?

Minivans driven by families with children who leave behind a trail of spilled juice boxes, Cheerios and coolers carrying other snacks, according to a study published in October in the Journal of Mammalogy.

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