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Yosemite study: Bear prefer minivans
The Outdoor Pressroom — ... A study published in the October issue of The Journal of Mammalogy indicates that black bears in Yosemite National Park have a preference for minivans, breaking into those vehicles more often than any other in the park. The likely reason is  because the vans are usually owned by families with children who spill food and drinks, and the smells attract the bears. Fresno Bee. ...

Study: Bears Prefer Minivans
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Bears and Soccer Moms
Backpacker Magazine Blogs - backpacker.com — ... Correlation??? They have the same taste in minivans. [image] A study published in the recent issue of The Journal of Mammology gives proof to the claim that the bears of Yosemite National Park have an affinity for the child-toting vehicles. Why the focus on the illustrious grocery-getter? Lets put two and two together...ok three. Minivans plus families plus road trip equals food, spilled and otherwise. Even if food has been removed from the vehicle, the odor remains, according to the researchers. The report also says that over the years the black bears in the park ...