Frontier myth vilified the California grizzly. Science tells a new story.
An animal that had once numbered as many as 10,000 in California, living in almost all its varied ecosystems and gracing its state flag, had been hunted to local extinction. The grizzly, a subspecies of brown bear, has long held a place in mainstream American myth as a dangerous, even bloodthirsty creature.
Its scientific name, Ursus arctos horribilis, means “the horrible bear.”
But that image is being challenged by a new set of studies that combine modern biochemical analysis, historical research and Indigenous knowledge to bring the story of the California grizzly from fiction to fact.
In January, a team of experts led by University of California at Santa Barbara ecologist Alexis Mychajliw published a paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B about the diet of the California grizzly bear and how that influenced its extinction.
The results challenge virtually every aspect of the bear’s established story.
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Frontier myth vilified the California grizzly. Science tells a new story.
An animal that had once numbered as many as 10,000 in California, living in almost all its varied ecosystems and gracing its state flag, had been hunted to local extinction. The grizzly, a subspecies of brown bear, has long held a place in mainstream American myth as a dangerous, even bloodthirsty creature.
Its scientific name, Ursus arctos horribilis, means “the horrible bear.”
But that image is being challenged by a new set of studies that combine modern biochemical analysis, historical research and Indigenous knowledge to bring the story of the California grizzly from fiction to fact.
In January, a team of experts led by University of California at Santa Barbara ecologist Alexis Mychajliw published a paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B about the diet of the California grizzly bear and how that influenced its extinction.
The results challenge virtually every aspect of the bear’s established story.
Protest advice from a gramma. First aid kit with eyewash and insta cool pack. Sanitary napkins for injuries that bleed heavily. Water. Protein bars. Write your attorneys number on your body . If you have a chronic medical condition like epilepsy or diabetes wear an alert bracelet and carry two days worth of meds. Assume your personal property will be confiscated. Wipe your phone . N 95 masks are dual purpose. Practice the buddy system. Situational awareness at all times. Please be careful.
Fans of the late great Rhinestone Cowboy will delight in this extensive anthology of live recordings capturing Glen Campbell at the height of his popularity!...
Mykolaiv city authorities have signed an agreement with the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (Nefco) to rebuild a water supply system in the Korabelnyi district. — Ukrinform.
Arizona’s signature matching and drop box procedures will remain in place ahead of the 2024 election, a judge ruled today, rejecting a right-wing bid to upend mail-in voting procedures in the state.
Paul remembers: “He (Michael) rang me up, and I didn’t believe it was him, so I said, “Who’s this?” He said, ‘Michael’. ‘Are you sure… Michael who?!’. Anyway...
it's annoying. I wrote Speaker Emerita #NancyPelosi a letter re Carried Interest and tax rates. And in response I received a response thanking me for contacting her and telling me how important it was to hear from constituents followed by a litany of all the good things the #Democrats were doing wrt taxes. And the response had nothing to do with with the Carried interest legislation I addressed in my letter.
It's amazing how her form letter responses to comment letters make it clear she has no interest in most constituent concerns.
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Protesters yelled into megaphones, banged drums, shook bells and blasted popular songs bashing Donald Trump outside the US Supreme Court as the justices weighed the historic question of whether the former president should be immune from prosecution.
No American president has defined deviancy downward like this ex-president. All because of his actions, the Supreme Court is talking about the possibility of presidents accepting bribes and assassinating an opponent — Richard Stengel #quotes #quote #Trump #TrumpCriminality #TrumpCrimes #Crime #Law
While campaigning in Florida on Tuesday (April 23) President Joe Biden poked fun at Donald Trump's Bible and called for voters to hold him "accountable" for ...
A while back I nuked one of my panels on Mastodon. I have the far left for tooting, then a panel for the federated timeline, next is notifications and finally I have a getting started that I set to local. How do I add panels to my screen. I could easily add two more. Thank you in advance. 🙂
@nlpbot ~ Sorry, here is the reply @bmacDonald94 If we're talking about the advanced web interface, after you open a new column into the Getting Started space, click on the control at the top right corner and select "Pin"
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It didn't actually occur to me that an insistence on photo ID would be just the start. They could add on signature requirements and quibble over forgeries on ballots as a way to disqualify votes.
Man, it really doesn't feel like we're safe with Republicans around existing in public.
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Had someone on here try to convince me that the student protests for Palestine were bad because they distract from income inequality, I guess after reading my bio.
If you think protesting rampant militarism and the dehumanization and brutalization of any group of people takes something away from poverty abolitionism, you don’t understand what poverty abolition is about.
I don't even entirely agree with what the students are saying, but all cops are bastards so I'm never going to back the frikkin cops.
(I don't care to vocally support the protesters either, but that's different. My side really need to figure out how to push out the Hamas/Houthi/etc intifada supporters and at least use clearly different language from them.
But I don't know how to fix that myself, so I've got nothing helpful to say.)
Calling it a "big deal day," President Joe Biden visited Syracuse, New York Thursday to celebrate tech company Micron’s plans to build a campus of computer c...
U.S. Army reservists who witnessed the mental and physical decline of a colleague who would commit Maine’s deadliest mass shooting told a commission that the...
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