Tag: Bears
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An arboretum for WSU In normal times, Europe's brown bears live in a state of happy
equilibrium. But under certain circumstances, things can go seriously
awry, leading the males to commit what researcher Robert Wielgus calls
sexually selected infanticide. Wielgus's most powerful tool against
this eventuality is math.
Winter 2010
Over the coming years,
170 acres east of Airport Road in Pullman will be transformed into an
arboretum, which will include a new bear center, a biodiversity center, a
...
Categories: Architecture and design, Campus life
Tags: Buildings, Gathering circle, Bears, Arboretum
A new life for Winnie
Spring 2008
Though she’s only three, Winnie the grizzly bear has already
seen some rough times. Her mother left her last year. And when
hunger drove her into a Yellowstone campground, park service
employees did their best to haze her and scare her off. Even...
Categories: Veterinary medicine
Tags: Animal health, Bears
Biology by the numbers
Summer 2007
Categories: Biological sciences
Tags: Europe, Wildlife, Bears
Sleep and Run—How do they do that?
Fall 2004
How can grizzlies hibernate for a season without any apparent loss of muscle?
Categories: Biological sciences
Tags: Sleep, Bears, Wildlife