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A special edition of the Phantom's Postcard
Tour...
Speaking of Bears! Here's a collection of bear postcards -- some of the Phantom's personal favorites.
Save a bear if at all possible... |
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 The back of this postcard says: "The black bear is the largest mammal found in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Individual bears may be brown, cinnamon or black, each being the same color throughout the year. They will normally avoid people unless attracted by food. Do not feed them, they are wild and can be dangerous. |
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 American Black Bears come in a wide variety of colors -- and shapes! |
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 The Three Bears More back-of-the-postcard information: Ursus Americanus, The black bear is a powerful swimmer. It also climbs trees for food and protection. Though classified as a carnivore, most of its diet consists of vegetation. |
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 Even baby bears are adorable -- this one must be very young. |
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 Yosemite is simply littered with bears. They are everywhere and signs are posted throughout the park warning visitors not to leave food in their cars. Bears have figured out how to ransack a car for even the smallest scrap, bag of potato chips, or even that lost M&M you left under the seat. Be careful! |
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Here's
another old Yosemite postcard featuring a bear. The bears have been in
Yosemite way longer than humans, but they have had to accommodate us
humans for years now. They wander through the camp sites, parking lots and
in back of restaurants always looking for food. There must be some truth
to the saying: hungry as a bear. When food is plentiful and the predators
are kept at bay, then the bears multiply. Unfortunately, then there's not
quite enough food to go around and bears must turn to eating garbage,
especially if it's the tasty stuff that us humans toss away.
Left on their own they will eat roots, shoots, berries, fish, small mammals and birds too. This postcard tour is supposed to remind us of our sentimental fondness for these wonderful animals. After looking at these cards, how could anyone even think of harming one of them. |
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