Bears of the Pleistocene

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In the Shadow of the Sabertooth by Doug Peacock. 
 
Understandably, the scientists are guarded on the usefulness of these comparisons. Having tracked, lived with and studied these formidable creatures for more than four decades, however, I firmly believe its a big mistake to dismiss these parallel omnivore worlds. The fundamental fact, which cannot be overstated is biotic habitats that sustain brown bears can also support humans. The only imaginable exception might be an open habitat where humans were vulnerable to short-faced bears and other giant predators but in which grizzlies could have coexisted with the megafauna.

Where people and grizzlies both occupied the landscape, how did they get along? There is no early record. Brown bear live in Siberia but the grizzly is more aggressive than his Asian cousin, perhaps suggesting that the Siberian side of Beringia was a less formidable place to live than Alaska. Reply