Humans and bears - Wild encounters

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From "The Missing Lynx" 

"About 6000 years ago a Mesolithic human took a bear cub and gave it a (horse) bit before the age of six months. We can guess the age because the first molar in bears appears at four months old. The bit must have been in place between these ages to allow the teeth and jaws to grow around it. The tamed bear lived until about six years old, judging by the number and stage of the teeth in the jaw." Reply