During my time as a volunteer at La Senda Verde, a Bolivian animal refuge, I took care of two orphaned Andean bear cubs. When I visited Tarkus (he was rescued in 2019 and brought to LSV) he sniffed me thoroughly (I must smell of bear cubs) and went to mark a tree with his scent.
Bears view their world largely through their nose.
Bears routinelly sniff each other when they meet.
Bears also intentionally scent-mark. By marking trees, the scent remains as an active, concentrated signal for longer than it would if just dissipated into the air.
The scent-mark a tree, bears may stand on their hindlegs and rub their back and head on the trunk. (Source: Handbook of the Mammals in the World)
Bears view their world largely through their nose.
Bears routinelly sniff each other when they meet.
Bears also intentionally scent-mark. By marking trees, the scent remains as an active, concentrated signal for longer than it would if just dissipated into the air.
The scent-mark a tree, bears may stand on their hindlegs and rub their back and head on the trunk. (Source: Handbook of the Mammals in the World)
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