A right hook - boxing match at Lake Clark National Park
Play behavior in bears represents millions of years of evolutionary refinement. Scientists believe play evolved as a low-risk method for developing essential survival skills—a way to practice hunting, fighting, and escaping without the life-threatening consequences of real situations. For bears, which typically live solitary lives but need complex skill sets to survive in challenging environments, play serves as nature’s training program.
A right hook - boxing match at Lake Clark National Park
Play behavior in bears represents millions of years of evolutionary refinement. Scientists believe play evolved as a low-risk method for developing essential survival skills—a way to practice hunting, fighting, and escaping without the life-threatening consequences of real situations. For bears, which typically live solitary lives but need complex skill sets to survive in challenging environments, play serves as nature’s training program.