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American black bear claw marks

Ursus americanus

Photo by misako
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Field Notes

Description:

Saw these bear claw marks hiking in the Mammoth Lakes area in California.

Habitat:

Mammoth Lakes area in California.

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EOL: Ursus americanus, American black bear

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Comments (5)
Leuba Ridgway
impressive picture and the information you've provided misako.hill !
misako
I'm no expert, but clawing is said to mark territory.
misako
@Julio--I read that bears claw the tree as high as they can and when another bear comes along, it can see if it is larger or smaller than the original bear.

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