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Contemporary Problems of Ecology

2013 year, number 1

Behavior of Asiatic Black Bear Cubs (Ursus (Selenarctos)thibetanus G. Cuvier, 1823) in the Process of Adaptation to Natural Environment

K. V. SKRIPOVA
Ussuri reserve FEB RAS, 692519, Ussuriysk, Nekrasov str., 1
medvedi_2003@rambler.ru
Keywords: black bear, orphaned bear cubs, adaptive complexes, behavior types, reserve, reintroduction
Pages: 145-153

Abstract

The work presents a detailed description of the basic types of behavior of Asiatic black bears cubs, which were fostered for reintroduction. The research of behavior of orphaned bear cubs in the Ussuri reserve of the Primorye Territory showed that behavior formation is caused by the parameters of the environment among which trees and bushes are the most influential ones. Bear cubs start to eat vegetative parts of plants since the age of 2 months. Trees are used by them for games and as refuges. The skills of defensive behavior initially arising in games on a congenital basis help further survival. This is confirmed by the data received after placing bear cubs in natural environment and recognizing their destiny in the wild. Success of the development of adaptive behavior showed the correctness of elaborated techniques of fostering.