why does playing dead work to avoid getting attacked by brown bears? Wouldn’t they want to eat you more if they thought you were dead and thus couldn’t fight back?

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why does playing dead work to avoid getting attacked by brown bears? Wouldn’t they want to eat you more if they thought you were dead and thus couldn’t fight back?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Just wanted to add a note that a lot of California black bears are actually a brown color. So you really just need to know where the Grizzlies are, and avoid them at all costs.