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Ptah

(33,517 posts) Sun Jul 27, 2014, 03:50 PM Jul 2014

Citizen Scientists... Can you identify which bear made this track? Bonus question:

Citizen Scientists... Can you identify which bear made this track? Bonus question: Which paw? The pen in the picture is approximately 5 and 1/2 inches. Have fun, and remember be bear aware. NPS Photo AE. (tr)

https://www.facebook.com/GlacierNPS/photos/a.360427434911.154957.74553624911/10152307482024912/?type=1&theater

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Citizen Scientists... Can you identify which bear made this track? Bonus question: (Original Post) Ptah Jul 2014 OP

I'm no scientist... Cooley Hurd Jul 2014 #1

Right front paw of a left handed grizzly looking for the pen he dropped. lob1 Jul 2014 #2

+1 :) nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #3

Grizzlies have non-retractable claws marybourg Jul 2014 #4

Black Bear 2naSalit Nov 2014 #5

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)

1. I'm no scientist...

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2014, 03:57 PM

Jul 2014

...but that is one big mutha!

lob1

(3,820 posts)

2. Right front paw of a left handed grizzly looking for the pen he dropped.

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2014, 04:08 PM

Jul 2014

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

3. +1 :) nt

Reply to lob1 (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 27, 2014, 04:21 PM

Jul 2014

marybourg

(13,201 posts)

4. Grizzlies have non-retractable claws

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2014, 06:23 PM

Jul 2014

and leave nail imprints while black (brown) bears have retractable claws and leave none. Don't ask how I know this (mine was a grizzly; this looks like a black)

2naSalit

(93,115 posts)

5. Black Bear

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 01:54 AM

Nov 2014

grizzlies have very long claws that leave a long strike in the mud. Black bears have curved claws that leave a hole, like in this picture, close to the toe pad indentations. Black bears climb trees regularly, grizzlies do rarely.

Hey, is that a gov't issue pen?

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