New research shows that brown bears living close to Italian villages have changed over generations, developing smaller bodies and lower aggression than bears living farther from people. Scientists say this reflects adaptation to long-term human presence and landscapes shaped by centuries of settlement and coexistence.
(c) Mark Basarab
(c) Mark Basarab

Bären in der Nähe von Dörfern entwickeln sich kleiner und weniger aggressiv

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Neue Forschungsergebnisse zeigen, dass Braunbären in Italien, die in der Nähe von Dörfern leben, sich über Generationen hinweg verändert haben und heute kleiner sowie weniger aggressiv sind als Populationen fern menschlicher Siedlungen. Forschende sehen darin eine Anpassung an das Zusammenleben mit Menschen sowie an historisch geprägte Kulturlandschaften.

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