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If it’s there, could it be a bear?

2023-01-18

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It has been suggested that the American black bear ( Ursus americanus ) may be responsible for a significant number of purported sightings of an alleged unknown species of hominid in North America. Previous analyses have identified correlation between ‘sasquatch’ or ‘bigfoot’ sightings and black bear populations in the Pacific Northwest using ecological niche models and simple models of expected animal sightings....

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Literature Corpus work: b3cc0484-f9b6-5bfe-a589-4a21f48425f4
DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.14.524058

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