https://sputnikglobe.com/20190110/bear-tree-rubbing-1071359330.html
Tree Treatment: Bears Love Rubbing Their Furry Backs Against Trunks
Tree Treatment: Bears Love Rubbing Their Furry Backs Against Trunks
Sputnik International
It is always entertaining to watch a big brown bear rub its back against a tree trunk; we can relate to the furry animals having an itch that needs to be... 10.01.2019, Sputnik International
2019-01-10T15:30+0000
2019-01-10T15:30+0000
2019-01-10T17:49+0000
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/106619/19/1066191977_0:0:1600:904_1920x0_80_0_0_6e71e30fbecd2d873f6f7c34d1cb4807.jpg.webp
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2019
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
video
Tree Treatment: Bears Love Rubbing Their Furry Backs Against Trunks
15:30 GMT 10.01.2019 (Updated: 17:49 GMT 10.01.2019) It is always entertaining to watch a big brown bear rub its back against a tree trunk; we can relate to the furry animals having an itch that needs to be scratched.
While bears look almost human scratching their backs, the reality may be somewhat less intuitive. Live Science cited scholars relaying speculations that the rubbing moves that bears make have a territorial purpose — male bears will then detect the smell of another animal. This may serve as a sign that the other bear is still somewhere not far away. Therefore, other creatures shouldn't challenge it to a fight, and should just back away immediately.
