Like butter for bears': the grizzlies who dine on 40,000 moths a
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The tiny army cutworm moth provides a surprisingly nutritious meal for the giant carnivores – but humans are getting in the way
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Christian Schmidt (@neoarctia007) / X
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Scapegoat Grizzlies Feast on Bear Butter – Wild Montana
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Like butter for bears': the grizzlies who dine on 40,000 moths a day, Wildlife
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Bear butter: Scientists study tiny moths as rich food source for grizzlies, WSU Insider
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Reader's wildlife narrative – Why Evolution Is True
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The odd phenomenon of moth-eating bears—and the dangers they face
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Reader's wildlife narrative – Why Evolution Is True
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