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Yosemite Bears See Minivans as Pic-a-nic Baskets
Nov 03 2009 by Kristin Varela
Are you a begrudged minivan-driving mama who’s trying to scheme your way out of that old mom-mobile? A trip to Yosemite National Park in California might be in order. The park’s black bears have learned that minivans typically contain all sorts of yummy snacks and tear into the vehicles with greater frequency. Animal crackers and gummy bears, anyone?
From 2001-07, 27 percent of the vehicles broken into by bears at the park were minivans. These minivans made up only 7 percent of the cars entering the park, according to a study published in the Journal of Mammalogy’s October issue.
I wonder if my insurance company would buy the old “the-bears-ate-my-car” excuse?
Posted on Nov 03, 2009 | Permalink
