Early Bear Fossil Shows Ancient Omnivorous Diet

Europe’s earliest bear, Ursus minimus, lived roughly 5–2 million years ago and its jaw clusters with modern omnivores after analysis of 108 bear jaws using 3‑D software. Read more: getnews.me/early-bear-fossil-shows-... #ursusminimus #omnivorous #bear

4⃣ To address this, we focused on the #brownbear in #Europe and #Türkiye — a well-studied species and region. From an #ecosystem perspective, the brown bear is a top #predator and an #omnivorous generalist, key to ecosystems and with several subpopulations at #extinction risk e.g. #Cantabrian

An #omnivorous #Canada #Jay 🪶
getting oats and walnuts high in the #Cascades
during heavy #snows when foraging was poor.
photo by Steve Spanoudis
from theotherpages.org
#birds #birding #bird #altitude #mountains #nature #snow
#washington #photography #naturephotography #sonyalpha
#wildlife #animals

Close up photograph of a brown and grey rodent with a white stripe on its side. The chipmunk is eating a seed pod from Rose of Sharon flowers while perched on a shrub branch.

Chipmunk at work Lunchtime…

#chipmunk #rodent #ground-squirrel #foraging #photograph #close-up #Tamias_striatus #pest #omnivorous #stripes #chipmunk_cheeks

Update! We have a gray fox, (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)! Thanks @CAGrasslands @sfbaywildlife! The #grayfox is an #omnivorous and solitary hunter. #Urocyon #cinereoargenteus

Now time for dinner! The #grayfox is an #omnivorous, solitary #hunter. In #California, the gray fox primarily eats #rodents, followed by #jackrabbit, #brushrabbit. #Fruit is an important component of their diet when readily available.