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Scientists find new reason for why bears rub up against trees

Por: Newsweek Tech January 27, 2023

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As many of us know from Disney's The Jungle Book, bears love to rub their backs against trees. But there is so much more to this back rubbing than just scratching an incurable itch.As well as spreading their scent to other bears, this behavior could also serve as a way of repelling disease-transmitting ticks, as is evidenced by a new study on brown bears published in the Journal of Zoology.Brown bear rubbing against trees is widely accepted... + full article



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