SciShow: Why Can't We Design A Bear-Proof Trash Can?

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Content of the Lesson: Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel. Get up to 60% off in your subscription here: https://go.babbel.com/t?bsc=1200m60-youtube-scishow-apr-2023&btp=default&utm_term=generic_v1&utm_medium=paidsocial&utm_source=YouTube&utm_content=Influencer..scishow..USA..YouTube Why is it so hard for us to keep the bears out of our trash? Well, it turns out that trash cans are basically like giant food puzzles for the bears, and they are determined to win... But, we can use their wily trash-nabbing instincts against them, to help us outwit trash thieves! Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R, Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishowFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/brown-bears.htm https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article/94/2/378/910245 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03506-3 https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article/94/6/1214/902566 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003347208000213 https://www.kqed.org/news/11687093/a-brief-history-of-bear-proofing-in-yosemite-from-canisters-to-a-garbage-dump https://news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/if-you-give-a-bear-a-puzzle/ https://www.kcet.org/redefine/new-study-will-track-bears-in-yosemite-high-country https://dur-duweb.newscyclecloud.com/assets/pdf/DU337083113.pdf https://bearwise.org/six-bearwise-basics/food-garbage/ https://books.google.com/books?id=cMOZPKtPRDEC&ots=9z-kWMQtuj&dq=designing%20animal-proof%20trash%20&lr&pg=PA21#v=onepage&q=designing%20animal-proof%20trash&f=false https://www.outdoorlife.com/gear/bear-can-testing/ https://bioone.org/journals/southeastern-naturalist/volume-13/issue-1/058.013.0102/Testing-Bear-Resistant-Trash-Cans-in-Residential-Areas-of-Florida/10.1656/058.013.0102.short Images: https://npgallery.nps.gov/HFC/AssetDetail/f6bb194a08764abdbc4bd1f3c226eff2 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dumpster_diving_bear_Asheville_3.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bear_Damage0001_%2826708147412%29.jpg https://www.nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/history/1919_1945/visitoractivities/Images/03022.jpg https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/management/bear-management.htm https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/bearreact.htm https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bear-proof_garbage_can.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fisher_the_Bear.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grizzly_Bear_%28Ursus_arctos_horribilis%29_shrinking_habitat.svg https://www.gettyimages.com/


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