Is an average bear more intelligent than most humans? The animals are showing not just fearlessness but great ingenuity as they venture more frequently into human territory.
Earth’s largest predator is taking control
Fright sight: Polar bears and Kodiak bears can weigh 1,500 pounds and stand 10 feet tall. Glossary
Reservists - A member of a military reserve force. In peacetime, they have non-military jobs.
Hudson Bay - An inland sea on the eastern coast of Canada, connected to the Atlantic Ocean.
Encroaching - Intruding on or slowly advancing towards.
Connecticut - A state in the northeastern USA.
Ingenious - Clever and inventive.
IQ - A means of measuring human intelligence. A person’s IQ is usually ascertained by making them sit a standardised test. Some have criticised these tests as a means of evaluating intelligence, claiming that they ignore much of what it means to be intelligent.