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Bbears walked around the town of Yellowknife in Canada, after the people left their homes due to wildfires.

In 2019, more than 50 bears visited a village in northern Russia. In 2022, ConnecticutA state in the northeastern USA. recorded 67 cases of bears breaking into homes.

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ExpertsSomeone who knows a lot about a particular subject. say that we should not be surprised. Bears are thought to be among the cleverest animals: as clever as apes and monkeys and cleverer than dogs.

They have the largest brains, compared to their size, of any land mammalA warm-blooded animal where mothers feed young using their own bodies. . They are very clever at hiding from hunters and can open lots of "bear-proof" boxes.

Yes! Bears can remember where they got their food from for as long as 10 years. They can also find their way around without maps and phones.

No! Experts say they are about as clever as a three-year-old human child. People have clearly achieved much more than bears.

Connecticut - A state in the northeastern USA.

Experts - Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.

Mammal - A warm-blooded animal where mothers feed young using their own bodies.