How do bears avoid poisonous mushrooms?

Q: I know bears eat mushrooms. How do they avoid the poisonous ones? - Mary Catherine Finch. A: I love mushrooms. If there was more pizza in my neck of the woods, I would definitely order it with 'shrooms. And berries. And sliced carrion. Oh man, I can barely type, thinking about how much I love pizza. read more

Bears that eat deadly mushrooms don't live long enough to share their bad information. 2. Instinct - Bears are attracted to the smell or other identifying characteristics of safe mushrooms. Bears born with bad mushroom-identifying ability die and don't spread their genes. 3. read more

A bear tells how it avoids eating poisonous mushrooms and poisonous berries. Bruins know their fungus—just ask our staff bear. Our privacy policy has been updated. read more