Most grizzlies are first detected by hearing, not sight
Evidence
About half of all the grizzly bears I have seen I first heard moving through the timber as they emerged for evening feeding. — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1676
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1676
- XREF: connects to: Hearing often precedes sight when encountering grizzly bears; Prey animals avoid noisy areas because sound is their security surveillance — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 107
Broader Connections
- Prey animals avoid noisy areas because sound is their security surveillance
#exemplifies(0.55) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 107