Your Paw-some Question | Would it have been possible to domesticate bears instead of wolves?

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Cosmo and I find out why bears never became pets, with expert input from Alaska wildlife biologist Sean Farley.

• Check out the WSU Bear Center
• Learn more about canine genes with the Smithsonian
• Find out about early human hunter-gatherers with Nat Geo
• The American Museum of Natural History shows off its cave bear
• Read about bears' cool reproductive strategies 
• See a baby bear with a Pennsylvania Game Commission biologist

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