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In bear country, which of these must be stored like food?

Anything with a scent, like soap and toiletries.

  1. Only meat and fish
  2. Only open snacks
  3. Soap and toiletries ✔

Why: Bears follow their nose. Yosemite counts anything with a scent, including cosmetics, toiletries, soap and trash, as food that must be locked up.

Huh, didn't know that: Bears that keep getting human food often lose their fear of people and end up being killed.

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Why did the bear eat the toothpaste? It wanted minty fresh breath.
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Sources

  1. Bears and Food Storage, Yosemite (National Park Service) https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/bears.htm

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