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Bear dies after getting trapped in hot car

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What's behind a surge in bear attacks in Japan?

Al Jazeera

A deadly conflict between bears and humans is playing out across Japan, where authorities have deployed the military to protect locals who are using drone-based alert and surveillance systems to track the bears. Since April this year, at least 13 people have been killed and more than 100 have been injured in bear attacks in the country, according to an October report by the Ministry of Environment. The ministry added that the death toll is the highest since Japan began keeping records of bear attacks in 2006. It is also home to Asiatic black bears - also known as Moon bears - which are smaller in size, weighing between 80-200kg (176-440 pounds), and are found on the mainland, which is more densely populated. Both types of bear have been involved in incidents this year, and both are dangerous to humans to varying degrees.


Stocks rise as jobs report stokes hopes for low interest rates

Los Angeles Times

U.S. stocks rose Friday as investors found some positive aspects in a middling employment report. Job growth slowed in August, and traders hope that will persuade the Federal Reserve to wait before raising interest rates. Stocks started the day with big gains following the Labor Department's job report. Energy companies rose more than the rest of the market as oil prices broke out of a four-day slump. The gains were broad, but the stocks that rose the most were utilities, which would stand to benefit if interest rates remain low.


Smarter than the average bear: Researchers find Migwan the black bear can recognise objects she only sees on a computer screen

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Black bears might be a lot smarter than you think. In a new study, researchers found that an American black bear named Migwan was able to recognize objects she knew in real life when looking at an image displayed on a computer screen. This indicates that these bears are capable of'picture-object recognition' – a trait also seen in hens, rhesus monkeys, pigeons, tortoises, and horses. In a new study, researchers found that an American black bear named Migwan, pictured above, was able to recognize objects she knew in real life when looking at an image displayed on a computer screen. This indicates that these bears are capable of'picture-object recognition' Picture-object recognition is an animal's ability to respond to a picture and the real like object in a similar way. It's been observed in hens, rhesus monkeys, pigeons, tortoises, and horses.