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The most recent unexpected yet eye-opening side effect: rising temperatures are actually forcing grizzly bears to drastically alter their diets. While these bears are historically known to be omnivores, meaning they eat both meat and plants, new research suggests they've started opting for a more berry-based diet due to climate change.
A study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences analyzed the brown bears found on Kodiak Island in Alaska. Though the bears typically feast on sockeye salmon in early summer and then elderberries later in the season around August and September, researchers found that during the warm Summer of 2014, the bears were too busy munching on berries to even care about the salmon. That's because the berries ripened earlier than usual and offered a quicker means of gaining weight, as they require less energy to break down than salmon does.
You'd pass up salmon for elderberries?This Surprising Fact About Grizzly Bears Sheds New Light on the Climate Change Problem
Pretty much explains why all I ate last night was Almonds and Grapes