The bears eat the most fatty, calorie-dense parts of the fish—like the brain, skin, and roe—and leave the leaner fillets behind. Brown bears are also more likely to prey on newborn ungulates (like ...

Until the arrival of a few moose in recent years, black bears were the largest New York mammal, with some adult males weighing in excess of 600 pounds. Bears have been described as "big, black eating ...