Bears emigrated from Russia

The emigration of animals did not occur today, but scientists have only now found a connection between Siberian bears and those of their brethren who moved to Japan.

A large migration of bears began 2.588 million years ago and ended 11.7 thousand years ago. The Sbras.info portal tells about this.

Approximately 75 thousand years ago, the World Ocean level changed during the Ice Age, resulting in a land corridor between the mainland and the islands. In search of better living conditions, the animals settled outside the continent and ended up on the territory of Japan, experts concluded.

Experts made their conclusions by examining the DNA of the bones of these animals. Of the 19 analyzed samples of modern bears, two turned out to be as close as possible to the genome of the animals of Eastern Hokkaido and the ancient bear, the remains of which were found in Denisova Cave.

Siberian bears are relatively large animals in Siberia, Kazakhstan, and China. These are loners who like to live in the forests, next to water bodies. These are omnivorous animals, which, however, rarely attack large animals. They love berries, roots, and fish. They rarely attack people.