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Bears not likely to attack menstruating women

EMCSEMCS Member Posts: 4,063
edited September 2012 in General Discussion
Bears not especially likely to attack menstruating women despite urban legend, report finds

Authorities at Yellowstone National Park released the results of a long-term study that showed there is no link between the likelihood of a woman being attacked by a bear and the point in her menstrual cycle.
By Meena Hart Duerson / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
ile this one under urban legends: It turns out bears aren't attracted to menstruating women after all.

A Yellowstone National Park report released this year and posted online this week is making headlines for clearing up a popular myth that women who have their periods are a magnet for bear attacks.

That theory was sparked in 1967, according to the report, when two women were attacked and killed by grizzly bears in Glacier National Park.

One of the women was menstruating and the other had tampons, leading the Park Service to begin warning that bears might be drawn to the smell of women on their periods.

This year's report is a synthesis of the past findings on the topic, none of which have proven that menstruating women are bear bait.

FULL ARTICLE HERE

http://tiny.cc/zi2wjw

Another headline might be

"A long-term study shows that bears will not attack a menstruating woman, but that a menstruating woman will attack damn near anything"[:)][}:)][:D]

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