From North Carolina\u2019s pocosins to the hollows, black bears shape wild spaces with persistence, silence and strength. Learn more about these quiet giants with Our State Magazine\u2019s Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice as she travels to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences to meet with the Head of Mammalogy Dr. Mike Cove.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think if you ask my daughter she\u2019ll say, \u2018if you don\u2019t bother them, they won\u2019t bother you,\u2019\u201d Cove says. \u201cAnd I think that\u2019s a good motto to have … around any wild animals.\u201d<\/p>\n
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