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. 2014 Jul 16;9(7):e102457. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102457

Table 1. General characteristics of bears and ungulate carcasses they consumed, organized by individual observations (OB).

Observation Bear* Other carnivores present Consumed carcass
Age in years/sex Weight (kg) Season Carcass Characteristics Cause of death Dispersion Date of death
OB 1 5/M 80 Summer 2010 Horse Adult M Natural Articulated July 2010
OB 2 Unknown bear Unknown Spring 2011 Vulpes, Martes Roe deer Adult M Unknown Articulated April/May 2011
OB 3 Unknown bear Unknown End of spring 2011 Vulpes, Martes Roe deer Adult Unknown Articulated June 2011
OB 4 24/M 230–270 Spring 2010 Red deer Juvenile F Roadkill 50 m2 April 2010
OB 5 24/M 230–270 End of spring 2011 Vulpes, Martes Roe deer Juvenile Unknown 100 m2 June 2011
OB 6 Unknown bear Unknown Unknown Vulpes, Martes Red deer Adult Natural 70 m2 Unknown
OB 7 16/F 160–170 End of summer 2010 Vulpes, Martes Cow Adult Natural 250 m2 September 2010
OB 8 Unknown bear Unknown Summer 2012 Sheep Adult/Senile Bear predation Articulated July 2012
OB 9 Unknown bear Unknown Summer 2012 Sheep Adult Bear predation Articulated July 2012
OB 10 12/F (+offspring) 140 Summer 2012 Sheep Juvenile/Adult Bear predation Articulated August 2012
OB 11 Unknown bear Unknown Summer 2012 Sheep Infant Bear predation Articulated August 2012
OB 12 Unknown bear Unknown Summer 2012 Goat Juvenile Bear predation Articulated July/August2012
OB 13 Unknown bear Unknown Summer 2012 Sheep Adult Bear predation Articulated July/August2012
OB 14 Unknown bear Unknown End of summer 2012 Sheep Senile Bear predation Articulated September 2012
OB 15 2/M 30–50 Spring 2013 Red deer Juvenile M Roadkill Semi-articulated (<4 m2) May 2013
OB 16 Unknown bear Unknown Spring 2013 Red deer Juvenile Roadkill Articulated (<2 m2) May 2013
OB 17 Unknown bear Unknown Summer 2013 Sheep Adult Bear predation 100 m2 July 2013

*In some cases, we registered the specific identification of bear/s involved in this experiment from traits such as skin blemishes, control-earrings or necklaces. In the cases of unknown bears, the speed of action (bear predation-attacks or natural death of prey) and/or display problems prevented the identification of the specific bear/s involved in the OBs. Abbreviations: M = Male; F =  Female.