Groups of people are generally safer than individuals. Members of a viewing group should stay within a few arms' lengths of one another. Bears may perceive a greater threat from two or more nearby groups than a single cohesive group. Although brown bears are inherently solitary animals, they have developed distinct social cues and practices that allow them to live and eat near other bears. This is especially true around seasonally abundant food sources such as sedge meadows and salmon spawning streams.
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