Product Description: A first-person account of wild bear behavior that is both a thrilling animal story and a groundbreaking work of science.In the spring of 1993, Ben Kilham, a naturalist who lives in the woodlands of New Hampshire, began raising a pair of orphaned wild black bears...read more

A riveting first-person account follows the author, a renowned naturalist who resides in the woodlands of New Hampshire, as he raises a pair of orphaned wild black bears, discovering unique and unknown aspects of bear behavior that have profoundly impacted our understanding of animal behavior. 40,000 first printing. (view table of contents)