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Why would there be more male bears in an area than female?

Bear hair may also be collected from trees that the bears rub themselves against. In a study using DNA fingerprinting of hair collected from rub trees, it was found that the population in the area contained more male bears than female bears. Give one potential explanation for this situation.

The ♀ is releasing pheromones that is attracting ♂ bears to the area.

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