Hyperphagia
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Oct 13, 2026
Michael LyuCORRESPONDENT
Bears in Southern California are currently in hyperphagia, a state where they experience extreme hunger and a drive to build fat reserves for hibernation.
Michael LyuCORRESPONDENT
During these periods, they eat ten times their normal spring and summer intake.
Michael LyuCORRESPONDENT
Hyperphagia usually occurs in late summer as they prepare to hibernate in October and December.
Michael LyuCORRESPONDENT
To meet this hunger, the bears often seek out places where humans might toss their processed, calorically dense foods into garbage cans, and they also seek the water in swimming pools.
Michael LyuCORRESPONDENT
Peter Tira is Information Officer for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Michael LiuCORRESPONDENT
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Michael LiuCORRESPONDENT
Bears in Southern California are currently in hyperphagia, a state where they experience extreme hunger and a drive to build fat reserves for hibernation.
Michael LiuCORRESPONDENT
During these periods, they eat 10 times their normal spring and summer intake, Hyperphagia usually occurs in late summer as they prepare to hibernate in October and December.
Michael LiuCORRESPONDENT
To meet this hunger, the bears often seek out places where humans might toss their processed, calorically dense foods into garbage cans.
Michael LiuCORRESPONDENT
And they also seek the water in swimming pools.