Researchers conducted surveys of two species of bromeliad (Puya leptostachya and Puya membranacea) in high-altitude grasslands, called 'puna', in and around Manu National Park in Peru. They recorded ...

The bears also preferred to eat P. leptostachya plants that grow on east-facing, steep slopes of puna grassland at the forest’s edge. They were rarely observed foraging for bromeliads outside ...

Clockwise from the top right: (a) juvenile Andean bear consuming a bromeliad at a camera station inside MNP; (b) characteristic observation of a vegetative P. leptostachya foraged by Andean bear; (c) ...

Researchers conducted surveys of two species of bromeliad (Puya leptostachya and Puya membranacea) in high-altitude grasslands, called "puna," in and around Manu National Park in Peru. They ...

In the new study, a team from institutions in Peru and the United States conducted surveys of two species of bromeliad (Puya leptostachya and Puya membranacea). These plants are found in high ...

leptostachya foraged by Andean bear; (c) a close up of the basal meristematic tissue that Andean bears feed on. Andean bears carefully select the best foraging locations and plants to maximize ...

The bears preferred to eat P. leptostachya plants growing on east-facing, steep slopes of puna grassland at the forest's edge. They rarely foraged for bromeliads outside the national park ...