>I was wondering if the members of Bee-L could help me settle a debate I'm
>having with my father.  He was trying to tell me that years ago he would
>get lion dung at the zoo.  He claims he would spread it around his bee
>yards to keep the bears away.
>
>Is my dad trying to test my gullibility or has anyone else heard of this?
>Any Zoologists out there ?
>
>Kevin Christensen
 
Kevin,
 
I don't know but I once got tiger dung to spread around the garden to keep
the deer away.  I think it worked.  Then, I think of deer as bold than
bear.  Word of caution, I didn't leave the tiger droppings in the bed of my
truck long at all and it ate the paint away and rusted.
Ed