November 7
Science Saturday part of the Wild Places, Wild Things! Speaker Series: Smiling Bears, Who Are Bears Really?
Else Poulsen, President, Bear Care Group
Saturday, 1 to 2 p.m.
Great Hall, Lurie Education Center
Adults and youth 12 and over
Sponsored by the McBean Family Foundation

Do bears have emotions like chimpanzees?  Are they smart like gorillas?  Do they smile like you and I?  Else Poulsen is an internationally known bear behaviorist and author of Smiling Bears: A Zookeeper Explores the Behavior and Emotional Life of Bears [published in the spring of 2009 by Greystone books]. During this presentation, Else will answer the above questions in an afternoon of revealing stories (sometimes humorous – sometimes heartbreaking), photographs and videos of the personal lives of the bears she has worked with.

Fee: Free
Questions: (415) 753-7073