A grizzly bear loses her cubs......nature's cruel beauty.

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  • Back in 2011, this female, GB# 94 had her first litter of cubs at age ten. After a few days of being down at the valley bottom, she encountered a very large boar/ male bear. He ended up killing both cubs as males do to bring her back into estrus. At the time I was just volunteering with the bear program, I was devastated, but it was nature's way. We shadowed GB#94 for a few hours in hopes the other cub was stashed safely but it wasn't so. Eventually she left without her cubs only to return to mating a short time after, and most likely with the male that killed her cubs. In 2012 she showed up with three brand new cubs to try her luck out again as a mother grizzly. Being a grizzly isn't easy!
    As tragic as this was, it was the moment I knew I wanted to be involved with bear management and fueled my drive to make it happen. GB#94 was the first grizzly I saw in the wild back in 2006, what an amazing and complicated animal.

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  • @markwilliams6378
    @markwilliams6378 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    That's why Mama bears are so ferociously protective of their cubs

    • @morten8586
      @morten8586 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You mean because they cant actually protect them from real threats ? Thats why they are ferocious to wannabe threats like us and other harmless animals ?

    • @klauswigsmith
      @klauswigsmith 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Not protective enough, apparently.

  • @amerocker
    @amerocker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Being a grizzly bear cub _really_ ain't easy.

  • @sherryspies5755
    @sherryspies5755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    She clearly was a good mother from the start showing you where they were. I'm so glad to see this channel for the first time. It's so important to show people that every species has emotions and we all need to share this Earth instead of thinking humans only matter because without the rest we will cease to exist. Thank you for such a fine job at filming and for all you do for the wildlife. It's so important. 💖

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you, very kind!

    • @johnleos1687
      @johnleos1687 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      So, what emotions were shown by this bear species? That you speak of! 🤔

  • @faerieSAALE
    @faerieSAALE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Want to live in Grizzy Bear country? Me; no way, no how, not ever, nope!

    • @roncampbell6377
      @roncampbell6377 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Helll NO 🥸 Notta chance !!!

  • @stinct1776
    @stinct1776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    animalistic nature at its best ... she mated with the killer of her cubs like nothing had happened.

  • @ItsJustKylie-
    @ItsJustKylie- 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Such a shame to learn that after ten years- not only did she waste a year caring for cubs that were then ended- but was ended herself the following year.

  • @danni1993
    @danni1993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I wonder if she was a new, inexperienced mother with her first cubs.
    I've seen mother bears fight ferociously with a male bear while protecting her cubs...and, win the fight.

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It was her first litter at ten years old. They put up a great defense but the male isn't there to kill her. In some cases the cubs back off and tail mom as she mates before returning her focus on her cubs. In cases like, late beyond the mating season, males will even kill the female when she defends the cubs as he is just looking for a meal. This is what eventually happened to this female. She was no match for a bear that was double her size. It a tough life.

    • @danni1993
      @danni1993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheBearGuyCanada
      Thank you for your response.
      I really didn't think that comment through...since the answer was in the banner at the top of the page...oops.
      I love bears and watching bear videos, thanks for your channel. You must live an exciting and fascinating life!

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@danni1993 , thanks for watching, and life is pretty awesome when I am dealing with bears, I find my peace when I am.

    • @PeelGaming
      @PeelGaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheBearGuyCanada wait, so the female bear got killed in the end???

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@PeelGaming , this was 2011 she lost her cubs, 2012 she had three new ones, and prior to den in 2013 with two of the three cubs approaching 2 years old, she tried fending off a male and he took her out in the process and fed on her. The cubs denned themselves that winter.

  • @pointerdogman2814
    @pointerdogman2814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Nature makes no apologies for her choices.

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Lonely without her cubs. Heartbreaking.

  • @kixigvak
    @kixigvak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    This is why a human mother shouldn't leave her infant alone with her new boyfriend. The same forces are at work.

    • @foofookachoo1136
      @foofookachoo1136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      RIGHT!!! That happens quite a
      lot!!!

    • @theunsunggod4574
      @theunsunggod4574 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Right it should be common sense but sense isn’t common anymore unfortunately smh

    • @jubean8495
      @jubean8495 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @john Clark why the hell would you want someone else's baby no thanks

    • @rdoggg
      @rdoggg ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Or some crazy woman.

    • @Robin-sf3gk
      @Robin-sf3gk ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Such comments appear when people think they are animals

  • @ashleyhockenberry2187
    @ashleyhockenberry2187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    This shows the whole picture of how mature works. We may not like it, but that is how is happens. Thanks for keeping it real

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Thanks, not everybody favors the videos that show the reality, they sooner see the cute cuddly videos that distort how nature actually is.

    • @ashleyhockenberry2187
      @ashleyhockenberry2187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@TheBearGuyCanada Right - people in general (including me) are shielded from the harsh realities of nature and fail to realize that certain animals must die in order for
      others to survive. It is a very simple concept.

    • @Thizzamajig
      @Thizzamajig 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheBearGuyCanada this video was sooo arousing!!!!! Subbed

    • @davidgagne9070
      @davidgagne9070 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ashleyhockenberry2187showing reality is different than saying a mother killing her babys is natural...humans are part of nature aswell..so if a human mother desides to kill her already born child..for watever reason...then its ok becouse its natural ? thats the dumbest thing i ever heard lol...it doesnt matter wat anyone says..ur literally a crazy brain washed weirdo lol

    • @Dr.Gortman
      @Dr.Gortman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How mature works?

  • @temoharri8848
    @temoharri8848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Being anything in nature isn’t easy...eye opening to see chipmunks attack Robin nests to get at baby birds.

  • @mikeperry6266
    @mikeperry6266 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What level of recognition do grizzlies have? If encountered again this year, will the male recognize the female and "know" those are his cubs, or will he also kill them (his own cubs) to bring her into estrous again?

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There is the theory that he will know they are his and not kill them, but it is a theory. Personally I think if a male has traveled sometimes 100's of kilometers to mate, he's going to kill cubs regardless. He doesn't care about his lineage he cares about mating. But this is open to debate.

    • @sharon1934
      @sharon1934 ปีที่แล้ว

      All the wild cats suffer from males killing newborn too. But they seem to know not to kill their own offspring, so there may be some sort of recognition. Most cats are solitary like bears.

  • @valeriebyers7405
    @valeriebyers7405 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That's nature's cruel reality. It's heartbreaking to see the little dead cub💔💔💔I'm happy to see that she was blessed with 3 more though, even though it's probably from the boar responsible for the cub's demise. I love bears and thank you for sharing your videos with us.🙏❤

  • @sagatuppercut2960
    @sagatuppercut2960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I would love to drive on that road. What a scenic view!

  • @Lue_Jonin
    @Lue_Jonin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Nature isn't "cruel"... It's morally blind.

    • @aikaterineillt9876
      @aikaterineillt9876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Aka CRUEL

    • @offroad6309
      @offroad6309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Those are your standards not nature's. Trying to apply human thoughts and feelings only make you feel good. Nature has other plans. Nature always wins.

    • @remotefaith
      @remotefaith 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Ok pick another word then, you know what people mean when they say it.

    • @cupidok2768
      @cupidok2768 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Idk.how she lost them. U have one job

  • @halibut1249
    @halibut1249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I don't think it's ironic that the sow may have bred with the same male that killed her cubs. The male may have killed them, instinctually knowing the sow would come back into heat. The one cub may have been hit by a car and then fed on by the male.

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We were on scene and investigated it thoroughly, both cubs were killed by the male, he knew to get her back into estrus he had to get both. She put up enough of a fight protecting the dead one on the road he left to feed on the other one that laid dead over 200m away. He moved off for a few days before returning to get back on her scent.

    • @minyoung823
      @minyoung823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheBearGuyCanada she will learn from this to keep away her cubs from him in the future. I saw another video when a female bear scented the male all three of her cubs climbed up all the way to the top of the tree. I know it must be so scary for them at that moment but they just looked so cute. Those cubs though were bigger than these two so maybe that's why they were able to climb that high. Thank you for your good work sir 😄

    • @Jedi2155
      @Jedi2155 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@minyoung823 She later had cubs with the same male bear that killed her first cubs. Another Male bear eventually killed her as she tried to defend the 2nd set of cubs from the attacking the cubs.

    • @minyoung823
      @minyoung823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Jedi2155 that's sad to hear, but at the same time I think this is part of the complex way animals balanced out their population. Aside from humans, bears dont have natural predators, right? They seemed to be on top of the food chain. So, guess this is nature's way of containing their population. Thanks for the info.

    • @brianmeen2158
      @brianmeen2158 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@minyoung823 in some areas tigers will prey on smaller bears .. full grown grizzly’s don’t have predators though

  • @privateuser3859
    @privateuser3859 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Just wondering, does a male ever kill his own cubs in order to mate? Is there some way he can tell which cubs are his offspring?

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      There's those that believe a female will mate with multiple males in hopes he thinks they are his cubs and won't kill them, plus a grizzly can have multiple cubs from different males. I find a lot of times males hit areas up in cycles, not necessarily returning year after year when they become dominant. Plus spending a week to two with a single female gobbles up the mating season when he has to travel, then he gets with three or four that's a lot. Myself personally, if the male returns to an area, whether they are COY, yearlings or even 2 y/o cubs, if the female isn't receptive he will kill the cubs to get her back into season, I don't think it much matters who's cubs they are at that point. But like I said, that's my opinion and depending who you talk to it differs.....but it's a theory that they won't kill their own.

    • @MichaelGiordano777
      @MichaelGiordano777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheBearGuyCanada Female Lions in Africa do the same thing (mate with multiple male Lions) so they think they are the father of the Cubs and won't kill them. Works like a charm most of the time. Very clever. BTW how would you know if that second bear set of her Cubs was from the Male that killed her first two Cubs? Without DNA how could you come to that conclusion?

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@MichaelGiordano777 , we dealt with the females in this particular area daily. She was only seen with the one large male and retreated anytime another one came close. So there's high probability we know who the male was, he was seen later that day down the road. Of course DNA would be needed for 100% confirmation but the chances are pretty good. The female in question was part of a program and her daily activity was tracked.

    • @autumnfragrance7185
      @autumnfragrance7185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Short answer is "Yes."

    • @NiSiochainGanSaoirse
      @NiSiochainGanSaoirse 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheBearGuyCanada there’s absolutely zero proof bears eat Cubs to initiate heat in the mother.
      I’m pretty sure bear does don’t immediately return to heat after their young are slaughtered, so it’s more likely the males eat Cubs because they’re meat

  • @deborahfollowscornell9007
    @deborahfollowscornell9007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Understandably she is a fierce and ferocious Mother. Bears are the most terrifying and beautiful at the same time.

    • @iceonthesun8880
      @iceonthesun8880 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not that ferocious, or her cubs would not have perished

    • @dc5406
      @dc5406 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This clown ^

    • @brianmeen2158
      @brianmeen2158 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@iceonthesun8880her ferocity could not match the males ferocity

    • @johnleos1687
      @johnleos1687 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nope, didn't see that here! More like gentle Ben.

    • @johnleos1687
      @johnleos1687 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nope, didn't see that here! More like gentle Ben.

  • @HarleyHerbert
    @HarleyHerbert 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Knowing she later died defending her cubs makes this even sadder

    • @johnleos1687
      @johnleos1687 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I didn't see or hear she died in the video, did I miss that?

    • @msp5138
      @msp5138 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fake News...

    • @Dougiedoeschloehard
      @Dougiedoeschloehard 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Where'd U gather that info from ?

    • @mckricks1
      @mckricks1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@johnleos1687 It's in a reply to one of the above comments.

  • @paulhomsy2751
    @paulhomsy2751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    "cruel" and "beauty" don't belong in the same sentence. You may say cruel...because beauty lacks in this video.

    • @jpcaretta8847
      @jpcaretta8847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      cruel and beauty are irrelevant for the bears !

    • @Raison_d-etre
      @Raison_d-etre 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jpcaretta8847 Should you ever get robbed, I want to hear you say that.

    • @Raison_d-etre
      @Raison_d-etre 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Rose Roberson Non sequitur.

    • @laurayoung8001
      @laurayoung8001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can tell you lack to see the Beauty

  • @MrTtenneb
    @MrTtenneb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Where did that momma bear get that sweet necklace ? That thing is dope, who’s the designer?

  • @zeatrade
    @zeatrade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I feel bad for the cubs

    • @billyperry6016
      @billyperry6016 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't thier all fucking monsters

  • @rick8676
    @rick8676 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Is there an study information on whether a boar will spare a cub that is it's own offspring?

    • @CoralSea
      @CoralSea 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Someone said that the male bears usually don't go back to t he females they mated last season.

  • @alenachumakova748
    @alenachumakova748 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This is an upgraded detailed video to your previous one and as sad as it is thank you, it’s what nature is like and is all about, not always peachy.. I hope the next three had a better luck

    • @alenachumakova748
      @alenachumakova748 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      One question how come you wouldn’t interfere with a male trying to kill multiple cubs if the grizzlies are considered endangered, wouldn’t it make more sense to try to protect the cubs to keep their population to grow? Or does it happen more often when it’s way too late?

    • @Raison_d-etre
      @Raison_d-etre 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@alenachumakova748 They did try to interfere when they encouraged her to move uphill at the beginning.

    • @aikaterineillt9876
      @aikaterineillt9876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Life is all about? Might as well end life altogether then.

    • @alenachumakova748
      @alenachumakova748 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aikaterineillt9876 now you’re being a Debby downer, I said that’s what nature is all about not life itself .. it’s not teddy bears lol

  • @Ryansumthin
    @Ryansumthin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Will a male griz ever kill its own Cubs for the same type purpose?

    • @amosdraak3536
      @amosdraak3536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wouldn’t think so. It probably can smell them are its cubs or remember the female or so, otherwise it would be just a waste of time, energy, and offspring, and nature is more efficient than that. Plus it probably would’ve been reported on National Geographic and whatever channels that cover bears and such.

  • @kerrymetzger5432
    @kerrymetzger5432 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Magnificent scenery. Let’s not forget the beauty of America and all its people.

    • @Memocrata
      @Memocrata 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yes, beautiful country. About the beauty of "all" its people, we can easily find various examples here in TH-cam. I am sorry to disagree. Formerly Americans were mostly dignified and patriotic people. Now I don't find plenty of that.

    • @theinternethasexposedhuman2976
      @theinternethasexposedhuman2976 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You can BOTH get it STRAIGHT that Canada is NOT "America", whether the rest of the World thinks so or not. The U.S. Gov't and its citizens repeatedly use the term America and Americans to denote territory and citizens of the USA ONLY, and no-where and no-one else. No Canadian calls themselves American or their country America and for many it is an insult. This video takes place in Canada.

    • @davidsuch8942
      @davidsuch8942 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@Memocrata35% plus adults in this country are obese. So beautiful.

    • @henryrodgers1752
      @henryrodgers1752 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Canada.

  • @billyrock8305
    @billyrock8305 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Very common grizzly behaviour. Seen it many times.

  • @Codehead3
    @Codehead3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Her first litter was at 10 years old???

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most grizzly females don't get enough fat on them to well after year 6-7. In this area I know of only one that had a cub at six, with 7-8 years old is the norm for their first litter. This bear was always an early riser in the spring, never showing up with cubs till 2011. If she did have a cub or two prior they didn't survive to trip from the den to the valley.

  • @bearlycamping
    @bearlycamping 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Eh bear boss, what month was this filmed?

  • @bobdunlop6511
    @bobdunlop6511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Those darn men.

    • @Nature_is_metal
      @Nature_is_metal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ???? men

    • @bettejanemallozzi6652
      @bettejanemallozzi6652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      CRUEL YES 💔

    • @hopeandgracetompkins3707
      @hopeandgracetompkins3707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It's not "men", it's wild Animals. They are not human beings. Why do people comment for animals, as if we know how they feel or what they are thinking. We can all be agree as human beings this is sad however we have to remember this is wild animals and this is nature they are not human beings and don't behave like us thank you

    • @ashdog236
      @ashdog236 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh shoosh if this mother bear finds another bears Cubs she’d kill them without hesitation too. Damn women!

    • @fraucscrimpy2566
      @fraucscrimpy2566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      POV: feminist

  • @muhammadafifbinmohammadhan4424
    @muhammadafifbinmohammadhan4424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If nature is cruel then we don't deserve to live

  • @benthomson9397
    @benthomson9397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He ended up killing both cubs as males do to bring her back into estrus?..seems a sure way to lead to extinction. Also at 2:22.. they allow you drive up 60 mph on those back roads??

  • @lifeoflucretia
    @lifeoflucretia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    QUESTION: Do males have any way if knowing through scent maybe...if the cubs are theirs? LUCRETIA

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is a theory but I believe if motivated enough to mate he would kill his cubs too.

  • @abztrakt7071
    @abztrakt7071 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Even bears have feelings, she would have grieved the loss of her babies, bt like humans that pain gets easier over time, especially when she has a remaining cub to focus on and or has new cubs. I wish her all the best

    • @hotchocnini08
      @hotchocnini08 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      your profile pic got me 🤣🤣🤣

    • @silvieb2024
      @silvieb2024 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You are anthropomorphing.

  • @kurzhaarguy
    @kurzhaarguy 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Is it common for her to be in season with cubs that young?

  • @mrsugar7528
    @mrsugar7528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How do they produce so much cubs like everytime they mate cubs are almost always produced isnt there a limit

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They have the slowest reproduction cycle other than muskox. A lot of times the bears body will determine how healthy she is, and if she can have one, two, or three. Each cub can be from a different male as well. But if she loses her cubs early enough in the spring she will return into estrus and start mating again. Mating season is usually over my end of June and she tries to eat and fatten up for den. She then gives birth late January, early February while in the den.

  • @shannonswiger8064
    @shannonswiger8064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Really cool video of Alaska sow grizzly defending her yearlings from an attack that resulted in her cubs using nearby humans as their protection. Pretty interesting. The boar gave up and the sow survived with very minor injuries, by the way. They may be smaller in terms of size and weight but they can put up one hell of a fight. Not all male grizzlies are up for that challenge, apparently.
    Side note: I’ll take crossing paths with a boar over crossing paths with a sow and her cubs any day of the week.

    • @helpu2health
      @helpu2health 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aint no coochie worth that much.

    • @jer6162
      @jer6162 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That attack had nothing to do with humans why do people have to put their feelings and emotions into comments instead of facts.
      M

    • @lancenwokeji6349
      @lancenwokeji6349 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Link?

    • @johnleos1687
      @johnleos1687 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What video did you see? This mother bear did not defend her cubs at all!

  • @Runningfromtheherd
    @Runningfromtheherd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    No music, no talking. Perfect

  • @marilynwargo6288
    @marilynwargo6288 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you. 🌸🐌💙

  • @SkyCharter
    @SkyCharter 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Question: Does a male know if the cubs he kills are or are not his?

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      the theory is females mate many males, and the thought is he will think their his offspring and leave them be. But I struggle with this as a male tends to travel great distances to mate, and I think he would kill his own. Plus, the female could have mated 3 different males, and all cubs are born with a different dad at the same time. Male bears want one thing and I think it doesn't matter, I don't buy into the theory.

  • @choccows
    @choccows 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can anyone tell me how a male bear knows if the cubs are his or not?

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's a theory, but no proof to it .From what I have seen they will kill any cubs if it's mating they desire.

  • @Aanakwad1026
    @Aanakwad1026 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How cruel nature can be. The boar could've killed his own cubs just so the sow would come into heat

  • @DavidWoodside-z8t
    @DavidWoodside-z8t ปีที่แล้ว +1

    we would fish kintla lake and the bears never bothered us. always carried spray and left the dogs at home. a mother with cubs has a tough job. not unlike all mothers. who do you trust, who do you avoid? honor your mother this mothers day.

  • @vincentstaffa4003
    @vincentstaffa4003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Alberta ? .... where exactly??

    • @vincentstaffa4003
      @vincentstaffa4003 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Never mind , spray valley I see it ......nice video

  • @voraciousreader3341
    @voraciousreader3341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In response to a comment in your description: Being a *MOTHER* grizzly isn’t easy. Males get to have things their way, females don’t, just as with humans.

    • @eriklarrison4996
      @eriklarrison4996 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      💩

    • @dc5406
      @dc5406 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Females of a lot of species have the toughest lives.

  • @theresa2546
    @theresa2546 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Oohh... I know it's all part of nature but it I hate that male bears do this!! I guess there are two positives though. #1, she got a bite to eat after a sad, rough day and then #2, she emerged again with some cubbies.

  • @arthurmanukyan5236
    @arthurmanukyan5236 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I guess grizzly males don’t like being a stepdad.

  • @garlandremingtoniii1338
    @garlandremingtoniii1338 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My wife and I are wondering if this is the infamous female called 399 here in Wyoming. Because she had 3 cubs just about, right around this time frame.

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No this is from 2011 with a bear I worked with in Canada

    • @davidsuch8942
      @davidsuch8942 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lmao. At no point did they use 399. Are you dense?

  • @inedgoose7024
    @inedgoose7024 ปีที่แล้ว

    The School of Life often teaches life's most important lessons through hard knocks. This is true for all species, including humankind.

  • @mondochild
    @mondochild 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bear don’t have whatsoever no emotions or feeling. Just mother instinct. If a cub gets eaten. It’s “oh well just that male bear’s job” then go find food for one tummy (herself). Continue life’s cycle

  • @rinabitoni3746
    @rinabitoni3746 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awww, the little runt at the end! Lol❤

  • @LisaMitchell-f8e
    @LisaMitchell-f8e หลายเดือนก่อน

    My ex had a kid with someone else, like a dog would, then bullied my son to death.

  • @lifeoflucretia
    @lifeoflucretia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I understand it's nature's way. But man, it's painful to watch. LUCRETIA

  • @ellenwinter9591
    @ellenwinter9591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Sad for her.😭

    • @silvieb2024
      @silvieb2024 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      No need to be. She is not bothered by it.

  • @gregorynixon2945
    @gregorynixon2945 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Even if it's "nature's way", you'd have to be w/o human feeling not to see the cosmic tragedy here.

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nature is cruel, and when you work with animals, especially the predators you have to be willing to accept their way. This doesn't mean there isn't sympathy or human emotions that don't get triggered by certain events. Unfortunately this is part of the life cycle of a grizzly and many other animals, a side many "bear lovers" either don't know or prefer to not to know. To love wildlife, you have to accept the good and bad, despite how sad and tragic it can be at times.

  • @Enoughalready20237
    @Enoughalready20237 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Poor Momma and Cubs!

  • @johnmercurio340
    @johnmercurio340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I did not watch the video. But I did read the comments to understand what happened. With all respect and not to offend in my presence I don't care who it is or what it is I will do anything I can to save a life....

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      there is no graphic video, one pic of the cub. But the video is safe to watch

    • @johnmercurio340
      @johnmercurio340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheBearGuyCanada thank you for the reply buddy. Every once in awhile there's a video that catches me off guard and I just have a hard time seeing loss of life. I understand it happens.Thanks again. Preserving life happens to be something I very much truly believe in.

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johnmercurio340 , I totally get it. I've tried to keep as much gore out of the videos as possible without losing context out of respect for people like yourself, but it's amazing how many are out there that are disappointed by not seeing it, it's alarming.

    • @johnmercurio340
      @johnmercurio340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheBearGuyCanada wow that is alarming!! And again thank you for the reply. I always want to learn more about saving a life. That could be animal or human. Because it's just two guys talking, I can tell you sadly regarding the animals there were some I could not save and in front of me or in my hands they went to be with Jesus. I believe you understand that and I'm just sharing. For me all life is valuable and precious. It's the Innocence that turns me into a big marshmallow!! Thanks again buddy

  • @rogerkreil3314
    @rogerkreil3314 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wonder if she forgot her first cubs.

  • @mydyisgod
    @mydyisgod 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Will the Daddy Grizzly kill these cubs just to mate with her again? Crazy how nature works out at times.

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There is a theory that a female will mate with multiple males in the spring with the hopes if he returns the next season he spares her cubs cause he associates them as his own. I haven't seen anything to really make me buy into this theory and honestly believe if he's making his rounds he will kill cubs if they keep him from mating with mom. With that said, what I have seen is a male will blitz an area, mating with as many females as possible, than not return for a few years as he hits other zones.

  • @karupt422
    @karupt422 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why does the bear have a collar around its neck?

    • @MarkSalver
      @MarkSalver 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Tracking collar for conservation

  • @WheelEstate
    @WheelEstate 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would she choose the bear...or the man?

  • @matthewwilliams1709
    @matthewwilliams1709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s exactly how nature works. Nature does its thing and humans destroy it.

    • @silvieb2024
      @silvieb2024 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      😂 Humans are nature, too.

  • @DiabloOutdoors
    @DiabloOutdoors 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nice video. It was certainly shot in spring because there was still snow and the cubs were very small. That's the moment when momma bears are the most dangerous because they know the big males are very hungry after the winter and will chase the baby bears without a problem. Later in the summer, cubs have learned to run away from danger (mostly to climb a tree) so she's less protective, but still dangerous if she feels any threat coming to her babies.

    • @johnleos1687
      @johnleos1687 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Didn't see her threatening at all!

  • @CoralSea
    @CoralSea 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You have to have a very smart mother bear to survive in the wild.

  • @Slopoketurtle
    @Slopoketurtle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ll stick to eagles. I don’t have the heart for this or many of the ppl and their harsh comments. Poor Cubs and poor mama

  • @monicasmith7050
    @monicasmith7050 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ironically, the male will kill its own cubs…

  •  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Heartbreaking 😭💔
    Rip little Loves
    Can't have her Babies constantly getting KILLED!

  • @observer4497
    @observer4497 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can’t even get through this video, I am going to read the comments.😢

  • @wildwildItaly
    @wildwildItaly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing footage ❤️👍

  • @DougHinVA
    @DougHinVA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He was in a scientific study program and did not know this basic wild bear behavior ? The bears are wild animals and not plotting or scheming in any way. They are incapable of that... they are 'lower animals' .

    • @leonrhodes8700
      @leonrhodes8700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Describe lower animals please ?

  • @talos2373
    @talos2373 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is this the same bear the terrain is totally different?

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  ปีที่แล้ว

      Not sure what you mean by the terrain being totally different. The first part of the video was taken by me in late May 2011, the second video by me in June of 2012 and less than 4 km apart. This was her home range and we worked with this bear daily.

    • @talos2373
      @talos2373 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheBearGuyCanada - How did the snow/ice melt so fast? Perhaps wrong word.

  • @rollsgracie268
    @rollsgracie268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It aint easy only coming from the human mind I don’t think like us
    They don’t have anxiety /worry
    They deal with situations and move on
    Every day’s a new

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bears don't think like us, but they stress and definitely have anxiety. If you saw a female the day she lost her cub for 12 hours she was stressed to the max, she was visibly upset and on a mission. When the cub was presumed gone she continued to look and ended up finding it. Dealing with grizzlies as a job I got to see their personalities and behavior, they do operate primarily on instinct, but they are a thinking animal, recognizing dangers like other bears, certain people, certain vehicles.

    • @rollsgracie268
      @rollsgracie268 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheBearGuyCanada sorry I’ve been studying what I’m talking about my whole life what are you give me about semantics now.? The word stress is a human invention it’s a bullshit word doesn’t even exist we just think it does cause one heroin in other words we created our own anxiety animals don’t have anxiety Zaidi is when you stress about something for no reason it’s not doing you any good they don’t do that. The immediate results of course they may be sad they may be angry but then it’s done not like humans humans are weak Dave remove themselves that’s why you don’t even understand what I’m talking about

    • @rollsgracie268
      @rollsgracie268 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheBearGuyCanada All animals not just bears were the only animal it’s become weak that has anxiety and worries about nothing for no reason endlessly goes into depression etc. etc. etc.

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@rollsgracie268 , not sure why so upset. I can only go on my 15 years of being around bears. I can only go my experiences and what I see. They were doing studies of a grizzly population where they could study the heart rates, blood pressure and signs of stress during interactions with people, roadways and industry. But hey, whatever your background is, good on you, just not sure it's a heated debate. Have a nice evening.

    • @Light-qi8ol
      @Light-qi8ol 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@rollsgracie268 "It aint easy only coming from the human mind I don’t think like us" -Person Who've Studied Throughout His/Her Whole Life

  • @richardhart9204
    @richardhart9204 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ... so how do the boars know they're not killing their own cubs?

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There's a theory that a female will mate with as many males as possible in hopes if he returns over the next few seasons he thinks they're his offspring and doesn't kill them....but I believe this to be a theory only. Males are driven to eat and mate, if there are cubs keeping him from doing so, I find it hard to believe he doesn't kill his own to have his way with mom.

    • @richardhart9204
      @richardhart9204 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheBearGuyCanada I'm more inclined to believe the latter. Man, bear life ain't easy.

  • @annecohen8927
    @annecohen8927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    After hearing bad news of her two babies missing and presumed dead, its extremely refreshing to hear the good news of the moma bear finding a possible new mate and having new babies!!

    • @lyssao.8308
      @lyssao.8308 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah, the one who killed her first set of kids 😅 Oml nature…

    • @CastleMc
      @CastleMc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      OP also says she died defending the next litter

    • @johnleos1687
      @johnleos1687 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The video shows the dead cubs body! The "new mate" killed the 2 cubs so he could "mate" the mother bear! Did you watch the video?

  • @lsky4446
    @lsky4446 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well done video!👏👏👏🙌

  • @robinvann6663
    @robinvann6663 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool filming,,, history of the bears,
    their journeys, very cool...
    Mating, once or a couple for a few hours???

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you enjoy the videos, there's not too many opportunities for people to actually know a bear's story, and my past experiences and knowledge of this region and the bears, I can share their stories. Your last part, the male ended up stalking her, it took a few days for her to become receptive which is normal. If she is lactating without cubs she will go back into estrus. Once she became receptive, her and the male traveled together for over a week before going their own ways.

    • @shellbell2117
      @shellbell2117 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sad but life ain't easy , little ones always steal my heart 💜❤️

  • @tomstonehard1947
    @tomstonehard1947 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why the collar on the bear? Absolutely no reason for that.

    • @MarkSalver
      @MarkSalver 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s a tracking collar so biologists and conservationists can keep an eye on her. It tells them when she’s getting too close to human civilizations and they can go find her and chase her away for her own safety

  • @vabbe71
    @vabbe71 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    that's an extremely disturbed and disguting behavior by many animals. It seems to tragic, and perverted to me

    • @Polosatiy_Varan
      @Polosatiy_Varan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mammals have very aggressive sexual behavior among vertebrates.

    • @vabbe71
      @vabbe71 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cats and dogs are also aggressive nature and the carnivals, but they Don't cannibalize or kill others children like the polar bear does and Brown and black bear in this situation

    • @Polosatiy_Varan
      @Polosatiy_Varan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@vabbe71 Dogs and cats often eat their offspring. Even a mother cat can do this.

  • @fitihab
    @fitihab 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the purpose? They kill her cubs to mate with her and continues to happen…

    • @Polosatiy_Varan
      @Polosatiy_Varan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is typical for many mammals.

  • @bobbyragolia7170
    @bobbyragolia7170 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    She has not had the best luck with cubs, i hope this 3rd set makes it

  • @yusimarrero9428
    @yusimarrero9428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love the litt bears

  • @harrisonmantooth7363
    @harrisonmantooth7363 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just came across your channel. Thanks for sharing this very interesting and informative article.
    I liked it so much that I had to subscribe.
    Again, thanks.

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Welcome aboard!

    • @harrisonmantooth7363
      @harrisonmantooth7363 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheBearGuyCanada Thank you. With all the Mortars, Sky Rockets and, M 80's going off last night, I Biinged watching many of your Bear videos. I can guarantee you that I'll be staying where Bears are not found.
      I'll be looking for new videos.

  • @gregorynixon2945
    @gregorynixon2945 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What fricking "beauty"? That's disgusting. Nature should be punished for cruelty.

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How and why would you punish the natural way? While it can be cruel and horrible in our eyes it is their way, and to appreciate nature you have to understand it. The most horrible and harsh creature is still man.

    • @Midnight-Haze155
      @Midnight-Haze155 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bruh how the hell are you gonna punish nature😂😂😂😭😭😭

    • @gregorynixon2945
      @gregorynixon2945 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Midnight-Haze155 Uh, duh, 'bruh'. That's called sarcasm. Look it up. Is it any wonder that human nature is also so cruel?

  • @Nature_is_metal
    @Nature_is_metal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I maybe as a*s wanting to see the cruelty 🤦🏻‍♂️. Nice video, man.

  • @TheRivrPrncess
    @TheRivrPrncess 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pulling the dead cub off the road was fine but you should have left and let the mother come over, see and mourn her cub. There's no such thing as "nature's way" when it comes to male bears killing cubs. Animals were never meant to kill each other but to live in peace with each other and humans. One day that will happen forever

    • @SofiaUri
      @SofiaUri 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      - 5 year old girl

  • @willieanderson4624
    @willieanderson4624 ปีที่แล้ว

    And people still go walking in there? Idiots looking to get hurt .

  • @YZFMANIAC08
    @YZFMANIAC08 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mommy knows best

  • @brianhawk1854
    @brianhawk1854 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think u followeing her made her nervous. I'm sure that's not healthy for her

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We had to stick around as we were there to manage the situation. We couldn’t have members of the public enter that scene where you had a distraught sow who was searching for her cubs. Plus, you had a large male who may of remained after consuming the one cub who’d possibly be coming to eat the other or to go after mom. All in all we let her work it out that they were gone and she left. She was a bear that was used to people being around but for public safety we had to remain.

  • @rayjaymoney1441
    @rayjaymoney1441 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wolf kill? That definitely wasn’t a wolf jaw

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wolf kill refers to a kill made by a wolf or wolves. Not a killed wolf. It was a moose jaw.

    • @rayjaymoney1441
      @rayjaymoney1441 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheBearGuyCanada what an idiot, that totally went over my head, now I can’t figure out how I was even confused about it. Lol

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rayjaymoney1441 , lol...it happens? Don't beat yourself over it too bad, lol.

  • @dbx1233
    @dbx1233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is not a sad occasion. This is a happy occasion because there was a hungry boar and the 2 cubs willingly gave themselves to the boar so he could satiate his appetite. He was hungry as a bear.

  • @roytallow6784
    @roytallow6784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    May they live along life ? Cubs ! 🤔

  • @Maxbps88
    @Maxbps88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Will a Grizzley male kill it's own cubs?

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The theory is no. That a female will mate with multiple males with the thoughts the following spring he won't kill the cubs. I'm not a hundred percent sold on this as they are so driven to mate. It all depends on which group you ask, but many still tend to add.....the theory is....

    • @Maxbps88
      @Maxbps88 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheBearGuyCanada So, the theory is they won't kill the cubs b/c they mated with her that year not that they can tell or 'smell' their own off-spring somehow?

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Maxbps88 , that's the theory?

    • @Thomas-fk3cw
      @Thomas-fk3cw 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Maxbps88 Grizzly (and all) males just wants new putang. Best putang is new putang.

  • @bettejanemallozzi6652
    @bettejanemallozzi6652 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    and what the male WILL KILL HIS OWN TOO 😥

  • @GillBasswood
    @GillBasswood 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Grizzly" scene

  • @atvatv8391
    @atvatv8391 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sounds like Baltimore

  • @TheEnigmaticDeenTruth
    @TheEnigmaticDeenTruth 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why is she tagged and collared?? 🤔😡

    • @TheBearGuyCanada
      @TheBearGuyCanada  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Her homerange was within a park system where millions of people visited yearly. Being able to know where the bears were allowed staff like me to manage the people when the bears were present. Either we could shew the bear along to a quieter area void of people or we could get people to keep moving to allow the bears to feed and move about freely.

  • @zeatrade
    @zeatrade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thats sad..

  • @marjorjorietillman856
    @marjorjorietillman856 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Her bearfriend is a killer and a lover.

  • @TGP109
    @TGP109 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Like Lions, male bears are cruel.