Juvenile grizzly bear siblings fend for themselves after male kills third sibling!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ม.ค. 2022
- When this female showed up in the spring with her three two year old cubs, we were all surprised. In the past, it seemed she would disperse them immediately out of the den at this age. But here she was and we weren't sure if she was going to hold onto them later into the season, maybe even another full season? She took her cubs into a tight drainage mid May called King Creek. We receive a report of a dead bear cub and I immediately know it's one of hers. We hike in 2km to retrieve the cub and find fur and scuffle marks, indicating a battle had taken place. Investigating the scene we find two sets of adult tracks trending deeper into the ravine as the male would of followed the female to mate. A necropsy was done on the cub and the evidence and damage was that from a large male grizzly.
It took a few days but the two remaining cubs started to emerge, but strangely enough they were not together. In most cases cubs will stay together during this season and into the next. With her GPS collar we could keep tabs on the mother bear who remained in one general area, with relatively little to no movement for well over a week, almost two. It had some fearing she too had parished from possible injuries from defending the cubs. Finally on June 3rd, she emerged unscaved and doing well, she was mating. We hiked back to this location to look for additional clues on why she and her possible mate stayed almost bedded in one location, maybe a carcass?
We only find plenty of digs and lush vegetation with several day beds.
Over the next 7 months the two 2y/o cubs never paired up with mom or even themselves. Even though these two were seen quite often they were never a real issue which was another surprise as two year old sub-adults usually are. By late October they both looked great and ready to den. As for mom, she had put on some incredible weight for heading for hibernation. In 2020 she showed up with 2 cubs of the year, and her now 3 y/o sub adults were once again back on the landscape and thriving. Hope you enjoyed their story!
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It really is fascinating to be able to have these snippets of Bear info on the bears here.
Happy to see both cubs thriving as they themselves will soon become young adults and follow the same paths set out for them.
Great job as always mate..👍👍
Thank you for sharing their story.
Thanks for watching!
So nice to zee this beauty on camera and not have to risk my old ass dying to zee it. Thanks to the 🎥 person. Had one attack our camp in the 70s and freaked 4 of us out. Cut us 14 days to 2 days camping. What a thrill and no spray back then
The guy on the camera is me, this is all my footage that I am sharing. Glad you enjoy!
@@TheBearGuyCanada Can't read your writing on to commenting If u darkened it u could or might Nice vlog but poor editing then stuff like this would not b ab issue! But again I appreciate the effort in sharing stuff just could b bit better Thnx!
I love watching these videos!! I don’t know why there’s not a million people already subscribed to this channel!!! Keep filming please and thank you!!!
Could be because of the misleading titles. Lot of videos of random bears but not a single one of a cub getting killed or two mating bears.
Cruel reality, wishing the best for the youngsters, hopefully they can rekindle. And best of luck to mamma with her new cubs.
Damn out of 11 cubs, only 3 made it to that age! Goes to show you reality is lots of baby animals get killed all the time
Amazing that the siblings didnt meet back up (at least on cam) A great history and look at this bear family's life and behavior! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great footage Bear guy 🇺🇲🤝🇨🇦
Thank you!
I always love watching bears.
I feel so bad for the cub that lost its life to a male grizzly, how horrible, poor little babe 😢😭, I just wish that things didn't have to be this way in nature !! 😭😢
I have never understood this. Why would a male grizzly kill one of their own. Especially risking the wrath and serious injury from the mother. I will have to read up on it.
@@jimc4839 probably because no one tells them it’s wrong. And animals do things out of competition
@@jimc4839 Many times they do it because they want to mate with the mama bear and they see the cubbies as a big obstacle.
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I see. Cruel world. You would think the mother would unleash her fury and try to kill the male.
@@jimc4839 Well cubs will stay with the mama bear for about 2 years, give or take. The mama bear will do everything possible to protect them in most cases. In that time, they learn survival skills from the mama who prepares them the entire time to be off on their own. Once that time comes, the mama bear leaves off to have more cubs. Siblings will normally remain together for a while afterwards. But, solitary male bears look for a mate and will kill cubs for the chance to breed with their mothers. Up to 40% of brown bear cubs don't survive their first year and male bears are their #1 cause of death. It's all very interesting.
Thank you Bear Guy
What a story I'm going to keep following
At least they were a family for little while nature is cruel and beautiful at same time
This is a normal amount of time, this female kicks her cubs at this time. This year she held them for longer into the spring than normal, but the splitup was because of the male bear.
It would be amazing to live in a place where I shared the land with grizzlies!!!! Probably wolves and mountain lions too!! Not sure where this is?? Alberta?? Absolutely a harsh beauty!
Totally enjoyed the story...
Awesome, thanks for tuning in!
He is such a handsome boy his coat is immaculate im sure he will do his mumma proud. Fingers crossed that they fight all upcoming obstacles and grow to be mighty mountain bears.
Love watching your bears and your story. From your neighbor in Montana northwest on the. Boarder by Grassmere.
I've been wanting to get down to Montana and get an opportunity to work bears there and rub shoulders with the bear specialists. Had a chance a few years ago but covid and the no crosing the border stalled that idea.
Please keep up the great work. 🐻 👍
Thanks!
Are these Yellowstone bears or in montana . Thank you for sharing
I love the bears
these are from Canada in Alberta.
What camera do you use to capture the great footage?
IIt's a Sony handheld video camera with a 60x zoom. It's definitely easier to do when you're not driving, hitting the rumble strips, talking on the radio, etc...lol
Omg…look at those 2 itching themselves on the pole 😂❤️
You mean they're scratching themselves. They're itching therefore they're scratching themselves to relieve the itching. 😁
@@cliffords.8341 Ok sure….if ya wanna be technical about it 😂
@@Sarah-lb8cs I've been accused of being technical in my time. It comes with the territory. I wasn't trying to be mean. Hey, one of my cat's I named Sarah. 😁
@@cliffords.8341 It’s a good name 😉 and no worries, I knew you weren’t being mean and I’m not easily offended anyways 😁
What is mom bear's motivation in going off with the new male bear?? Is it instinctive to her to want to mate and raise more cubs?? Or to go off with the male bear to protect her existing cubs that the new male might otherwise kill?? If she didn't follow the male, would he get aggressive toward her, possibly kill her cubs, maybe kill her, but ultimately move on?? Maybe it's unpredictable, plays out all diff ways. Thanks for vid.
You seem to be indulging in anthropomorphism! No motivation - just instinct.
@@ljon2243 - what??? I agree the bear acts on instinct, but that instinct is prob to defend her cubs, or to drive them off if they're old enough, but if that's not possible and the intruder bear kills them, then mama bear's instinct is prob to mate again. Indulging in anthropomorphism??? Huh??
Motivation is very simple - to preserve her genes. Once male kill or chase off cubs from her, levels of "mothernal" hormones in her body go down and she start to going in heat again and also accept presence of male around. Female bears protecting furiously mainly very young cubs. Once they survive their second winter, female is usually not wishful to risk her own health or life in protecting them. Its time when cubs must become more and more independent and able to take care about themselves and also its time when its biggest chance they die.
It would seem to me that the best thing a mother bear can do is to rear her cubs to be independent as soon as possible and to launch them as quickly as she can before they could be predated by a male.
Lol that's what they usually do isn't it? I saw these cubs and thought 'these ain't cubs anymore, these are old ass teenager's' looks they should have already been living on their own
Nice video. What camera are you filming with?
A sony handheld camera with a 60X zoom.
I enjoyed their story, but I feel sorry for the third cub.😢
Nope, I wouldn't even call it a cruel world.
I just call it the life in the wild.
Adult male bears don't care about their cubs when it comes to mating.
Mama bear probably went off with him to save the life of her other cubs.
Because if he had to, he'd killed all of her cubs just to mate.
Why does grizzly 104 leave her cubs so early. Did those 2 cubs winter ok. Did they come out this spring? From Heather
Most grizzlies will disperse their cubs at 2 1/2, she usually does it right out of the den where others will travel with them for a month or two. From a management standpoint, it is way better when they keep them and disperse at 3 1/2.
@@TheBearGuyCanada Thank you. Looking forward to your videos on these beautiful bears. Just getting started really. Hoping for a successful season for them. Thanks again Heather
Loss of habitat.
Thank you for sharing the story. I'm not sure what prompted the choice of font & font colors but they made them difficult to read. Kindly use plainer font and darker/ lighter color(depending on background of course) in the future. Hope you don't mind the feedback....I mean no disrespect. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for a simple, informative video without any of that silly and pointless ''musak''.
Best camp with a portable electric bear fence. 2.4 lbs for a good night’s sleep.
Those ain't cubs no more, those some older teenagers now lol
Once mom gives them the boot, in this case at 2.4 years old, (some at 3.4 years old), they are referred to as sub aduts till they are about 6-7 years old, or to the age of sexual maturity.
Do bears recognize each other when they meet throughout the years?
Do these cubs know that I creepily watch them?
Don't worry, he will soon be with his brothers.😁
Usually wolves go after and attack younger bears. I'm sure they're ok though.
Is this a good area for bear photography
Wow.
Bear and Lion males are both cruel!
Do adult males pose the greatest danger to juveniles?
Absolutely, it's about putting the female back into estrus. If she is producing milk for cubs and the cubs are eliminated, she quickly goes back into mating mode. As the cubs get older and bigger, it is also a way to eliminate future competition for food and mating. Young males have it even worse as they walk on egg shells until they are big enough to contend.
How old until a bear inst considered a cub?
Depending who you talk to, a bear is referred to as a cub usually up to around 2.5 to 3 years old, than once it is on it's own it is considered a sub adult, which covers the years until thay are sexual mature (not sexual active, they'll start at 2-3 y/o). For a grizzly, the average age for having cubs is around 7-8, and they are now adults. I believe once they hit 18-20 they are considered senior, even though many females continue to have cubs till around 22-23y/o. Generally the life expectancy of a grizzly in the wild is 25, and with that, I have seen several north of that with a few at 30 years old.
@@TheBearGuyCanada what age do they stop bein sexually active? I harvested an old black bear sow a few years back and fwp said she was over 20 years old which blew me away
@@wolfslayer879 , I've seen older bears become very selective and sometimes even avoid interacting with large dominant bears during mating season. But in most cases they will remain sexual active right to the end, it's their health that determines whether they will carry cubs or not. It's common to see bears north of 25 partnered up during the mating season. The oldest sow i can recall having cubs was 23 years old, she had two. Was able to keep one alive and with her till she was 26. If she is still alive in 2022, she will be 28, she looked really healthy last season.
I don't know everything but isn't the point of killing the cubs is so the mom can mate? Doesn't it need to kill all the cubs?
Sometimes natural is cruel I love the bear
Ever thought of giving the bears names so we can keep track of them on video?
Because of my previous time with particular organizations and agencies, they don't want me sharing any content whether it was on my time or not, therefor I have been more descrete with bears, and their numbers, and even the area in which the video was taken. To share, I can't give too too much, sorry.
@@TheBearGuyCanada oh. ok.
@@TheBearGuyCanada why does the older male brar kill one of the younger male bear?
The bear 🐻 guy i hope 🤞🏾 like 👍🏾 hell you don’t own ☝🏾 of those beast
A lot of wild animals do that so it’s not a shock. Her cubs seems to be doing alright on their own. They’ll be alright if the catch fish and small animals.
Hoping mum comes back..so sad...
This was the typical age this particular female boots her cubs. The fact she still had them still surprised us. But when she makes the break the cubs are on their own. But she boots out of den usually, they would be 2 years, 4 months old.
So Mom mated wit the Bear that killed her cub? I thought Mama bears were fierce in protecting Cubs? Why mate wit their killer?
Mom will put up a fight but these cubs were at the age she would turn to self preservation and leave them. In many situation they can ward off a male by acts of aggression, but if he is determined and shows dominance the female is no match for the male. A spring time female is 2-300 pounds, a dominant male is 3-500 pounds, too much size and power. Once the cubs are dispersed or killed, she will go into estrus, this can take a few days to a few weeks. the male will continue to stalk her till she is receptive. With the sow in this video, she showed up this spring with 2 new cubs, and that makes 15 cubs over her lifetime at 19 years old. To date, counting these two, only 5, possibly 6 cubs have survived and still on the landscape.
حلوه عجبني دب 🥰🥰🥰🤩🤩🤩حلوه
English teacher here:
In description
Two vs. to
Two is the number 2 (that’s the one you want)
😂
(I realize you were probably just dictating & Siri messed up. She’s done that to me before too!)
:P
The title makes no sense, a mother bear would NOT go off with a male who just killed her cub especially if she has 2 other cubs to keep safe, if this happened than she must be an inexperienced mother than
It happens all the time actually. The female will lead the male off to preserve the lifes of her two remaining cubs. At 2.5 y/o this was usually when she would disperse them. The male and her were together or around each other for best part of two weeks after this altercation. This is why males kill cubs is for the mother will go back into estrus. It may take a few days to a week for she is receptive but she will return to mating. Sometimes after the mating is done she will pick back up with the cubs, but in this case she was done with them, and would even run them off.
Wonder why the siblings chose to seperate
Think when the male rushed the family the two cubs just went different directions. The surprising part was them not pairing up once things cooled down. Most times they will stick together a full season after leaving mom but these two chose not to.
@@TheBearGuyCanada yeah that's weird
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Wow! Hard to believe you are so far away filming them yet they know you are there.
sub adult bears need to know where everything is or they will have a short life.
Yes but human encroachment, getting hit by vehicles and poaching are the biggest threat to Grizzly populations….
Men!!