Broke my heart to watch that! The fact that this was taken in early July does give me hope! He's had plenty of time to fatten up since then for hibernation. But his poor back left side. And the fact that he had to rest for a minute when he got out of the water. Sounds like he's been like this for a couple of years so that shows you how amazing and resilient bears are!
Poor bear! He or she had to rest after crossing the river. I pray it is able to sustain itself in the wild there. Yes, I pray for these beautiful bears.
Per the LIVE CHAT, seems they've identified this bear as 913 - the injury looks more like a back or hip injury - more than just something with one or both hind legs. However, since they rarely interfere - likely no way to know the details.
If I had to guess I would say he got hit by a car at some point. Sadly wild animals don’t have the option to lie down and just give up-mother nature is a real bitch!☹️. I would think they would make exceptions in rare cases like this, however, bc it’s horrible to allow the suffering go on when you have the power to either fix it or end it.
they have put tracking collars on bears at Glacier NP. Why not some form of tracking at Katmai. We would learn so much and we would have solid info about Otis.
@@Froby2378this is most uneducated comment. If that's your theory then please go see what Otis looked like when he showed up 2023 and what he looked like when he left. The fact this bear is an adult says enough... He is by no means on deaths doorstep. Lmfao
Yes if he were to have this injury as a cub he would’ve died already. He is not healthy and there is not one other bear in sight in this video. I wonder what video you watched. This bear is clearly in poor health. Nature is cruel and life and death don’t care about your false theory of him being healthy. He is not Otis, you can’t compare the two. Just because you think you know everything doesn’t mean you do, how old are you 12?
@@Froby2378 It’s a brown bear (grizzly) and the hump behind his shoulder is normal. That’s one way to distinguish them from a black bear as well as their rounded teddy-bear ears. It is not scrawny. I feel badly for it, and it would be difficult to fight another bear or a pack of wolves because they can sense a weak bear.
@@Froby2378 You’ve never seen a bear alone in a river? Many, if not most, are solitary unless it’s a female with cubs. There’s no salmon run going on here. It looks pretty healthy despite being disabled. They mostly feed on vegetation, berries and tree nuts. I hope it heals. It seems like it’s in pain.
That bear looks strong and healthy, whether it was born that way or had an injury, it’s a strong healthy bear so looking at it visually people think somethings wrong but that bear is doing fine. It’s doing what it Has to do
Its a skeletory issue. He could have a genetic defect that causes his spine to curve like that. An old injury that fused discs even. I see it in other animals at the wild life center and in domestic animals at the vet office. Because you feel your human need to assume things doesnt make them accurate. If this bear was near death the LAST THING he would do is walk into a highly populated area like the falls. He would stick to the calm beach and river to fish or eait for the scraps to float down stream on busy days. If he was as sick and weak as some are assuming like other loner animals he would take himself somewhere secluded to die .... And yes i know what i am talking about i lived in bc and volunteered at a orphaned black bear sanctuary. Ive done field work monitoring and tracking. Ive studied for years to increase my vet tech certification to be able to help wildlife. They don't need human pitty if you care then donate to katamai or your local wild life rehabber.
Perpetually. I too am a vet tech. For over 30 years. I’ve done a lot of those lectures on bears and wildlife bc it’s interesting to me. I hope you get to work in the wild. I would have loved it to but I’m 73 now and I sorta missed my chance. I agree with you on all points. It seems like he/she may have a bit of atrophy in his backend. It’s hard to tell if it’s knee or hip but you’re right it’s his spinal column or pelvis even. He’s doing all right I’d say. Winter will give him a chance to rest up I hope.
This one looks skinny for his age. He was barely able to make it across the river.. exhausted when he was finished crossing.. this bear will not be able to acquire the needed fat to survive winter..
Poor darling, it’s a shame s/he can’t get some help from some of the wildlife services about. I guess as long as food finding isn’t too much of an issue, survival is possible.💜🐻💜
Animals know nothing but to accept cruel fate. They don’t question reality like we do. It’s living in the here and now quite literally for them. He may be slow but all his limbs seem to be moving. 🤷🏼♀️
Most definitely not fit and healthy. He's barely getting by. That bear is a skeleton, I'm surprised it's survived any winters at all. I don't know what the comment section is on about, when you can clearly see the animals hips, spine and ribcage indentations. Collapsed at the very end from exhaustion. All bears have shoulder muscle, that does not indicate a fat reserve over that muscle layer, and this bear has barely any at all, since you can see the shoulder disks very clearly when he walks.
This was early in the season and he actually looks heavier than most the other bears at this time. He is amazing, showing up briefly for the last few years. He is a survivor and is doing very well despite his difficulties.
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Broke my heart to watch that! The fact that this was taken in early July does give me hope! He's had plenty of time to fatten up since then for hibernation. But his poor back left side. And the fact that he had to rest for a minute when he got out of the water. Sounds like he's been like this for a couple of years so that shows you how amazing and resilient bears are!
Poor bear! He or she had to rest after crossing the river. I pray it is able to sustain itself in the wild there. Yes, I pray for these beautiful bears.
Poor guy... He's a survivor.
Bless his courage.
Hope he heals.
He is resilient! I hope they finally give him a number this year!❤
*YES !!! YES !!! YES !!!*
Per the LIVE CHAT, seems they've identified this bear as 913 - the injury looks more like a back or hip injury - more than just something with one or both hind legs.
However, since they rarely interfere - likely no way to know the details.
If I had to guess I would say he got hit by a car at some point. Sadly wild animals don’t have the option to lie down and just give up-mother nature is a real bitch!☹️. I would think they would make exceptions in rare cases like this, however, bc it’s horrible to allow the suffering go on when you have the power to either fix it or end it.
I saw this live … I feel for this bear 🐻 and hope he/she can make it… 🙏🐻❤️
😢😢😢 breaks my heart. 🙏🏽❤️
Bless his heart 😢
The survival skills and resilience of these animals are truly inspiring...
That’s so sad 😢
It must be hard on this Bear to survive in the Wild. 💕🐻
Nature can be cruel
they have put tracking collars on bears at Glacier NP. Why not some form of tracking at Katmai. We would learn so much and we would have solid info about Otis.
He should fish in the river. Abit easier to get around. Bless him 🙏
Man thats heart breaking to watch .
He looks remarkable healthy. Nice coat, good layer of fat. I wouldn't say he is thriving, but he is living a decent if limited life.
He has no fat! His back bone is sticking out as well as his hips. Hes on deaths doorstep
@@Froby2378this is most uneducated comment. If that's your theory then please go see what Otis looked like when he showed up 2023 and what he looked like when he left. The fact this bear is an adult says enough... He is by no means on deaths doorstep. Lmfao
Yes if he were to have this injury as a cub he would’ve died already. He is not healthy and there is not one other bear in sight in this video. I wonder what video you watched. This bear is clearly in poor health. Nature is cruel and life and death don’t care about your false theory of him being healthy. He is not Otis, you can’t compare the two. Just because you think you know everything doesn’t mean you do, how old are you 12?
@@Froby2378 It’s a brown bear (grizzly) and the hump behind his shoulder is normal. That’s one way to distinguish them from a black bear as well as their rounded teddy-bear ears. It is not scrawny. I feel badly for it, and it would be difficult to fight another bear or a pack of wolves because they can sense a weak bear.
@@Froby2378 You’ve never seen a bear alone in a river? Many, if not most, are solitary unless it’s a female with cubs. There’s no salmon run going on here. It looks pretty healthy despite being disabled. They mostly feed on vegetation, berries and tree nuts. I hope it heals. It seems like it’s in pain.
Broke a hip at some time? Or a knee joint ?
Hope he heals enough to survive.
Keep going stay strong !!
That bear looks strong and healthy, whether it was born that way or had an injury, it’s a strong healthy bear so looking at it visually people think somethings wrong but that bear is doing fine. It’s doing what it Has to do
Animals don't feel sorry for themselves. Ever seen a three leg dog get around, same as a four leg dog.
Very true. Thats what helps them survive. ❤
Slow and steady mate.....
The price of a good bear is a broken heart.
Its a skeletory issue. He could have a genetic defect that causes his spine to curve like that. An old injury that fused discs even. I see it in other animals at the wild life center and in domestic animals at the vet office. Because you feel your human need to assume things doesnt make them accurate. If this bear was near death the LAST THING he would do is walk into a highly populated area like the falls. He would stick to the calm beach and river to fish or eait for the scraps to float down stream on busy days. If he was as sick and weak as some are assuming like other loner animals he would take himself somewhere secluded to die .... And yes i know what i am talking about i lived in bc and volunteered at a orphaned black bear sanctuary. Ive done field work monitoring and tracking. Ive studied for years to increase my vet tech certification to be able to help wildlife. They don't need human pitty if you care then donate to katamai or your local wild life rehabber.
Well, no. he would go where the food is. He's very clearly not feeling it. But he's feeling it enough to survive in the very least.
You give information and then you ruin it by acting condescending to chatters. Too bad.
Thank you. Makes sense. 🙏🏼💜🐻
Perpetual
Perpetually. I too am a vet tech. For over 30 years. I’ve done a lot of those lectures on bears and wildlife bc it’s interesting to me. I hope you get to work in the wild. I would have loved it to but I’m 73 now and I sorta missed my chance. I agree with you on all points. It seems like he/she may have a bit of atrophy in his backend. It’s hard to tell if it’s knee or hip but you’re right it’s his spinal column or pelvis even. He’s doing all right I’d say. Winter will give him a chance to rest up I hope.
It does not appear he is building a fat reserve, only surviving. Very sad to see.
Thought the same you can see his bones 😢
I wonder what happened, looks like maybe hip injury
Or lower back? Seems to affect both legs the same. He sure is exhausted
As if life isn’t hard enough 😢
This one looks skinny for his age.
He was barely able to make it across the river.. exhausted when he was finished crossing.. this bear will not be able to acquire the needed fat to survive winter..
UPDATE: looks like he was hit by a car or bitten by another bear.
Poor darling, it’s a shame s/he can’t get some help from some of the wildlife services about. I guess as long as food finding isn’t too much of an issue, survival is possible.💜🐻💜
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Oh wow, what is wrong? I never heard of this bear. Sad!
Can anyone enlighten us newcomers with some history on this bear? He is a handsome guy but is just making it, without a lot of extra fat on him.
not whether you win or lose but how you play the game
Animals know nothing but to accept cruel fate. They don’t question reality like we do. It’s living in the here and now quite literally for them. He may be slow but all his limbs seem to be moving. 🤷🏼♀️
The most bad ass bear in the woods goes to---
He cant talk to ask for help but so many see who could possibly do something.
Most definitely not fit and healthy. He's barely getting by. That bear is a skeleton, I'm surprised it's survived any winters at all. I don't know what the comment section is on about, when you can clearly see the animals hips, spine and ribcage indentations. Collapsed at the very end from exhaustion. All bears have shoulder muscle, that does not indicate a fat reserve over that muscle layer, and this bear has barely any at all, since you can see the shoulder disks very clearly when he walks.
Oh, his hips don't work. 😢
А что с ним было
too bad a vet couldn’t see the bear & at least take X-ray’s , maybe find out what may have caused its his disability.
What happened to him???
And we complain about stubbing a toe !
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Why does knowone help the bear that could? There must be away they do everything else collars and tag ears.
How is he disabled?
What's his disability 😮 ?
dyslexic
So sad cant watch.
Looks like he can barely walk. 😅😅
skinny
On the bright side, he gets to use handicapped parking now.
I think I can outrun him
He is skinny. Too skinny.
This was early in the season and he actually looks heavier than most the other bears at this time. He is amazing, showing up briefly for the last few years. He is a survivor and is doing very well despite his difficulties.
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Its nature ,you snowflakes dont watch,,,
Too many covid shots😂😂😂😂
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What happened to him?
old football injury