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(47,444 posts)Come on kids, lets get across this road.
Nevilledog
(51,201 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,444 posts)Probably not my best idea however if Mama Bear gets wind of me.
3catwoman3
(24,053 posts)She would have her paws full.
Irish_Dem
(47,444 posts)She has her paws full and a lot of little mouths to feed.
Maybe heading out to find food.
Baitball Blogger
(46,758 posts)Hope it does well.
drmeow
(5,025 posts)Saw that, too!
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)Must be pretty young. Theyre tiny.
2naSalit
(86,799 posts)Four is unusual but is indicative of her having a very good diet and lots of nutrition in her environs. If she hadn't had enough to eat before hibernation, she would not have had the cubs. Having that many shows she has good food availability, mostly.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)Being a city girl, I know nothing about bears.
2naSalit
(86,799 posts)Is that they mate early in the year but the implantation of the fertilized egg doesn't happen right away. they give birth in the den during hibernation if their body has the nutrients to sustain them, otherwise they do not bear young during that hibernation cycle. A useful trait I wish humans had adapted to. They really are amazing.
Black bear cubs usually stay with their moms for a year, Grizzlies usually two. I used to do public outreach and ed about bears, for a couple years.