184 September 25, 2020 NPS photo by T Carmack KNP&P Flickr
Subadult Sex Unknown
Year First Observed: 2020
Year Last Observed: 2021
Known Offspring Of: Unknown
Genetics Study Samples Obtained: Unknown
Identification:[]
Mckate's Notes: 184 is a sub of unknown sex seen in the fall 2020 by the bear monitor. I've tried to match this bear with one I've seen for a couple of years, but an official side profile photo of this sub would be most helpful.
Mckate's ID Tips: 184 has a poofy head, dark narrow muzzle, dark fur around the cheeks, somewhat close set eyes, and blonde ears.
Mckate's 184 YouTube playlist.
Distinctive Behaviors:[]
Mckate's Notes: 184 is a fall bear who keeps to themselves. I have wondered if they and 174 might be siblings. They tend to arrive at the same time and hang around the same area. They both have poofy heads and narrow muzzles and 184 is sometime mistaken for 174.
Life History:[]
2020: Subadult Sex Unknown[]
September 2020:[]
184 appears on the list of Bears Monitored in Fall 2020.
2020.09.21: A small bear at the falls was observed on 9/21/2020, video by mckate. This bear is believed to be 184. "He didn't look quite as small as I thought he was as he walked away."
2020.09.22: 184 gets a fish, 9/22/2020 video by mckate. "I think this is the same little blondie that we saw at the falls last night."
2020.09.25: 184 September 25, 2020 NPS photo by Ranger T. Carmack KNP&P Flickr.
October 2020:[]
2020.10.01: 184 above the falls, 10/1/2020 video by mckate. "Nice job! This must be one of its preferred spots because we've seen it here before."
2020.10.06: A good look at 184 traveling along the lower river, 10/6/2020 video by mckate.
2020.10.08: Mckate's 10/8/2020 video of 184 sitting along the riffles bank.
2020.10.14: 184 eats their catch on the lower river, 10/14/2020 video by mckate.
2021: Subadult Sex Unknown[]
October 2021:[]
2021.10.07: 184's arrival at the falls on 10/7/2021, video by mckate.
2021.10.15: Mckate's 10/15/2021 video of little 184 moving along the lower river.
2021.10.18: 184 fishes off the big island, 10/18/2021 video by mckate.
Another look at 184, 10/18/2021 video by mckate. ""Here's an even longer look at the sub discussed at length in the previous video. Note that the coat color remains light even after it's been in the water."
2021.10.21: 174 and 184 on the lower river, 10/21/2021 video by mckate. "Here's proof that 174 and 184 are separate bears. I wonder if they could be siblings since they show up at about the same time in the fall and have puffy heads and narrow muzzles?"
184 does a cowboy walk, 10/21/2021 video by mckate. "This is the sub formerly known as Not 25. This was a nice look! I'm still trying to figure out this sub's sex. I couldn't see any dangly bits, but then it cowboy walked after seeing 39's dark sub. Most cowboy walkers are male...although not all of them. So I'd say their sex is still up in the air."
2021.10.23: 184 leaves their mark, 10/23/2021 video by mckate. "This is the same sub who was cowboy walking by the bridge a couple of days ago."
How 184 Got Their Nickname:[]
184 does not have an official nickname. The NPS has moved away from naming bears at KNP&P.
Known Courting & Mating:[]
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Known Relatives:[]
None known
Genetics Study Samples Obtained:[]
Unknown