25 August 2021 NPS photo 2022 Bears of Brooks River book page 30
Adult Female (2022)
Year First Observed: 2019
Year Last Observed: 2022
Known Offspring Of: Believed to be the blonder 2017 offspring of 435 Holly revealed per Ranger Brooklyn White during an August 5, 2020 Play-by-Play. Note: there is no way to really confirm the link between subadults to the mother and siblings without DNA results.
Known Litters of Cubs: None as of 2020 Season
Genetics Study Samples Obtained: Unknown at this time
Identification:[]
25 was initially observed during the 2019 season. From the 2022 eBook, #25 has light tipped claws with a mottled blonde coat and darker face. Her ears tend to be lighter than her coat. Mckate's ID Tips: 25 has white ears that she keeps all season long. She has a straight muzzle, and somewhat close set eyes. Like her sister, she has a fairly prominent hump. Her body color is light to medium mottled blonde with a darker blonde/brown on her back. Sometimes she appears to have grey undertones like 717. Mckates 25 YouTube playlist.
Distinctive Behaviors:[]
Mckate's Notes: 25 and 26 have made such infrequent appearances the last few years that they are sometimes hard to identify. I've uploaded several official photos of each to help in spotting them.
In 2019 and 2020, 25 and 26 were seen sporadically on all parts of the river and didn't appear to interact much with other subs.
In 2021 25 and her sis continued to make occasional appearances together. In July 25 could sometimes be found fishing the lip which is a skill she picked up from watching other bears, because her mother is not known to be a lip fisher.
Life History:[]
2017: Spring Cub with 435 Holly & Littermate, 26[]
July 2017:[]
2017.07.04: In the late morning hours of July 4, 2017 , photobearsbry captured this video of 435 Holly and her two spring cubs (now believed to be 25 and 25).:
435Holly25 26 July 4, 2017 by photobearsbry-1
September 2017:[]
2017.09.17: 435 Holly's blonder spring cub, later independently numbered as 25, with a tapeworm video (shorter version) by Ratna:
The Tapeworm!!!!! 435's cub has a tapeworm, video by Ratna Narayan
25 as a spring cub September 17, 2017 video (shorter version) by Ratna
2018: Yearling Cub with 435 Holly & Littermate, 26[]
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2019: Subadult Female, 1st Year Officially Identified[]
25 was included in the 2021 Bears of Brooks River book page 30
25's page in the 2021 Bears of Brooks River book page 30
25 was initially identified and assigned her bear monitoring number during the 2019 season.
KNP&P Ranger Naomi Boak shared this newly identified bear's monitoring number with cam viewers on June 19, 20020 in her 13:08 comment :
July 2019:[]
25 July 2019 NPS photo 2021 Bears of Brooks River book page 30
2019.07.17: These 2 subadults appear to be 25 and her sibling 26, 7/17/2019 video by Erum Chad.
Bear 435 Holly's emancipated cubs sub adults RW 2019 07 17, video by Erum Chad
2019.07.19: 25 on July 19, 2019 NPS photo by Ranger Tammy Carmack in KNP&P's Flickr album via KNP&P Ranger Naomi Boak .:
2019.07.25: 2 subadults that appeared on the closed trail on 7/25/2019 appear to be 25 and sibling 26, video by Lani H.
Subadults on closed trail 7 25 2019, video by Lani H-1
2019.07.19: Modern Day Explorer's 7/29/2019 photo of 25.
2019.07.30: Modern Day Explorer's three 7/30/2019 photos of 25, #1, #2 and #3.
25 and 26 play with 909 while 831 eats, 7/30/2019 video by mckate. "Holly's girls (lightest and darkest subs) are a force to be reckoned with. They are a year younger than 909 and two years younger than 831, but are almost as large."
30 Jul 2019- 25 and 26 Play With 909 While 831 Eats
Video by mckate
August 2019:[]
2019.08.01: 901 gets testy with siblings 25 and 26 in the riffles, 8/1/2019 video by Birgitt.
901 Gets Testy with the Hollys in the Riffles 2019-08-01 16-16-39-801, video by Birgitt-1
2019.08.09: 25 and 26 take on a project, digging and excavating, 8/9/2019 video by mckate.
9 Aug 2019 25 and 26 Take on a Project, video by mckate-0
September 2019:[]
2019.09.17: Subadult siblings 22 and 26 return to Brooks River after an abscence, 9/17/2019 video by Birgitt.
435 Holly's Subs Return to Brooks River 2019-09-17 21-09-55-782, video by Birgitt-0
October 2019:[]
2019.10.05: 25 and 26 pass by on the closed trail, 10/5/2019 video by mckate.
5 Oct 2019 25 and 26 Pass By, video by mckate
2019.10.07: A nice close-up of 25 and 26 on the closed trail, 10/7/2019 video by mckate.
7 Oct 2019 25 and 26 on the Closed Trail, video by mckate
2019.10.08: A subadult appearing to be 25 can be seen limping on the closed trail in this 10/8/2019 video by Lani H.
Subadult limping on closed trail (maybe one of 435's) 10 8 2019, video by Lani H
2019.10.10: Late in the 2019 season, 25 was observed limping and with some wounds, 10/10/2019 video by mckate.
10 Oct 2019 25 Shows Injuries, video by mckate
2020: 3.5 Year-Old Subadult[]
July 2020:[]
25 appears on the list of Bears Monitored in July 2020.
2020.07.15: 435 Holly's subadults 25 and 26 are seen on the spit in this 7/15/2020 video by Erum Chad.
Bear 435 Holly's emancipated sub adult cubs LR Brooks falls 2020 07 15, video by Erum Chad-0
2020.07.21: 435 Holly chases off her offspring 25 and 26 who wanted to meet her spring cub, 7/21/2020 video by Erum Chad.
Bear Holly chased off her subs who tried to meet her coy LR 2020 07 21, video by Erum Chad
2020.07.22: Could the first 2 subadults viewed in his 7/22/2020 video by Lani H be 25 and 26?
Who are these three under the bridge? 7 22 2020, video by Lani H
2020.07.23: Could the 2 subadults that approach 831 in this 7/23/2020 video be 25 and 26? 7/23/2020 video by Lani H.
3 subadults on spit road 7 23 2020, video by Lani H
831 play bows to 25 and 26, 7/23/2020 video by mckate.
23 Jul 2020- 831 Play Bows to 25 and 26
Video by mckate
2020.07.24: Are 25 (bright blonde) and 26 (dark) the 1st and 3rd subadults in line along with 610 in this 7/24/2020 video by Lani H.
610 with ??? and ??? 7 24 2020, video by Lani H
2020.07.26: 25 shows off her natal collar, 7/26/2020 video by mckate. " Her sis (26) comes in at the end."
26 Jul 2020- 25 Showing off Her Natal Collar
Video by mckate
2020.07.31: 25 on picnic island, 7/31/2021 video by mckate. "Note her pretty natal collar."
31 Jul 2020- 25 on Picnic Island
Video by mckate
September 2020:[]
25 September 2020 NPS photo 2021 Bears of Brooks River book page 30
25 appears on the list of Bears Monitored in Fall 2020.
2020.09.25: 27 (near) follows 25 (right at 0:32)? 9/25/2020 video by mckate. "He was sure smelling the air on that other sub's approach. Although it's a little hard to tell on that uneven ground, I couldn't spot his limp. So he must have healed?"
25 Sep 2020- 27 Follows 25?
Video by mckate
2020.09.29: 25 and 26 graze the spit, 9/29/2020 video by mckate.
29 Sep 2020- 25 and 26 Graze the Spit
Video by mckate
October 2020:[]
25 October 2020 NPS photo 2021 Bears of Brooks River book page 30
2020.10.05: 25 strolls past 26, 10/5/2020 video by mckate.
5 Oct 2020- 25 Strolls by 26?
Video by mckate
2021: 4.5 Year-Old Subadult[]
25 was included in the 2022 Bears of Brooks River book page 30.
25's page in the 2022 Bears of Brooks River Book page 30
2021 Season:[]
2021.??.??: Park visitor kedar datta's 2021 photo of 25.
July 2021:[]
25 July 2021 NPS photo 2022 Bears of Brooks River book page 30
25 appears on the list of Bears Monitored in July 2021.
2021.07.20: 25 noses around the riffles and finds a nice fish, 7/20/2021 video by mckate.
20 Jul 2021- 25 Noses Around the Riffles (explore.org)
Video by mckate
26 has an injured back leg in this 7/20/2021 video by mckate. "I think this is her sis 25, in the back. It looks like she can't put any weight on her back right leg. (ID confirmed by Birgitt)."
20 Jul 2021- 26 Has an Injured Back Leg (explore.org)
Video by mckate
2021.07.22: Three 7/22/2021 photos by Rick Espinoza (shuttered) with 273 (left), 25 (middle) and 137 (right), #1, #2 and #3. IDs by radioquiet. "I also spotted her (137) in these 2021 photos where 26 is attempting to pirate from 273 and 137 is just on the edge giving out some incredible expressions."
2021.07.26: 25 watches the falls action, 7/26/2021 video by mckate. "At first I thought this might be 26, but I saw the sub later walking around just fine."
20 Jul 2021- 26 Has an Injured Back Leg (explore.org)
Video by mckate
2021.07.27: 25 lip fishes above the far pool, 7/27/2021 video by mckate. "I initially had some questions about this being 25, but in different light conditions can better see her large diamond shaped natal collar which is quite distinctive."
27 Jul 2021- 25 Lip Fishes Above Far Pool (explore.org)
Video by mckate
2021.07.31: Betsy Bear's 7/31/2021 photo of 25 (3rd from the left) on the lip.
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_July_31,_2021_photo_by_Betsy_Bear_.01.jpeg "25 (3rd from left) July 31, 2021 photo by Betsy Bear .01.jpeg (189 KB)")
August 2021:[]
25 August 2021 NPS photo 2022 Bears of Brooks River book page 30
2021.08.01: Betsy Bear's 8/1/2021 photo of 25 on the far lip.
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2021.08.02: Betsy Bear's two 8/2/2022 photos of 25, #1 (middle) and #2 (2nd from the left).
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_August_2,_2021_photo_by_Betsy_Bear_.01.jpeg "25 (2nd from left) August 2, 2021 photo by Betsy Bear .01.jpeg (198 KB)")
25 in the riffles, 8/2/2021 video by mckate. "I'm trying to become better at IDing 25. She has interesting natal collar markings, particularly on her right shoulder."
2 Aug 2021- 25 in the Riffles (explore.org)
Video by mckate
September 2021:[]
25 appears on the list of Bears Monitored in Fall 2021.
2022: 5.5 Year-Old Adult Female[]
July 2022:[]
25 appears on the list of Bears Monitored in July 2022.
2022.07.04: A young bear appearing to be 25 arrives at Brooks Camp, 7/4/2022 video by mckate. "This is a young bear I struggle to ID, but I really think this might be her. We need to be on the lookout for her sister. They were still together some last season even though they are adults this year."
4 Jul 2022- 25 Arrives? (explore.org)-2
Video by mckate
James and Sally Clarke's two 7/4/2022 photos of 25, #1 and #2.
25 checks the riffles for scraps, 7/4/2022 video by mckate. "This is a much better look at her than the earlier video."
4 Jul 2022- 25 Checks Riffles for Scraps (explore.org)-2
Video by mckate
2022.07.06: Is this 902 smacking 25 in this 7/6/2022 video by JG?
Is this 902 smacking 25? - Explore.org July 6, 2022-2
Video by JG
2022.07.16: 306, 25 and 913 (left to right) fish the lip, 7/16/2022 video by mckate. "There was some question about who the middle bear might be. If you go to 25's playlist and check out her July 2021 NPS photo, I think it's a match. She looks so small next to 913, but he's become one big boar."
16 Jul 2022- 306, 25, and 913 Fish the Lip (explore.org)
Video by mckate
2022.07.17: Possibly 25 on the lip, 7/17/2022 video by twelve22. "That's obviously 151 Walker who catches the fish and walks off at the beginning, but the bear that gets the close up afterward looks like it could be 25."
Maybe 25 on the Lip - July 17, 2022 (explore.org)
Video by twelve22
2022.07.19: 146 has a great catch while sharing the lip with 25 and 821, 7/19/2022 gif by LunaCre.
146, maybe 25 and 821 July 19, 2022 gif by LunaCre
2022.07.20: 99, 146, 25 and 821 (left to right at 0:00) share the lip, 7/20/2022 video by Birgitt.
99 146 25 & 821 Share the Lip 2022-07-20 21-24-01 (explore.org)
Video by Birgitt
25 gets her closeup, 7/20/2022 video by mckate.
20 Jul 2022- 25 Gets Her Closeup (explore.org)-2
Video by mckate
2022.07.21: Playtime for 25 on the lower river, 7/21/2022 video by mckate.
21 Jul 2022- Playtime for 25 (explore.org)
Video by mckate
2022.07.31: 25 has the lip to herself and makes a nice catch, 7/31/2022 video by mckate.
31 Jul 2022- 25 Has Lip to Herself (explore.org)-2
Video by mckate
25 eats in the riffles, 7/31/2022 video by twelve22.
25 Eats in the Riffles - July 31, 2022 (explore.org)
Video by twelve22
25 got the lip all to herself and made a catch, 7/31/2022 gif by LunaCre.
25 July 31, 2022 gif by LunaCre
August 2022:[]
2022.08.02: A large lip lineup includes 25, 8/2/2022 video by mckate. "(Left to right) Addie, 128s, 25, E, 821, 164, and 912. The night before Divot let Addie onto the lip, but Grazer wasn't as accommodating. 25 tried to take advantage as Grazer's distraction, but didn't have any luck.
2 Aug 2022- A Large Lip Lineup (explore.org)
Video by mckate
2022.08.03: The morning fishing crew, 306, maybe 25 and 903, 8/3/2022 gif by LunaCre.
306, maybe 25 and 903 August 3, 2022 gif by LunaCre
2022.08.07: 25 takes her fish to go, 8/7/2022 video by mckate. "Seems like such a long way to trek just to eat her fish. Maybe she has a nice daybed up there or something."
7 Aug 2022- 25 Takes Her Fish to Go (explore.org)-2
Video by mckate
September 2022:[]
25 appears on the list of Bears Monitored in September 2022.
2022.09.09: 25 returns after a month hiatus, 9/9/2022 video by mckate. "I always kind of struggle to ID her, but this looks like her headband/bonnet."
9 Sep 2022- 25 Returns (explore.org)
Video by mckate
2022.09.17: Park visitor kopperlben's 9/17/2022 photo of 25.
2022.09.23: Could this be 25 in this 9/23/2022 video by Itzy LO 335?
Holly stops to see her girl 25 09-23-22 explore.org
Video by Itzy LO 335
2023: 6.5 Year-Old Adult Female[]
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2024: 7.5 Year-Old Adult Female[]
25 was NOT observed by Ranger Tammy Carmack, KNP&P Bear Monitor, during official bear monitoring sessions in the 2024 season.
How 25 Got Her Nickname:[]
25 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 Litters of Cubs:[]
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Known Relatives:[]
435 family tree - updated Nov 2022
Mother: 435 Holly, speculated
Littermate: 26 is believed to be the second female offspring from 435 Holly's 2017 litter
Siblings from 435 Holly's other known litters:
89 Backpack is believed to be the single offspring from 435 Holly's 2006 litter
719 is believed to be the single female offspring from 435 Holly's 2014 litter
335 is believed to be the single female offspring from 435 Holly's 2020 litter
Genetics Study Samples Obtained:[]
Unknown