420 Genghis NPS photos from the 2012 Brown Bears of Brooks Camp iBook gif created by Xander-Sage
Adult Male ~ No Longer Seen
Year 1st Identified: 2001 as an Adult Male
Year Last Observed: 2010
Known Offspring Of: Not Known
Genetics Study Sample Obtained: ?
Identification:[]
2012 Brown Bears of Brooks Camp iBook & 2014 - 2018 Bears of Brooks River books: 420 is easy to identify due to his protruding teeth on his lower-right jaw. His is a long, large bodied bear with a blocky muzzle, rusty brown coat, tan-brown claws, and a floppy left ear. He can be confused with 247 Snaggletooth, but that bear is smaller and only has one protruding canine tooth on his left jaw.
Distinctive Behaviors:[]
2012 Brown Bears of Brooks Camp iBook & 2014 - 2018 Bears of Brooks River books: 420 was aggressive around other bears and regularly stole fish. In 2005, he was seen with a very large, open wound on the left front leg that has since healed and scarred over. In 2007, he returned to the Brooks River with a broken lower jaw and large, open wounds on both sides of his body. The jaw injury appeared to affect his ability to chew and swallow fish that he caught. However, he showed signs of rapid healing, both from the jaw injury and the wounds on his body. In 2009 and 2010, he was one of the more dominant bears fishing at Brooks Falls. Even though 420 was typically very dominant at Brooks Falls, he did not appear to be habituated to humans and rarely approached the Falls Platform side of the river. He was last observed in 2010.
Life History:[]
2001: Adult Male, 1st Year Classified[]
420 Genghis was initially identified and classified as an adult male in 2001.
2002: Adult Male[]
July 2002:[]
2003: Adult Male[]
2004: Adult Male[]
2005: Adult Male[]
2005 Season:[]
In 2005, he was seen with a very large, open wound on the left front leg that has since healed and scarred over.
2007: Adult Male[]
2007 Season:[]
In 2007, he returned to the Brooks River with a broken lower jaw and large, open wounds on both sides of his body. The jaw injury appeared to affect his ability to chew and swallow fish that he caught. However, he showed signs of rapid healing, both from the jaw injury and the wounds on his body.
July 2007:[]
2008: Adult Male[]
July 2008:[]
2008.07.??: 420 Genghis can be seen at 8:58 into this video by sailorjohn2.:
The Bears of Brooks Falls July 2008 by SailorJohn2
2009: Adult Male[]
2009 Season:[]
In 2009, he was one of the more dominant bears fishing at Brooks Falls.
June 2009: []
2009.06.27: Park visitor bocaflip captured 2 photos of 420 Genghis on 6/27/2009, #1 and #2.
July 2009:[]
2009.07.16: Ranger Roy Wood's photos (#1 & #2 ) of 420 Genghis
2010: Adult Male, Year Last Identified[]
2010 Season:[]
In 2010, he was one of the more dominant bears fishing at Brooks Falls.
July 2010:[]
2010.07.??: PhilSchultz shared this July 2010 photo of 420 Genghis in chat on 6/19/2020. 420 Genghis is the bear seen chasing another bear, "possibly" 83 Wayne Brother. Mike Fitz commented on the photo on 6/22/2020. "I don't think that is 856 in front of him. Looks more like 83 to me but I am not certain."
Please request PhilSchultz's permission prior to using his photographs!
_and_possibly_83_Wayne_Brother_(near)_July_2010_photo_by_PhilSchultz.jpg "420 Genghis (far) and possibly 83 Wayne Brother (near) July 2010 photo by PhilSchultz.jpg (149 KB)")
2012: Information Only, Last Observed in 2010[]
420 Genghis was included in the 2012 Brown Bears of Brooks Camp iBook:
2014: Information Only, Last Observed in 2010[]
420 Genghis was included in the 2014 Bears of Brooks River book on page 63:
2015: Information Only, Last Observed in 2010[]
420 Genghis was included in the 2015 Bears of Brooks River book on page 87.:
420 Genghis was included in subsequent editions of the Bears of Brooks River books. The information and photos of him remained the same, only the page numbers changed.:
2016 Bears of Brooks River book page 97.:
How 420 Genghis Got His Nickname:[]
How 420 Genghis got his nickname is not known to us at this time.
Known Courting & Mating:[]
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Genetics Study Samples Obtained:[]
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A special thank you to KCanada for the NPS photos from the 2012 Brown Bears of Brooks Camp iBook.
A special thank you to Xander-Sage for creating the gif of the NPS photos from the 2012 Brown Bears of Brooks Camp iBook.