428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" Fall 2023 NPS photograph by Ranger Tammy Carmack, KNP&P Bear Monitor via LTC 10/24/2023
Subadult Female (aka "Svetlana"/"Studious")
Year First Observed: 2023 as 3.5 Year-Old Subadult
Year of Birth: 2020
Year Last Observed: 2024
Known Offspring Of: 128 Grazer (Speculated)
Known Litters of Cubs: None as of 2023 Season
Genetics Study Samples Obtained: None
Identification:[]
428 "Svetlana" is believed to be the 2020 female offspring of 128 Grazer with the pointier muzzle per Ranger Tammy Carmack, KNP&P Bear Monitor.
Mckate's 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" Playlist
Distinctive Behaviors:[]
428 "Svetlana" was identified by some cam viewers as "128's Studious" or simply, "Studious", when she was a cub because she was always focused on the fishing lessons 128 Grazer was teaching. 428 was a serious fisher bear as a dependent cub often observed sticking close to 128 Grazer while fishing various sections of the river. During the 2021 season, as a yearling, 428 "Svetlana" even attempted fishing the lip independently, a behavior that is somewhat unusual. In 2022, 428 "Svetlana" napped in the middle of Spit Road.
Life History:[]
428 "Svetlana" is believed to have been born in 2020 to 128 Grazer, and had one female littermate, 429 "Mila".
428 "Svetlana" and her littermate, 429 "Mila", remained with their mother, 128 Grazer for an additional summer (aka bonus year) and were emancipated at the age of 3.5 years old. Typically, brown bears that utilize the Brooks River emancipate their offspring after the family group remains together for two full summers/seasons, at the age of 2.5 years. 428 "Svetlana" and 429 "Mila" benefited from an extra year being cared for and nursed by their mother. Family groups with older cubs also benefit from their position in the hierarchy.
2020: Spring Cub w/Mother, 128 Grazer & Littermate, 429 "Mila"[]
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2021: Yearling w/Mother, 128 Grazer & Littermate, 429 "Mila"[]
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2022: 2.5 Year-Old Cub w/Mother, 128 Grazer & Littermate, 429 "Mila"[]
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2023: 3.5 Year-Old Recently Emancipated Subadult[]
May 2023:[]
2023.05.20: 128 Grazer returned to Brooks Camp with her two 3.5 year-old female cubs. Ranger Naomi observed and photographed them sharing this information in her 05/21/2023 09:19 comment: (Links to NPS photographs only #1, #2, #3, #4 & #5)
"...You might have heard that I had a visit from 128 Grazer and her two cubs (if you can call them that they are SO big) yesterday. Outside my cabin in Valley Road housing, I saw a very light colored bear that looked like a subadult to me. Then came another bear, then another. It was Grazer and her two cubs coming from Lake Brooks, a place they frequent. They look terrific. Very exciting. The question: Will 128 emancipate her cubs in their 4th season? In previous years, I have seen both 94 and 402 walk by my cabin here with their cubs, shortly before emancipating. So the question remains. Here are some photos. Enjoy."
2023.05.31 or Prior: 128 Grazer returned to the Brooks River with her two 3.5 year-old female offspring. Time will reveal if 128 will emancipate these offspring during the 2023 season or if the family group will remain together for another season. 128 Grazer has kept these two offspring, her 2nd known litter, longer than her 1st known litter. 128 Grazer, along with her two litter mates, were emancipated by their mother, 408 CC (aka Crooked Claw), when they were 3.5 years old. Kara Stenberg captured these photographs (#1, #2 & #3) of 128 Grazer and her two 3.5 year-old cubs on May 31, 2023 or prior. Brooks Lodge shared them in their May 31, 2023 Facebook post.:
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Summer 2023:[]
Ranger Tammy Carmack, KNP&P Bear Monitor provided these Summer 2023 NPS photographs of 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" to LTC on October 24, 2023:
June 2023:[]
2023.06.15 - 2023.06.17: Haley Brooks & Adrein Brooks spent June 15, 2023 - June 17, 2023 camping at Brooks Camp where they were able to capture 128 Grazer's two 3.5 year-old offspring in some of the photographs and videos. Haley Brooks shared them in this June 18, 2023 instagram post. Click the arrow to scroll through their photographs and videos. The first solo bear is 128 Grazer's "social" offspring, the video with two young bears is of both of 128 Grazer's 3.5 year-old offspring, and the last photograph of an individual bear is 909, a now single adult female after emancipation of her 2.5 year-old offspring.
2023.06.17 or Prior: Katmai Conservancy posted to their Facebook on June 17, 2023 at 11:00 AKDT that 128 Grazer was observed with her two 3.5 year-old cubs on June 17, 2023 or prior.:
Katmai Conservancy's June 17, 2023 11:00 AKDT Facebook post stating that 128 Grazer has been confirmed as observed with her two 3.5 year-old cubs on June 17, 2023 or prior.
2023.06.19 or Prior: 128 Grazer's recently emancipated 3.5 year-old offspring, 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" & 429 "Mila/"Social" are sticking together. Explore.org's June 19, 2023 06:15 AKDT Facebook post with a short video of the two female siblings together on June 19, 2023 or prior.
2023.06.25: 428 "Svetlana" (aka "Studious") arrives in this video captured by mckate. A_lisa provided the identification of this bear.:
25 Jun 2023- 428 Arrives (explore.org)
video by mckate
July 2023:[]
2023.07.13: mckate captured this video of the first real look cam viewers observed of 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious", 128 Grazer's recently emancipated 3.5 year-old subadult.:
13 Jul 2023- First Real Look at 128's Studious Girl (explore.org)
video by mckate 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious"
2023.07.24: 128 Grazer's recently emancipated 3.5 year-old subadults, 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" and 429 "Mila"/"Social" watch 306 fish in mckate's video:
24 Jul 2023- 128's Studious and Social Watch 306 Fish (explore.org)
video by mckate 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" & 429 "Mila"/"Social"
2023.07.25: Siblings 428 "Svetlana" (aka "Studious") (below) and 429 "Mila" (aka "Social") (above) wait for the lip in this gif created by LeafyHyrax (p 19:46).:
mckate captured this video of 128 Grazer's recently emancipated siblings, 428 "Svetlana" (below) and 429 "Mila" (above), waiting for the lip on July 25, 2023:
25 Jul 2023- 128's Social and Studious Wait for the Lip (explore.org)
video by mckate 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious: below & 429 "Mila"/"Social" above
August 2023:[]
2023.08.02: mckate captured this video of 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" fishing the lip.:
2 Aug 2023- 128's Studious Girl Fishes Lip (explore.org)
video by mckate 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious"
2023.08.09: 128 Grazer's recently emancipated 3.5 year-old subadult, 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" finds a snack in this video mckate captured.:
9 Aug 2023- 128's Studious Finds a Snack (explore.org)
video by mckate 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious"
2023.08.10: 128 Grazer's recently emancipated 3.5 year-old subadult, 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" shows off her accessory (a small twig or piece of vegetation) in this video captured by mckate:
10 Aug 2023- 128's Studious Shows Off Her Accessory (explore.org)
video by mckate 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious"
2023.08.11: Mckate captured this video of 128 Grazer's recently emancipated 3.5 year-old subadult, 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" walking the spit.:
11 Aug 2023- 128's Studious Walks the Spit (explore.org)
video by mckate 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious"
2023.08.14: 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" contends with a mischief of magpies in mckate's video. Groups of magpies are also commonly known as these other collective nouns: conventicle, congregation, charm, tribe, tidings and gulp of magpies.:
14 Aug 2023- 128's Studious Contends with Magpies (explore.org)
video by mckate 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious"
128 Grazer's recently emancipated 3.5 year-old subadult, 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" does some serious grazing in this video mckate captured.:
14 Aug 2023- 128's Studious Does Some Serious Grazing (explore.org)
video by mckate 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious"
2023.08.20: 128 Grazer's recently emancipated 3.5 year-old subadult, 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious", scouts the lower river in mckate's video:
20 Aug 2023- 128's Studious Scouts the Lower River (explore.org)
video by mckate 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious"
Fall 2023:[]
Ranger Tammy Carmack, KNP&P Bear Monitor provided these Fall 2023 NPS photographs of 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" to LTC on October 24, 2023:
September 2023:[]
2023.09.10: 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" casually strolls by her mom, 128 Grazer in this video captured by mckate:
10 Sep 2023- 128's Studious Casually Strolls by Her (explore.org)
video by mckate 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" & 128 Grazer
2023.09.15: mckate captured this video of 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" passing through the falls:
15 Sep 2023- 128's Studious Passes Through the Falls (explore.org)
video by mckate 428 ""Svetlana"/"Studious"
2023.09.18: 428 rests in the road in this video mckate captured:
18 Sep 2023- 428 Rests in the Road (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.09.29: Siblings, 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" and 429 "Mila"/"Social", walk downriver together in this video captured by mckate:
29 Sep 2023- 428 and 429 Walk Downriver Together ( explore.org)
video by mckate
October 2023:[]
2023.10.01: 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" fishes around the falls and the riffles in this video captured by twelve22:
428 Fishes Around the Falls and Riffles - October 1, 2023 (explore.org)
video by twelve22
2023.10.04: Match 1 of the 2023 Fat Bear Week competition - 428 "Svetlana" vs 2023 Fat Bear Jr Champion, 806's Spring Cub:
Picked by the people as the Pudgy Prince, the 2023 Fat Bear Junior Champion, this fearless floof fought his way into Match 1 of the main Fat Bear Week bracket. Now 806 Jr. must face off against 428 "Svetlana", who gained her girth after a three-season apprenticeship with the best angler on the river, 128 Grazer. It’s cub versus sub. These two may be our youngest competitors, but don’t count them out! Which round rookie will reign supreme?
806's 2023 spring cub tank rolled his way into Match 5 by a landslide with 129,674 votes against 428 "Svetlana's" 21,776 votes in Match 1 of the 2023 Fat Bear Week competition.
2023.10.10: 428 "Svetlana" (aka "Studious") passes by the Brooks Falls Low View cam in mckate's video:
10 Oct 2023- 428 Passes By the Low Cam (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.10.15: Littermates 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" and 429 "Mila"/"Social" walk downriver in this video captured by mckate:
15 Oct 2023- 428 and 429 Walk Downriver (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.10.27: 428 "Svetlana" or 429 "Mila" made a late season appearance in this video by mckate:
27 Oct 2023- 428 or 429 Walks the Cut Bank (explore.org)
428 "Svetlana" or 429 "Mila"???
video by mckate
2024: 4.5 Year-Old Adult Female[]
July 2024:[]
2024.07.14: Blair-55 created this gif of 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" (p 15:46). The file is larger than the wiki server is configured to allow, please click here to view the gif.:
2024.07.18: 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" & 429 "Mila"/"Social" fish together in these gifs (#1 & #2) created by Blair-55 (p 16:29). The second gif file is larger (10.8 MB) than the wiki server is configured to allow, please click here to view gif #2.:
2024.07.29: 909, 164 "Bucky Dent", 402, 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" and 903 "Gully" are part of the midnight crowd at the falls in this video Terry Miller (aka sundogsNM) captured.:
29 Jul 2024- Midnight crowd with 909, 164, 402, 428, and 903 (explore.org)
video by Terry Miller (aka sundogsNM)
2024.07.31: 128 Grazer fishes the lip with her 2020 offspring 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" & 429 "Mila"/"Social" in this video captured by twelve22:
128 Grazer on the Lip with 428 and 429 - July 31, 2024 (explore.org)
video by twelve22
128 Grazer lets 429 "Mila"/"Social" to have part of her fish in this video captured by twelve22:
128 Grazer Lets 429 Have Part of Her Fish - July 31, 2024 (explore.org)-2
video by twelve22
August 2024:[]
2024.08.09: 402 and 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" fish the lip in this video twelve22 captured.:
402 and 428 Fish on the Lip - August 9, 2024 (explore.org)
video by twelve22
The mystery (unknown) subadult joins 402 & 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" on the lip in this video captured by twelve22.:
Mystery Sub Joins 402 and 428 on the Lip - August 9, 2024 (explore.org)
video by twelve22
How 428 Got Her Unofficial Nicknames:[]
428 does not have an official nickname. KNP&P has moved away from using official nicknames.
Per Ranger Tammy Carmack on September 16, 2023, some of the park staff used the unofficial nickname "Svetlana" to help them identify this newly emancipated subadult while waiting for her official bear monitoring number to be assigned. Some cam viewers used the unofficial nickname "Studious" to describe this 128 Grazer offspring, even when she was a cub.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY RANGER TAMMY CARMACK AND SHARED WITH HER PERMISSION
Known Courting & Mating:[]
None as of 2023 season.
Known Litters of Cubs:[]
None as of 2023 season.
Known Relatives:[]
There is no known DNA evidence to confirm the following speculated relatives of 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious".
128 Grazer raised her 2020 litter of 2 spring cubs, 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" & 429 "Mila"/"Social", along the Brooks River where they were frequently observed by KNP&P bear monitoring staff. 128 Grazer kept these two offspring into their 3rd summer/season, emancipating them in 2023 at the age of 3.5 year-old independent subadults. 128 Grazer and her two 3.5 year-old cubs returned to the Brooks River in 2023 and were observed together as a family group prior to family separation. The ability to observe and document the family group from early season 2020 to early season 2023 provides a level of certainty that 428 "Svetlana"/"Studious" is one of 128 Grazer's 2020 offspring.:
Mother: 128 Grazer (Speculated)[]
Father: Unknown[]
Littermate: 429 "Mila" (Speculated)[]
Siblings:[]
2016: 902 "Fifi"/"Bonsai" & 903 "Gully" (Speculated)[]
Grandmother: 408 CC (aka Crooked Claw) (Speculated)[]
Genetics Study Samples Obtained:[]
None as of 2023 season.