402's yearlings (858 Artie & 859 Stella) 2005 Season NPS photo
Adult Male
Year First Observed: 2006 as independent subadult
Year Of Birth: 2004
Year Last Observed: 2010
Known Offspring Of: Mother 402 & Father 24 BB (aka Bald Butt)
Genetics Study Samples Obtained: DNA Confirmation by Tamara Olson
Identification:[]
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Distinctive Behaviors:[]
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Life History:[]
2004: Spring Cub with Mother 402 & Littermate 859 Stella[]
402 returned to Brooks River with 2 spring cubs , 1 male and 1 female, her 1st known litter. These offspring were identified and classified as independent subadults in 2006. The male was 858 Artie and the female was 859 Stella.
DNA confirmed that 24 BB is the father of 858 Artie and 859. 24 BB is also 402's father, making 24 BB also the grandfather of 858 Artie & 859.
858 Artie was recorded using the Brooks River 2006-2010. 859 Stella was recorded during 2006 only.
July 2004:[]
2004:07: 402 July 2004 nursing her spring cubs (858 Artie & 859 Stella) NPS photograph from 2014 Bears of Brooks River book page 35:
Park visitor and cam viewer, Cog shared these two photos from his trip to Brooks Camp: Photo #1 402 (?) with 2 spring cubs and Photo #2 of the two spring cubs only . Cog shared a 2004 photo of 402 on 4/14/2020.
Please request Cog's permission prior to using his photographs!
2005: Yearling with Mother 402 & Littermate 859 Stella[]
402 returned to the Brooks River with her two yearlings from her 2004 litter. 402's two yearlings (independently identified in 2006 as 858 Artie and 859 Stella) during the 2005 season can be seen in the NPS photograph below.:
2005 Season:[]
402 and her two yearlings (858 Artie and 859 Stella) can be seen fishing the lip of Brooks Falls in this video by Safari-Nordique R et M-C BUGAULT:
KATMAI en Alaska le site mondial des grizzlis pêchant le saumon by Safari-Nordique R et M-C BUGAULT
July 2005:[]
2005.07.03: Fitzroy Barrett captured this photo of 402 with her two yearlings, and these photos of just the two yearlings, 858 Artie and 859 Stella: Photo #1 , Photo #2 , & Photo #3, Photo #4 .
2005.07.14: This 7/14/2005 photo by George Georgiou appears to be 402 and her 2 yearlings 858 Artie and 859 Stella.
2005.07.16: DaceF captured photos of a sow with 2 yearlings on the lip on 7/16/2005. In photo #1, 402 is seen on the lip by herself. In photo #2, 402 is observed with her 2 yearlings 858 Artie and 859 Stella. On 8/29/2019, Mike Fitz confirmed the identifications.
2006: Subadult Male[]
2006.05.27: 402 was observed on May 27, 2006 with her two 2.5 year old cubs from her 2004 litter, but was then observed without them later in the season. These cubs were given the numbers 858 Artie and 859 Stella.
858 was recorded using the Brooks River from 2006-2010 and 859 was recorded in 2006 only. Former Ranger Jeanne supplied this information in a chat comment in 2018.
2007: Subadult Male[]
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2008: Young Adult Male[]
July 2008:[]
2008.07.19: This 7/19/2008 photo by Ranger Jeanne is identified as "Artie (standing) and 218 Ugly."
How 858 Artie Got His Nickname:[]
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Known Courting & Mating:[]
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Known Relatives:[]
Mother: 402[]
Father: 24 BB (aka Bald Butt)[]
Littermate: Sister, 859 Stella[]
Maternal Grandfather: 24 BB (aka Bald Butt)[]
Maternal Grandmother: 209 Beauty[]
Maternal Aunt: 403 Egberta[]
Maternal Cousin: Ugbert[]
Genetics Study Samples Obtained:[]
DNA confirmed that 24 BB is the father of 858 Artie and 859. 24 BB is also 402's father, making 24 BB also the grandfather of 858 Artie & 859. 858 Artie was recorded using the Brooks River 2006-2010. 859 Stella was recorded during 2006 only.