806 July 2021 NPS photo
Adult Female (not a male )
Year First Identified: 2017 as a 3.5 Year-Old Subadult, 2014 Year of Birth
Year Last Observed: 2023
Known Litters of Cubs: 2 - 1st) 2020 1 Female Spring Cub & 2nd) 2023 1 Male Spring Cub
Genetic Study Samples Obtained: There were no known genetic study samples obtained on 806 by Ranger Michael Saxton in 2015 through 2018.
PLEASE NOTE: 804 IS NOT LITTLE LIP FISHER, 806, A FEMALE (NOT A MALE) IS LITTLE LIP FISHER. 804 IS AN ADULT FEMALE, BUT NOT THE 2017 LITTLE LIP FISHER.[]
SEE MIKE FITZ' JUNE 23, 2019 10:38 AKDT COMMENT : Link to 804 pics only "Good day, everyone.
I want to clear something up about a bear ID. Yesterday during the text chat I mentioned that a bear I was calling 804 last summer was not identified by the bear monitoring staff in 2018. This remains true. Bear 804 was not seen last summer, and the bear I had been calling 804 is really 806.
The confusion stems from a misidentification in the fall of 2017. At the time, bear monitoring staff confused 804 with 806 or vice versa. This point has since been corrected in their data, but in June/July last year, I didn’t yet know that. When the 2018 bear ID book was written, that wasn’t known to the editors either. Another place of confusion is that 806 was first ID’d as a male in 2017. We now know she is female. In sum, if you’ve been calling a bear “little lip fisher” then you’ve been referring to 806, not 804.
804 is an adult female who uses the river but is not regularly seen and not at all last year. Here are a few photos of her from July 2017 (sorry for the poor quality, but I don’t have the original files)."
SEE MIKE FITZ' JUNE 23, 2019 11:47 COMMENT :
Mazey asked: "Hi Mike. Are the six September 2017 photos of 804 in the 2018 Bear Book 804 then? Sorry for the stupid question, I want to make sure I understand correctly."
Mike replied: "The 2018 bear ID book incorrectly has 806 photos under 804. The title of the 804 page should be 806. I am not sure if this will be corrected in the newest edition."
Ranger Russ Taylor discueed 804 vs 806 mis-identification:
Ranger Russ Taylor comment on November 9m 2018 at 13:25 :
"Straight from the keyboard of our bear biologist.
Here are the bear totals for Brooks River 2018.
July: 52 independent bears
32, 39, 83, 89, 94+3coy, 28, 132+1coy, 151, 171, 261, 274, 284, 402+4coy, 409, 435+2yrlg, 451+3yrlg, 477, 480, 503, 504, 603, 610, 634, 708, 717, 719, 747, 755, 775, 801, 803, 806, 807, 811, 812, 820, 821, 831, 854, 856, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911
Fall: 45 independent bears
32, 68, 83, 94+3coy, 115, 132+1coy, 171, 261, 273, 284, 402+4coy, 409, 435+2yrlg, 451+3yrlg, 480, 482+3coy, 503, 504, 602, 610, 708, 717, 719, 720, 806, 811, 812, 813+2coy, 820, 821, 831, 854, 879, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 912, 913"
JG replied:
"Interesting, thank you.
I wonder if 804 and 806 are thought to be the same bear now?. Something I suspected despite 806 having been listed as a male in information shared with us."
Ranger Russ replied to JG at 14:25:
"They are not the same bear. There was a misidentification last fall."
Bookmom replied to Ranger Russ:
"So is 804 not the bear we know as the Lipfisher? Which was mis-ID'd?"
Ranger Russ Taylor replied to Bookmom on November 9, 2018 at 14:33:
"804 is not lip fisher. 806 is:"
IS 806 THE 2017 "LITTLE LIP FISHER"? or IS 804 THE 2017 "LITTLE LIP FISHER"? WE ARE AWAITING MORE DETAILS FROM THE RANGERS TO HELP US STRAIGHTEN OUT THIS CONFUSION. PLEASE SEE THE 2017 & 2018 LIFE HISTORY INFORMATION BELOW AND ALSO SEE 804's WIKI PAGE !
Identification:[]
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Life History:[]
2014: Spring Cub with 132 and Littermates 805 & 807 , Speculated[]
806 is speculated to be one of the three 2014 offspring of 132. If that is true, then 2014 would be 806's year of birth.
October 2014:[]
2014.10.14: 132 is seen with her 3 spring cubs ( one is speculated to be 806) along with 435 Holly and her spring cub (719) and adopted yearling (503) on the spit in this 10/14/2014 video by yesitsdonna. The cubs show a curiosity towards each other and a mini chase is observed with the 435 family doing the chasing. The families are next seen in front of the lower river platform, with 435's spring cub by the gate. At 4:48, 435 comes charging out of the water with her yearling following. 435 has a kerfuffle with 132. The families continue in close proximity with 132's cubs being very curious about the 435 Family.
2015: Yearling with 132 and Littermates 805 & 807 , Speculated[]
806 is speculated to be one of the three 2014 offspring of 132. If that is true, then 806 would have been a yearling in 2015 remaining with 132 and his two other littermates.
July 2015:[]
2015.07.18: 132 is seen sitting with her 3 yearlings right in front of the low cam at Brooks Falls on 7/18/2015, video by Victoria White.
2015.07.26: Victoria White captured video of 132 and her 3 yearlings fishing at Brooks Falls on 7/26/2015. Subadult 500 Indy can be seen standing behind the family at 0:43 and is observed again at 4:26.
2015.07.27: DanBos Photography captured 7/27/2017 photos of 132 with her 3 yearlings (speculated to be 805, 806 and 807) at Brooks Falls, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 and #8.
October 2015:[]
2015.10.11: 132 and her 3 yearlings are seen walking down the spit road in this 10/11/2015 video by Mickey Williams. 806 is believed to be one of these yearlings.
2016: 2.5 Year-Old Dependent Cub with 132 and Littermates 805 & 807 , Speculated[]
806 is speculated to be one of three 2014 offspring of 132. If that is true, 132 kept these three offspring into their 3rd summer and 806 would have spent 2016 remaining with 132 and his two littermates.
2017: 3.5 Year-Old Newly Independent Female Subadult, 1st Year Classified[]
806 was initially identified as an independent subadult, believed to be 3.5 years-old and assigned her bear monitoring number.
NPS photos:
2017 Season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this video of 806 observations during the 2017 season. Deanna has realized since creating this video that there are a few snapshots in this video that aren't 806, but most of them are.:
GreenRiver created this 2017 season video of 806, "The Little Lip Fisher -A Brooks Falls Bear Cam Star is Born 2017."
Cruiser created this 2017 photo collage of 806.
Xander-Sage-2 posted these photos of 806 from the 2017 season.
Xander-Sage-2 posted this gif of 806 with 151 Walker from the 2017 Season.
2017.??.??: Park visitor, Saurabh Shankar captured this video of 806 and 503 Cubadult during the 2017 season (published September 10, 2017).:
Saurabh Shankar also captured this 2017 video of 806 fishing the lip.
July 2017:[]
806 was initially identified, assigned her bear monitoring number, and classified as a 3.5 year-old independent subadult in July 2017 .
Ranger Jeanne commented on July 22, 2018 at 13:01 and shared the information regarding the speculation in the 2017 bear monitoring notes of 806 possibly being one of 132's 2014 offspring:
2017.07.??: Brooks Camp visitor and cam viewer Cheekyjoy shared seven July 2017 photos of a bear believed to be 806 on 3/22/2021, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7. Cheekyjoy shared a July 2017 photo of 806 on 6/7/2021. "I forgot about Otis's day yesterday... here are a couple from 2017. Love this guy." 806 is seen standing on top of the falls with 480 Otis sitting in the background.
Please request Cheekyjoy's permission prior to using their photographs!
_and_806_(near)_July_2017_photo_by_Cheekyjoy.jpg "480 Otis (far) and 806 (near) July 2017 photo by Cheekyjoy.jpg (1.68 MB)")
2017.07.14: 806, Explore Recorder video, 7/14/2017 at 59:51.
2017.07 28: This video by Yulia Napalkova begins with 804 (or 806?) (the little lip fishing subadult) at the top of the falls, yet not quite out far enough to successfully fish the "edge of the lip". 503 Cubadult is in the jacuzzi. At 2:29 804, the little lip fisher sits down on the top of the falls, back from the edge. At 3:22 804 stands back up, remaining back from the edge but using her paws to attempt capturing fish that make the jump of the falls. By 3:45 she is edging closer to the acutal lip and extending herself outward, but by 4:01 she is retreating back from the edge. Around 4:20 with her rump lowered, she begins that outward extension in the direction of the lip again. At 5:26 she retreats, moving right toward the fish ladder and getting closer to the actual lip, but by 5:39 the jumping fish back to her left draw her attention back to the direction that she came from. By 6:29 she has moved yet closer to the edge. She continues this back and forth...out toward the edge - retreating - out toward the edge - retreating....at 9:11 she catches a salmon that has cleared the falls. She exits the top of the falls with her fish, no longer remaining in the view of the cam. Note the subadult eating the fish below the falls as the video concludes is 503 Cubadult.
August 2017:[]
2017.08.??: Park visitor, William G captured this video of 806 "Little Lip Fisher"
2017.08.26: 719 (left front), 503 (left back) and 806 (sitting on the right) are seen in this 8/26/2017 video by flyer 7474.
2018.08.27: 503 plays with 806 in the far pool while 719 fishes, 8/27/2017 video by Birgitt.
2017.08.29: Goldilocks Canada captured these snapshots (#1 , #2 , #3 , #4 , #5 & #6 ) of 806 that she describes as 806 trying to find the magic switch that cues the salmon at the falls (p 2020.02.23 13.24 ).:
806 is observed fishing on the lip in this 8/29/2017 Explore Recorder video. At 17:06 she catches a fish.
Ratna Narayan captured this video of 503 and 806 in the far pool on 8/29/2017. 806 can be seen resting her head on 503 from 0:37-0:53.
2017.08.30: In this 8/30/2019 video by Erum Chad, 806 is seen fishing the lip.
Casper Pike's 8/30/2017 video of 806 and 503 play fighting.
September 2017:[]
2017.09.01: 806 gets 503's fish, 9/1/2017 video by Birgitt.
2017.09.04: 806 Begs Fish From 503 in the J, 9/4/2017 video by Birgitt.
Aneel Nazareth's 9/4/2017 photo of 806 (right) and 503 (left) playing on the lip.
2017.09.05: 128 Grazer arrives to the falls with her 3 yearlings where 806 is already on the lip. 128 approaches 806 very closely and causes 806 to slide off the falls, video by Ratna Narayan, 9/5/2017.
2017.09.06: 806 can be seen fishing the lip in this Explore 9/6/2017 video recorded during a Play by Play. Ranger David Kopshever discusses the large amount of subadults in 2017 starting at 2:32. He discusses 806 (not identified at the time) and subadult behavior starting at 3:03 through 5:25.
2017.09.07: Goldilocks Canada shared these snapshots (#1 & #2 ) of 806 and 503 Cubadult (p 02/23/2020 13:54 ).:
2017.09.12: 806 plays with her dinner, 9/12/2017 video by Birgitt.
806 is seen trying to fish in the jacuzzi in this 9/12/2017 video by Ratna.
2017.09.15: 806 catches, holds onto and then releases a fish on the lip, 9/15/2017 video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2017.09.24: 708 and her two 2.5 year old cubs are seen pirating salmon from 806 in this 9/24/2017 video by Ratna Narayan. One of 708's cubs loses its footing and slides off the falls at 6:53.
Drama! looter bear cub gets swept over falls after taking 806 Lip Fisher's fish 9 24 2017 video by Ratna Narayan
2017.09.25: Alan Lawrence captured a photo of 806 on the top of the falls with her catch, 9/25/2017.
820 is seen sitting by the fish ladder while 806 is fishing the lip in this 9/25/2017 video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2017.09.26: 806 is fishing the lip with 503 in the jacuzzi below. 402 (503's speculated Mom) wants to dive for fish but 503 is in her way, a minor squabble ensues, video by 12gizmo16.
Ratna Narayan captured video of 806 and 503 fishing the lip on 9/26/2017.
2017.09.27: 806 "Little Lip Fisher" outsmarts her shadow and keeps her fish video by Cheryl B.:
On 9/27/2017 806 is seen fishing the lip and being harassed by 602 (at 0:09) and 820 (on the fish ladder at 2:38). 806 is a proficient lip fisher and 602 and 820 make multiple attempts to pirate her fish, video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2017.09.30: Ratna Narayan captured this 9/30/2017 video of 806 (not a 402 subadult) fishing the lip.
October 2017:[]
2017.10.05: 806 catches a silver salmon, video by Patricia 65, 10/5/2017.
2018: 4.5 Year-Old Female Subadult[]
2018 Season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this 2018 season video of 806, "804 Lipfisher 2018." In 2018, 804 was thought to be the Lip Fisher.
The Salmon Quest by GreenRiver:
The Salmon Quest - 2018 Bear Cam Trailer
503 Cubadult, 719 and 806 (2017 Little Lip Fisher), video by GreenRiver
In 2018 cam viewer JG captured 1141 screenshots of 806 and compiled them into a video. The photos are dated from 6/29/2018-10/20/2018.
Cam viewer JG also captured 179 screenshots of 806 and 812 in 2018. They are dated from 7/3/2018-9/26/2018 in JG's video.
July 2018:[]
806 was observed during July 2018 official bear monitoring sessions per Ranger Russ Taylor's November 9, 2018 13:25 comment :
"Straight from the keyboard of our bear biologist.
Here are the bear totals for Brooks River 2018.
July: 52 independent bears
32, 39, 83, 89, 94+3coy, 28, 132+1coy, 151, 171, 261, 274, 284, 402+4coy, 409, 435+2yrlg, 451+3yrlg, 477, 480, 503, 504, 603, 610, 634, 708, 717, 719, 747, 755, 775, 801, 803, 806, 807, 811, 812, 820, 821, 831, 854, 856, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911
Fall: 45 independent bears
32, 68, 83, 94+3coy, 115, 132+1coy, 171, 261, 273, 284, 402+4coy, 409, 435+2yrlg, 451+3yrlg, 480, 482+3coy, 503, 504, 602, 610, 708, 717, 719, 720, 806, 811, 812, 813+2coy, 820, 821, 831, 854, 879, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 912, 913"
On November 9, 2018 at 14:25 Ranger Russ Taylor commented and shared information about 806 being mis-identified as 804:
In response to: "Interesting, thank you.
I wonder if 804 and 806 are thought to be the same bear now?. Something I suspected despite 806 having been listed as a male in information shared with us."
Ranger Russ replied: "They are not the same bear. There was a misidentification last fall."
On November 9, 2018 at 14:33 Ranger Russ Taylor commented and shared additional information about the mis-identification of 806 as 804:
In reponse to: "So is 804 not the bear we know as the Lipfisher? Which was mis-ID'd?"
Ranger Russ replied: "804 is not lip fisher. 806 is."
On September 14, 2018 at 13:12 Ranger Russ Taylor commented and shared a list from KNP&P Bear Monitor, Ranger Tammy Carmack of bears observed during official July 2018 bear monitoring sessions. 806 was not listed by number on that list, however there was notation of "Another unknown sub sex unknown". Could that have been referencing 806 being observed in July 2018 as he appears on the list from KNP&P Wildlife Biologist, Ranger Leslie Skora that was provided in Ranger Russ Taylor's November 9, 2018 13:25 comment ?
Adding to the confusion of the 806 / 804 mis-identification mystery is the list Mike Fitz provided in his July 21, 2018 09:12 comment where 806 (subadult male) only appears for July 2017, not Fall 2017:
(Note: 804 was classified as an adult female, so she was not included in the list provided in Mike's July 21, 2018 09:12 comment. Also of note is that 804 is included in the 2018 Bears of Brooks River book on page 60 with 6 photos from September 2017. The information on that page also includes "804 fished throughout Brooks River, using the lower river, cutbank and falls. She successfully fished the lip of the falls for silver salmon during September and October -..."
2018.07.03: 806 was observed during a 7/3/2018 Play by Play with Mike Fitz and Ranger Andrew LaValle, video by Brenda D. Mike identified a subadult or young adult female as 804 at 22:21. As noted above, 806 was misidentified as 804 in 2017. 806 can be seen in this video at 21:55 sitting on the island. She is charged by 708 Amelia at 22:39 but stands her ground. 806 is also observed at 21:55-24:00, 34:28-36:07, 35:04-40:13, 43:11-43:45, 58:15-59:00 and at 1:10:31, 806 joins 812 (on the right) to fish the lip. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2018.07.20: 806 returns to Brooks Falls, 7/20/2018 video by mckate.
2018.07.28: 806 and 503 Cubadult playing video by mckate.:
August 2018: []
2018.08.08: 806 fishing the lip in this video by Flyer 7474 (aka SteveCA):
2018.08.09: 717 (lighter) plays with 806 (darker) in this 8/9/2018 video by Erum Chad.
2018.08.17: Cruiser created this 8/17/2018 photo collage of 806.
2018.08.31: 854 Divot and 806 have a spat in the far pool as 812 watches, 8/31/2018 video by mckate.
September 2018: []
2018.09.01-09.04: Spotted Dog Media (Karen Hanson) captured multiple photos of 806 on her trip to Brooks Camp between 9/1-9/4/2019. #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, and #9. In photo #10, 806 is near and 812 is far. In photo #11, 806 is on top of the falls with possibly 32 Chunk below. Lani H captured video of 32 Chunk climbing the falls to voice his displeasure with 806 (not 804 as posted on the video) on the same day, 9/4/2018.
2018.09.02: 854 Divot, 806 "Little Lip Fisher", 719 and 812 wait for 503 Cubadult's scraps video by Birgitt.:
2018.09.04:
812 and 719 share the jacuzzi after 503 Cubadult leaves video by Birgitt. 68 (?) and 879 are fishing in the far pool at Brooks Falls when we pan out to 503 leaving the jacuzzi and his siblings 719 and 812 move in the share the J. 806 LLF (number to be clarified) is fishing the lip above them.:
2018.09.09: 806 startled by tapeworm with 435 Holly family group video by mckate:
9 Sep 2018- 806 Startled by Tapeworm and 435 Hollys
video by mckate
2018.09.18: Happyhoppywildlife (Peter Zwiers) captured this photo of 806 (near) and 812 (far) on 9/18/2018.
This 9/18/2018 Explore Recorder video shows 806 (near) and 812 (far) fishing the lip, 37:28-44:02, until 151 Walker shows up and they abruptly leave.
2018.09.20: 409 Beadnose and 806 "Little Lip Fisher" flee from 747 video by Birgitt.:
2018.09.22: Happyhoppywildlife captured 806 fishing on the lip in this 9/22/2018 photo.
2018.09.29: 273 charges 806 "Little Lip Fisher" video by Birgitt.:
Fall 2018:[]
On August 8 2019, this Fall 2018 photo of adult female 806 by T. Carmack was shared in the chat via Katmai Conservancy Ranger Naomi Boak.
_Fall_2018_photo_via_Ranger_Naomi_8:9:2019.jpg "806 (132) Fall 2018 photo via Ranger Naomi 8:9:2019.jpg (1.69 MB)")
806 was observed during Fall 2018 official bear monitoring sessions per Ranger Russ Taylor's November 9, 2018 13:25 comment :
"Straight from the keyboard of our bear biologist.
Here are the bear totals for Brooks River 2018.
July: 52 independent bears
32, 39, 83, 89, 94+3coy, 28, 132+1coy, 151, 171, 261, 274, 284, 402+4coy, 409, 435+2yrlg, 451+3yrlg, 477, 480, 503, 504, 603, 610, 634, 708, 717, 719, 747, 755, 775, 801, 803, 806, 807, 811, 812, 820, 821, 831, 854, 856, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911
Fall: 45 independent bears
32, 68, 83, 94+3coy, 115, 132+1coy, 171, 261, 273, 284, 402+4coy, 409, 435+2yrlg, 451+3yrlg, 480, 482+3coy, 503, 504, 602, 610, 708, 717, 719, 720, 806, 811, 812, 813+2coy, 820, 821, 831, 854, 879, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 912, 913"
October 2018:[]
2018.10.07: Erum Chad captured close-up video of 806 on the grassy area by the lower river platform on 10/7/2018. The video is labeled as 804 but is now known to be 806.
In a 2nd video by Erum Chad on 10/7/2018, 806 (not 804) is observed resting and fishing on the lower river.
2018.10.20: 804 and subadult have words video by Lani H. Now, the questions about this video...
2) Is the other subadult 720 or 820?
2019: 5.5 Year-Old Adult Female, classified as an adult female for the first time in the 2019 Bear Book[]
2019 season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this 2019 video of 806, "Could it be Bear 806 Lipfisher 2019."
June 2019:[]
2019.06.??: Bear 806 at Naknek Lake in Katmai National Park, Alaska. June 2019, video by Melissa Freels. Melissa titled this video "806 Having a Blast."
2019.06.28: 806 video by mckate:
806 "Little Lip Fisher" and 128 Grazer rotate on the lip with 503 Cubadult in the jacuzzi video by Birgitt.:
2019.06.30: 132 (with remaining male yearling) tries to steal fish from her speculated 2014 female offspring, 806; video by Birgitt.:
July 2019:[]
2019.07.??: Brooks Lodge Facebook posted 5 Kara Stenberg photos of 806 from July 2019, #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5.
2019.07.05: Brooks Camp visitor and cam viewer BearTreeHugr shared ten 7/5/2019 photos of 806 on 5/8/2022, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9 and #10. "806 was fishing in the riffles and hanging out with 261 on our day trip. She had her first litter the next year! July 5, 2019." Please request BearTreeHugr's permission prior to using their photographs!
_and_261_(right)_July_5,_2019_photo_by_BearTreeHugr_.01.jpg "806 (left) and 261 (right) July 5, 2019 photo by BearTreeHugr .01.jpg (4.57 MB)")
_and_261_(right)_July_5,_2019_photo_by_BearTreeHugr_.02.jpg "806 (left) and 261 (right) July 5, 2019 photo by BearTreeHugr .02.jpg (4.74 MB)")
2019.07.06: Queue forms for the lip video by mckate. 854 Divot decided to do some lip fishing. 909 and 910 waited somewhat patiently behind her. 806 followed and was the first to make a catch.:
2019.07.07: Cam viewer and park visitor NWBearLove92 shared photos of 806 in chat on 2/23/2020. Photo #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5. NWBearLove92 shared this 7/7/2019 photo of 806 on 6/20/2020.
Please request NorthwestBearLove's Permission before using any of their photographs!
Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor Olatz Azcona Munárriz shared four 7/7/2019 photos of 806 on 5/8/2022, #1, #2, #3 and #4. "806 also showed up at the falls during my first evening in Brooks Camp in 2019 and she, of course, tried the lip. I also got the chance to see her in the river a couple of days later, on July 9. July 7, 2019."
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2019.07.09: Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor Olatz Azcona Munárriz shared four 7/7/2019 photos of 806 on 5/8/2022, #1, #2, #3 and #4. "806 also showed up at the falls during my first evening in Brooks Camp in 2019 and she, of course, tried the lip. I also got the chance to see her in the river a couple of days later, on July 9. July 7, 2019." Please request Olatz Azcona Munárriz's (aka Olatz) permission prior to using their photographs!
806 greets her mother, 132 video by mckate. A subadult appearing to be 806 approaches 132 (speculated to be 806's mother ) and her yearling on the closed path. Mckate noted "We don't see many interactions between mothers and their adult offspring, so this was kind of touching. 132 emancipated 806 in the spring of 2017."
2019.07.12: NWBearLove92 shared this 7/12/2019 photo of 806 on 5/19/2020.
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2019.07.17: 83 Wayne Brother courting? 806 video by mckate:
902 "Fifi"/"Bonsai" playing with 821 and 806 teasing 812 in "Girl, Boy, Girl, Boy" video by mckate.:
2019.07.20: 806 makes lip fishing look easy, 7/20/2019 video by Casper Pike.
2019.07.26: Megan Snyder's 7/26/2019 photo of 261 (standing) and 806.
2019.07.27: 806 plays with 812, 7/27/2019 video by mckate.
2019.07.28: 806 referees 151 Walker's wrestling match with "Spot" video by mckate.:
Nine Bears video by mckate. 912/13 saunters by, 610 fishes near pool, 806 eats on lip, 821 fishes on lip, 812 gets fish stolen by white-clawed sow in the J, 83 fishes by table rock, 801 leaves the office, 480 sits by the trail. 806 leaves the lip when she sees 812 come out of the J. He's her buddy.:
2019.07.30: 806 and 503 play in the J, 7/30/2019 video by mckate.
August 2019:[]
2019.08.02-08.05: Cam viewers and Brooks Camp visitors Goof_n and Kacko captured photos of 806 on their 8/2-8/5/2019 trip, #1 and #2. In both photos, 806 is sitting, 128 Grazer is near and 812 is far. Goof_n and Kacko also captured 806 on the lip by herself, #3. #4. Goof_n posted an additional 3 photos taken on 8/4/2019, #1 , #2.and #3. Goof_n shared this 8/3/2019 photo of 806 on 5/8/2022. Note: Unable to post this last photo at this time.
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_128_(near)_812_(far)_Aug_2-Aug_5,_2019_photo_by_Goof_n_.03.jpg "806 (sitting) 128 (near) 812 (far) Aug 2-Aug 5, 2019 photo by Goof n .03.jpg (1.61 MB)")
_812_(far)_and_806_(sitting)_August_3,_2019_photo_by_Kacko_and_Goof_n.jpg "128 Grazer (near) 812 (far) and 806 (sitting) August 3, 2019 photo by Kacko and Goof n.jpg (978 KB)")
2019.08.03: Mckate captured video of 128 Grazer (near) and 812 (far) on 8/2/2019. 806 arrives at 0:12 and gets into a squabble with 812, 128 Grazer intervenes.
812 and 806 chow down video by mckate.:
2019.08.04: Kacko & Goof_n captured this photograph of 806 with a fish to go (p 02/23/2020 15:26 ).:
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2019.08.05: DanteV2000 captured this photograph of 806 (p 06/20/2020 23:54 ):
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Photobearsbry captured extensive video of 854 Divot on 8/5/2019. She can be observed on the lip with 775 Lefty at 11:59 and with 806 to her right from 19:27-23:18.
2019.08.06: DanteV2000 shared a 8/6/2019 photo of 806 on 6/17/2020. DanteV2000 shared a 8/6/2019 photo of 806 on the lip on 6/18/2020.
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2020.08.07: 806 August 7, 2019 NPS photo by Ranger Tammy Carmack KNP&P Flickr.
2019.08.10: 806 forces 909 off the lip video by mckate. This looked more than a little intentional on 806's part. Fortunately 747 was just slowly lumbering his way to the J and 909 seemed to be fine. In 806's defense, 812 and 775 Lefty dominated the lip most of the day, and she waited patiently for her turn then this kid took her spot.:
806 fishing the lip, 8/10/2019 video by Lani H.
2019.08.11: 806 is fishing on the lip and does not want 821 to join in, 8/11/2019 video by mckate.
821 bounces on log video by mckate. Mostly 821 was just really distracting 806 and 812 and even attracted the attention of 480 Otis. :
2019.08.12: 909 refuses to move for 806 video by mckate.:
2019.08.13: "806 shows off her tapeworm", 8/13/2019 video by mckate. 480 Otis (behind her) and 755 ScareD Bear (pouncing around in the office) are not impressed.
September 2019: []
October 2019:[]
2019.10.01: 806 returns to the closed trail video by Birgitt.:
806 returns video by mckate.:
2020: 6.5 Year-Old Adult Female with 1 Female Spring Cub[]
806 was included in the 2021 Bears of Brooks River book page 51.
2020 season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created a 2020 season video of 806, "Bear 806 Lipfisher 2020."
2020.??.??: An interesting Facebook Video by Taylor Thomas Albright posted 8/7/2020, (no audio). 806's spring cub (facing the camera) inches up to 284 and her 2 spring cubs, possibly wanting to play. 284 has had enough and charges, 806 races in from the right.
2020.??.?? (August 8, 2020 or prior): Charlotte Arthun (aka Charlotteonsafari) captured this video of 806 and her spring cub (posted August 8, 2020). Charlotte commented that she "saw this pair everyday" and that 806 "seemed particularly playful with this cub."
2020.??.??: Brooks Camp visitor Shaya Jacobowitz captured two 2020 videos of an interaction with 806 and her spring cub on a trail. In the 1st video, 806 and her spring cub are stopped in front of the visitors who have backed off the trail. In the 2nd video, 806 and her spring cub walk along the trail when the cub becomes curious and approaches the visitors. A sharp sounding noise scares the cub and it retreats to continue walking with 806.
#1 video:
#2 video:
June 2020:[]
2020.06.30: On the evening of 6/30/2020 a young, thin sow with 1 spring cub (with natal collar) first appeared on the spit. The sow has an inverted chevron shed patch on her forehead, upright blonde tipped triangular ears, a round face and tapered muzzle. Not much of a hump is noticed. 6/30/2020 video by Lani H.
NOTE: This sow was not officially identified as 806 until 7/21/2020 in a comment by Ranger Naomi. "Oooh. Bear secrets. I don't think there are any in terms of ID's but there are things we see that are not on the cams. I do believe that 68 is back. I think I saw him at the falls earlier this year. Yesterday, 806's spring cub was in camp, in and around the lodge cabin porches. That little devil could not be hazed out of camp. Bear management kept trying to convince it to go to the river. Mom was ready to go, but not her coy. It was one of the funniest things I've seen. This is the cub that keeps insisting on playing with other cubs. Oh those singletons."
6/30/2020 video by Ratna Narayan.
6/30/2020 video by Ratna Narayan.
Video by mckate, 6/30/2020.
July 2020:[]
2020.07.01: 806 with her 1 spring cub was again seen on the morning of 7/1/2020, video by Lani H.
7/1/2020 video by mckate, 806 returns with a spring cub.
Scooch's 7/1/2020 gif of 806 and her spring cub. Note: File size (15.4 mb) is too large to upload to Wiki.
806 catches a fish, 7/1/2020 gif by Cruiser.
7/1/2020 video by Cruiser.
806 makes a catch, 7/1/2020 video by Lani H.
Mikey Wright captured 3 photos of 806 with her spring cub during a day trip to Brooks Camp on 7/1/2020. Mikey gave permission to Mazey via an Instagram message on 7/2/2020 to post the photos in chat (#1, #2, #3 ) and on the Bearcam Wikipedia.
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2020.07.02: Lani H captured 7/2/2020 video of 806 in the oxbow with her spring cub.
2020.07.03: 806 with her spring cub is seen in a close-up, 7/3/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.07.04: 806 and her spring cub get scared when 94 and her 3 cubs pop up in the tall grass by the oxbow, video by Lani H.
2020.07.05: 806 welcomes 503 back to Brooks River with a bluff charge, 7/5/2020 video by Birgitt. Friend or no friend, 806 is protecting her cub.
2020.07.06: 806 and her spring cub were seen on the spit in this 7/6/2020 video by Ratna.
2020.07.07: 806 and her spring cub were seen traveling on the spit road in this 7/7/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.07.08: 806 eating with her spring cub, 7/8/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.07.10: 806 wih her spring cub charges 94's "naughty cubs", 7/10/2020 video by Erum Chad.
2020.07.14: 806 nurses her spring cub on the spit, 7/14/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.07.16: 806 and her spring cub on the spit and then snorkeling, 7/16/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.07.17: Lee Pastewka captured three 7/17/2020 photos of 806 and her spring cub, #1, #2 and #3.
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2020.07.19: Birgitt's 7/19/2020 video of 806 nursing her spring cub on the spit amongst other bears.
2020.07.20: Lani H 7/20/2020 video of 806 and her spring cub on the downriver island.
2020:07:21: 806's spring cub chases 910 while 806 tries to keep up, 7/21/2020 video by mckate.
Mckate's 7/21/2020 video of 806 and cub greeting 57 on the spit road. "She also followed another sub back all the way to the Q, but didn't greet them. I wonder if she saw 719 greeting other young adults and thought, "Why not?" You have to think these normally social young bears miss being with their friends."
2020.07.22: 806 and her spring cub spend some time at the corner, 7/22/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.07.24: 806 and spring cub are seen on the point in this 7/24/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.07.25: Lani H 7/25/2020 video of 806 and her spring cub playing on the gravel bar.
806 and her spring cub meet 284 "Electra" and her 2 spring cubs, 7/25/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.07.26: 806 and her spring cub are seen in the beginning of this video in the upper left while 854 Divot and her 2 spring cubs are behind and to the right, 7/26/2020 video by Lani H. 806 goes off to fish and 284 "Electra" with her spring cub can be seen near 806's cub at 0:32. 284 appears to get between 806 and her cub. 806 charges 284 at 4:05 and retrieves her cub. 94 and her three 2.5 year old cubs are seen fishing in the foreground.
4 families on-near the point, 806 has to get to her cub and bluff charges 284 7-26-2020
Video by Lani H
Birgitt's 7/26/2020 video, 806 gets her spring cub back from 284 while 854 Divot and cubs watch and 94 (not 719) fishes with 2 of her 3 cubs (one out of frame).
806 Gets Her coy Back From 284 While 854 Watches & 719 & Cubs Feed in River 2020-07-26 12-33-00-280
Video by Birgitt
September 2020:[]
2020.09.20: 806 and her spring cub returned to Brooks Camp after an 8 week absence. They can be seen on the lip at Brooks Falls in this 9/20/2020 video by Birgitt.
9/20/2020 video by mckate. "I was wondering if she'd ever bring her cub to the lip. Welcome home, Lippy!"
151 Walker approaches 806 with her cub, 9/2/2020 video by mckate. "I like to think 151 just went up there out of nosiness and not to harass 806, but it was probably a little of both. I don't think she's ever taken him too seriously. That cub is so cute!"
Curious 273 and her 3 yearlings meet 806 and her spring cub, 9/20/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.21: 806 and cub fish the lower river on a windy day, 9/21/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.22: Birgitt's 9/22/2020 video, 806 and spring cub walk calmly by 94 and her three 2.5 year old cubs.
2020.09.24: 435 Holly's super cub plays with 806's cub, 09/24/2020 video by Hey Princess. This is a very interesting video with two moms mostly tolerating their single spring cubs playing with each other. 435 Holly charges 806's cub after it gently slaps her cub (4:22). Both mothers have a brief interaction (6:06) when the cubs get a little rough with play. For the most part, this is a great look at cubs doing what they enjoy most...play.
435 Holly and 806's spring cubs play, 9/24/2020 video by mckate. "The moms were a little nervous at first, but soon the cubs were off and running. How nice for 806's cub, in particular, to find a playmate. I love how both cubs look just like their moms."
Mckate's 9/24/2020 video, 273's yearling (chatter name Derika") tries to recruit 806's spring cub. "She could see that the cub wanted to play with her and Holly's girl. It's probably only a matter of time assuming 806 allows it. All the cub play this season has been so unusual and so much fun."
2020.09.26: 806 and spring cub near the bridge, 9/26/2020 video by Lani H.
October 2020:[]
2020.10.10: On 10/10/2020 273 and 806 had a serious scuffle due to 806's spring cub becoming confused and panicking, video by mckate. Mckate explains what happened:
"This shows both the River Watch and Lower River views of the fight. This is long, so please bear with me. 273 and 806 are having what looks to be a mostly friendly conversation. Then 806 goes into the river to do some fishing while her cub eats on the bank on the right. 273 and her cubs are to the left.
At one point you can see 806 call back to her cub to let it know where she is and the cub looks up, but promptly forgets because its so engrossed in eating its fish.
So 806 drifts down about as far as the cam and then circles back up to her cub. As she walks up the bank, the cub becomes increasingly panicked because it doesn't realize that this is mom. It eventually jumps into the water and swims right towards the 273s!
806 chases after her cub and 273 seems to misinterpret what's happening and also swims right towards the distressed cub! It looks like 806 just about has her cub rounded up when it decides to climb on her back. 806, maybe thinking that it's 273 on her back, panics and rolls. 273, maybe thinking that 806 is biting the cub, then bites 806 and the fight ensues. A lot of speculation here, I know.
273 looks a little shell-shocked in the aftermath, but is otherwise okay. 806 and her cub are seen about 10 minutes later walking through the long grass and also seem to be okay."
10/10/2020 video by Lani H.
FormerBear broke down the 10/10/2020 events in this very detailed video that explains what happened frame by frame.
2020.10.12: Is this 806 who appears from the right in Lani H's 10/12/2020 video?
2020.10.13: 806 (splashing at the beginning) or 811 and spring cub, 10/13 2020 video by Lani H.
Lani H 2nd 10/13/2020 video, 806 or 811?
2020.10.14: Hey Princess's 10/24/2020 video of 806 and her spring cub. 806 is possibly eating clay (geophagy).
2020.10.15: 806 and her spring cub visit the falls, 10/15/2020 video by mckate. "The falls cam was trained on the far pool, so I don't know if she went onto the lip or not. Shortly afterwards the cam-op did follow 812 across the lip, so I wonder if he saw her and wanted a closer look. We know 719 was happy to spend a little time with her buddy 812 this summer. I wonder if 806 must miss him some too. It has to be a big adjustment going from being single and fishing their favorite spots and hanging out with their friends to having the big responsibility of raising cubs."
2020.10.16: 806 and her very plump spring cub were last seen by the lower river platform on 10/16/2020, video by Lani H.
2021: 7.5 Year-Old Adult Female with 1 Female Yearling[]
806 was included in the 2022 Bears of Brooks River book page 54.
2021 Season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created two 2021 season videos of 806 and her yearling, #1 and #2.
Bear 806 and cub 2021 part 1.
Bear 806 and cub 2021 part 2.
May 2021:[]
2021.05.21: Daniel Spaargaren's 5/21/2021 video of 806 and her yearling eating greens on the downriver island.
A 2nd 5/21/2021 video of 806 and yearling by Daniel Spaargaren.
2021.05.22: An unknown sow with 1 yearling that was seen on 5/22/2021 was later identified as 806 by Ranger Naomi on 5/28/2021. Ranger Naomi in response to a question in chat "I'm still so curious about who the blonde with the yearling was?" Ranger Naomi replied "806." This sow with yearling was seen on 5/22/2021.
2021:05.28: Ranger Naomi stopped in chat on 5/28/2021, "I saw 806 and her playful cub walk by me at the ranger station today -- very close. They then went to the beach to play together. There is another sow with cubs seen by the bear monitor but she can't confirm the ID yet."
June 2021:[]
2021.06.17: 806 and her yearling were first seen on the cams the evening of 6/17/2021. They were seen both at the cutbank and river watch. Cam viewers captured gifs. Gifs by Blair-55, #1 and #2. Gif by LunaCre, gif by Cruiser.
Mckate captured two videos of 806 and her yearling on 6/17/2021, #1 at the cutbank and #2 on river watch.
Video #1 at the cutbank. "Good to see them! They were walking from the falls back to the oxbow. I left this long because it's a view we've never really had before. The new cam at the falls with its long range is making this possible."
Video #2 on river watch. 806 is spooked by a subadult so returns the favor. "The wind makes them jumpy. No idea who the sub was since it ran out of the frame so fast."
2021.06.30: Brooks Camp visitor Bonnie Hankins captured two 6/30/2021 photos of 806 and her yearling cub and shared them in chat on 7/7/2021, #1 and #2.
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806 and her yearling were observed in the riffles on 6/30/2021, video by JG.
July 2021:[]
2021.07.01: 806 and her yearling are seen at the top of the cutbank in this 7/1/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.07.03: 806 and yearling check out the falls, 7/3/2021 video by JG.
2021.07.05: JG's 7/5/2021 video of 806 and yearling crossing the river at the riffles.
2021.07.08: 806 and her yearling visit the falls, 7/8/2021 video by Buddy's Mom.
806 and yearling trying a different spot but 856 ruins their fishing plans, 7/8/2021 video by Buddy's Mom.
Riffles. 806 and yearling trying a different spot but 856 ruins fishing. Explore.org 7-8-21
Video by Buddy's Mom
2021.07.11: 806 and her yearling fish at the cutbank, 7/11/2021 video by Itzy Holly-LO.
2021.07.12: 806 and her yearling catch a fish on the lip, 7/12/2021 video by JG.
Mckate's 7/12/2021 video of 806 and her yearling, Mom. Mom. Mom. I fell off! "I think 806 may be what they call a free range parent. Fortunately 151 seemed to be the only big boar around. She did go down and check on her girl at least once, and they were reunited after she caught her tenth fish."
2021.07.13: 806 and her yearling fish by 89 Backpack's rock, 7/13/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.07.14: 806 can be see on the far right in this 7/14/2021 video by Daniel Spaargaren. Her yearling was not too comfortable being on the lip and can be heard barking for her off camera.
806's cub finds itself in a tough spot between 128 family and 812, 7/14/2021 video by JG. "806 and cub were seen later, they were fine."
806's cub finds itself in a tough spot between 128 family and 812 - Explore.org July 14, 2021
Video by JG
806 falls off the lip, 7/14/2021 video by mckate. "806's yearling is learning all about the rewards and hazards of fishing the lip this week."
2021.07.15: 806's girl tries fishing the near pool, 7/15/2021 video by mckate. "She's getting the idea."
2021.07.16: 128 Grazer tries to intimidate 806 and her yearling in the riffles, 7/16/2021 video by markindify. 806's yearling and 1 of 128's yearlings would like to play but 128 will not have it.
806's cub and one of 708's cubs meet up, 7/16/2021 video by JG.
2021.07.17: 806 and 128 Grazer's girls share a fish, 7/17/2021 video by mckate. "Sending the yearlings to the kiddy table and bringing them fish to share might be a great way to cut down on the congestion on the lip, but somehow I doubt Grazer would approve of this plan."
806's yearling learns to fish with mom, 7/17/2021 video by Arlene Beech.
2021.07.18: 806's yearling goes over the falls. Video by Martina.:
2021 07 18 BF Explore.org 806`s yearling slipped off the falls
806's yearling goes over the falls July 18, 2021 by Markindify (aka Martina)
806's yearling is caught in between mom and 812, 7/18/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
2021.07.19: 806's cub can be seen urinating on the lip. The stream coming out the back indicates the cub is female, 7/19/2021 gif by Martina.
812 fisher the lip with 806 and her girl, 7/19/2021 video by mckate. "Great to see buddies 806 and 812 together on the lip again. That yearling is so darned cute."
2021.07.20: Ranger Naomi Boak shared three 7/20/2021 photos of 806 and 435 Holly's yearlings playing on 7/20/2021, #1, #2 and #3. 806's cub is the darker of the two. "Well, what an exciting evening I had. Right by the superintendent's cabin (near my cabin) 806's yearling and 435 Holly's yearling were playing for about 45 minutes. Holly just roamed the beach and 806 napped not far from where the cubs were playing. This is so interesting because last year 806 was very forward about playing with Holly's cub. They played a lot on the spit and the corner. Holly didn't seem to mind and 806 didn't know what to do. Deja vu tonight. the photos aren't great because I wanted to keep my distance. We didn't know what would happen next. They all headed down toward the campground. I have no idea what happened next. By the way, this also makes me think that the young bear in the 128 incident was not 806's cub."
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DanteV2000 created these gifs of 806 "Little Lip Fisher" and her female yearling participating in Tongue Out Tuesday (yes, it's a bearcam thing, and it's Tuesday!):
806 and her yearling fish the lower river, 7/20/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.07.21: 806 nuzzles her cub, 7/21/2021 video by Birgitt.
2021.07.22: 806's yearling takes her salmon and then loses it to a subadult, 7/22/2021 video by Flyer 4477.
2021.07.23: 806's girl dines at her rock table, 7/23/2021 video by mckate. "I've also seen her mom use a rock seat and table. Very convenient!"
2021.07.24: 806's (left) and 435 Holly's (right) girls play, 7/24/2021 video by mckate. "So nice that their friendship continues!"
2021.07.25: The 128 Grazer family watches the 806 family eat, 7/25/2021 video by mckate. "Having all those yearlings on the lip sure keeps things interesting. 806's girl is learning to sit up and eat just like her mom! Funny how she seems to show more curiosity than fear of 128. I'm so proud of 806 for refusing to back down to 128 and claiming her right to fish the lip even if sometimes things get a little awkward."
2021.07.26: Grazer 128 and her yearling cubs attempt to swipe a fish from bear 806 and her cub, 7/26/2021 video by Samantha Eye.
2021.07.27: A close up view of 806 and her yearling, 7/27/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
2021.07.28: 435 Holly's yearling and 806's yearling engage in some play wrestling on the lower river, 7/28/2021 video by Flyer 4477.
2021.07.29: 806's girl greets the 854 Divots, 7/29/2021 video by mckate. "She should have lots of friends after emancipation."
2021.07.31: 806 and cub back off a young bear, 7/31/2021 video by JG.
August 2021:[]
2021.08.01: Betsy Pitlick's (aka BetsyBear) five 8/1/2021 photos of 806 and her yearling cub, #1, #2, #3, #4 (806 alone) and #5.
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JG's 8/1/2021 video of 806's bold cub approaching 83 Wayne Brother despite mom's protest.
435 Holly and 806 yearlings engage in some yearling wrestling, 8/1/2021 video by Flyer 4477.
2021.08.02: 806's yearling says hello to her best friend 435 Holly's yearling, 8/2/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
2021.08.05: Park visitor Ronald Woan captured eight 8/5/2021 photos of 806 and her yearling, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 and #8. Additional 8/5/2021 photos, 806 and her yearling, #1, #2, #3, #4, 806, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, 806's yearling, #1, #2, #3, #4.
806 charges 747 on the lip, 402 ignores him, 8/5/2021 video by Birgitt.
806 and her girl share a fish, 8/5/2021 video by mckate.
2021.08.07: 806's cub fishes the lip with mom, 8/7/2021 video by Ratna Narayan.
2021.08.08: 806's yearling plays with 1 of 128 Grazer's yearlings, 8/8/2021 video by Ratna Narayan.
The 806 and 854 Divot families mingle on the lip, 8/8/2021 video by mckate. "854 and her yearlings were there first, but 806 pushed her way through. Divot eventually threw in the towel and decided to fish somewhere else. One of the things I'll always remember about this season is all the yearlings on the lip!"
2021.08.08-08.13: Brooks camp visitor and cam viewer Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) shared two 8/8-8/13/2021 photos of 903 having a spat with 806, #1 and #2 and.
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2021.08.09: 806 and her yearling above the falls, 8/9/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.08.11: This 8/11/2021 video by markindify has high and low cam views. "Not sure but think 909 went after 821 Pepper. For what reason ever 806 decided to interfere. Sometimes I think 806 is acting more and more like 128 Grazer ."
909 and her spring cub are fishing on the lip. 806 and her yearling are in the J. At 2:30, 909 notices 821 climbing the fish ladder. She goes after him and they spar. At 2:47, 806 heads in their direction, briefly jaws with 909 and then goes after 821. "
2021.08.15: 909 and 806 have a disagreement above the falls, 8/15/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.08.16: 806's yearling does her stretches while sitting on the lip, 8/16/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.08.17: 806's yearling practices her fishing skills in the far pool on the conveyer, 8/17/2021 video by Hey Princess. "She caught a couple but lost them. 151 Walker and 812 beside her mom in the background."
806's yearling practices her fishing skills in the far pool Explore.org 08.17.21
Video by Hey Princess
2021.08.18: 806 catches a fish on the lip and lets her yearling have it after biting off the head, 8/18/2021 video by Buddy's Mom. "That’s what you get for playing with your food! You just have to love 806’s yearling!" Was it a trout? The cub does not seem too interested in eating it and she eventually loses it.
806’s Thanks mom, I got this (or not), Oh, wait, yes I do! Oops, no I don’t! Explore.org 8-18-21
Video by Buddy's Mom
2021.08.19: 806 and yearling fish on the conveyer with 480 Otis in the office, 8/19/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.08.20: NSBoak (aka Ranger Naomi Boak) shared a 8/20/2021 NPS photo of 806 and her yearling on 5/8/2022. "806 and cub. She is such a young mom, she sometimes seemed flummoxed by her super social cub. When that cub was a springer, it insisted upon playing with 435's young 'un and 806 didn't seem to know what to do. And that cub's social savvy helped 806 find a friendly spot next to 128 on the lip. I loved running into them on the falls trail. She would just look at me, decide I was boring and kept moving. Her cub, however, predictably stopped and began to move toward me, ever curious, ever social. But I was prepared and was ready to stand my ground. Smart cub decided I was not a good playmate. Here is my favorite photo of 806 and her yearling cub. August 20, 2021."
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806 and yearling fish the lip and exit above the falls, 8/20/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.08.31: 806 and cub return to the lip after and 11 day absence, 8/31/2021 video by JG.
September 2021:[]
2021.09.??: Cam viewer and Books Camp visitor BearLady (10bears2) shared a September 2021 video of 435 Holly and 806's yearlings playing in camp.
2021.09.01: 806 on the lip, 9/1/2021 gif by LunaCre. 806's yearling rests on the fish ladder while mom fishes, 9/1/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.09.05: 29 plays with yearling 306 on the spit, 9/5/2021 video by mckate. "I love that she was literally showing her the ropes. 806 was further down the spit watching the action and probably grateful to have 20 minutes to herself."
806 and her yearling on the lip, 9/5/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.09.06: 806 and cub take the lip from 151 Walker, 9/6/2021 video by GA Bear.
2021.09.07: 806 reinforces rules with 274 Overflow, 9/7/2021 video by mckate. "274 managed to sneak into the fish ladder and was laying in wait for her fish, but 806 was having none of it. She's learned a lot watching Grazer. The fish would have been lost had it not been for the quick reaction of her girl."
2021.09.08: 806's yearling on the lip, then joins mom to eat a fish, 9/8/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.09.09: 806 and her cub on the riffles bank, 9/9/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.09.09-09.14: Theresa Bielawski shared five 9/9-9/14/2021 photos of 806 and her yearling, #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5. Theresa Bielawski shared an additional five 9/9-9/14/2021 photos of 806 and her yearling, #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5.
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2021.09.10: 435 Holly and 806's yearling play on the spit, 9/10/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.09.11: Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor Gin907 shared five 9/11-9/13/2021 photos of 806 and her yearling, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6. "Some 806 and yearling photos from September 2021."
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Gin907 (aka Virginia Freese) also recorded a video taken between 9/11-9/13/2021 of 806 and her yearling fishing the lip. "A video from my 2021 trip. The little one was bawling when mom missed the fish."
806's yearling can be heard bawling to her mom for fish in this 9/11/2021 video by 907AKsnow.
806 and her yearling fish the lip by themselves, 9/11/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.09.12: 806 not happy when 402 snorkels by, 9/12/2021 video by JG.
2021.09.13: 806's yearling shows more interest in fishing, 9/13/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
2021.09.14: 806's cubs sits and watches mom on the lip, 9/14/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.09.15: LunaCre's 9/15/2021 gif, 806 and her cub eat scraps by the island.
2021.09.17: Bear cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor Susan Rennie shared two photos of 806 and her yearling on 5/8/2022, #1 and #2. "I was so thrilled to see Lil Lipfisher/806 and her yearling last year––here September 17th on the Lower River." Note: Unable to post these photo at this time.
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806 and her yearling again fish the lip, 9/17/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
2021.09.18: LunaCre's 9/18/2021 gif by LunaCre, 806 and her yearling on the lower river.
2021.09.19: 806 and her yearling fish the lower river, 9/19/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
2021.09.20: JG's 9/20/2021 video, 806 and her yearling back up 94.
2021.09.21: 806 confronts 94, 9/21/2021 video by mckate. "I wish we'd seen what precipitated this, but can guess that it probably involved 806's girl getting too close to 94."
806 and yearling in the lower river, 9/21/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.09.22: 806's cub strikes a pose, 9/22/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.09.23: JG's 9/23/2021 video of 806 and cub on the spit.
2021.09.24: 435 Holly and 806's yearlings play session, 9/24/2021 video by markindify.
2021.09.25: Three generations of the 132 family are seen on the spit in this 9/25/2021 video by markindify. 132 is seen with her youngest offspring, 2 spring cubs. Her daughter 806 is observed with her female yearling, 132's granddaughter.
2021.09.26: 806's girl visits the portrait studio in this 9/26/202 video by mckate. "The picnic area/portrait studio gave us so many nice close-ups last season which have been helpful in IDing this season's subadults. Let's hope this view of 806's girl will help us ID her next season."
2021.09.27: LunaCre's 9/27/2021 gif, 806 and her yearling enjoy their meal in the riffles.
2021.09.28: 806 and her yearling fish and rest off the point, 9/28/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
2021.09.29: 806 and yearling stroll along the spit, 9/29/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.09.30: JG's 9/30 2021 video, 806 and yearling fish by the bridge.
806 briefly fishes close to her mom 132 and new younger siblings, 9/30/2021 video by JG.
806 briefly fishes close to her mom 132 and new younger siblings - Explore.org September 30, 2021-3
Video by JG
October 2021:[]
2021.10.01: 806 and her yearling fish by the picnic area, 10/1/2021 video by JG.
2021.10.02: Lunch for 806 and her yearling, 10/2/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.03: 806 and her yearling can be observed at 2:33 into this 10/3/2021 video by markindify.
2021.10.05: 806 and cub fish the lower river, 10/5/2021 video by JG.
2021.10.06: 806 fishes while her yearling lounges at the picnic area, 20/6/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.10.07: 806 vocalizes to her independent yearling not to wander too far, 10/7/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.08: LunaCre's 10/8/2021 gif of 806's yearling.
2021.10.11: 806 and her girl on the lower river, 10/11/2021 video by mckate.
2021.10.12: 806's yearling catches her own fish, 10/12/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.13: 806's independent yearling looked for something to eat and/or a friend to play with, 10/13/2021 gif by LunaCre. This was the last day the 806 family was observed in 2021. Will 806 emancipate her cub in 2022?
2022: 8.5 Year-Old Adult Female[]
2022 Season:[]
Deanna Dittloff created this 2022 season video, "Bear 806 Lipfisher 2022."
May 2022:[]
2022.05.16 or prior: Jonathan Kuiper's 5/16/2022 Facebook video of 806 and her 2.5 year-old cub in camp. Will 806 keep her cub for another year as her mother 132 did with 806?
June 2022:[]
2022.06.28: Melissa Freels' three 6/28/2022 photos of 806, #1, #2 and #3 with 83 Wayne Brother.
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_and_83_Wayne_Brother_(bottom)_June_28,_2022_photo_by_Melissa_Freels_.01.jpeg "806 (top) and 83 Wayne Brother (bottom) June 28, 2022 photo by Melissa Freels .01.jpeg (236 KB)")
Betsy Bear's three 6/28/2022 photos of 806, #1, #2 and #3.
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806 was first observed fishing the lip on 6/28/2022, video by Ratna Narayan from 0:00-2:50.
2022.06.29: Betsy Bear's two 6/29/2022 photos of 806, #1 and #2.
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806 walks the spit road, 6/29/2022 video by JG.
2022.06.30: 806 sits in the riffles, 6/30/2022 video by JG.
806 stands her ground when 151 Walker shows up at the lip, 6/30/2022 video by JG. 151 does not stay long.
July 2022:[]
806 appears on the list of Bears Monitored in July 2022.
2022.07.01: Betsy Bear's 7/1/2022 photo of 806.
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132 thinks her daughter owes her, 7/1/2022 video by JG.
2022.07.02: Theresa Bielawski shared two 7/2/2022 photos of 806 on 6/4/2023, #1 and #2.
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Betsy Bear's 7/2/2022 photo of 806.
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2022.07.03: Betsy Bear's 7/3/2022 photo of 806 (left) and 146 (right) fishing the lip.
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_and_146_(right)_July_3,_2022_photo_by_Betsy_Bear_.01.jpeg "806 (left) and 146 (right) July 3, 2022 photo by Betsy Bear .01.jpeg (127 KB)")
806 fishes the lip, 7/2/2022 video by JG.
2022.07.04: Betsy Bear's 7/4/2022 photo of 806.
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2022.07.05: 806 enjoys her fish, 7/5/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
2022.07.07: 99 loiters on the lip, 7/7/2022 video by mckate. "I guess he's thinking 854 (Divot) or 806 might want to share a catch? Funny fellow. He also tried this with the 128s and got the expected response."
2022.07.08: 99 gingerly steals 806's scraps, 7/8/2022 video by mckate. "His lip loitering finally pays off. I laughed at him venturing a lick while her head was turned. I'm pretty sure that was her girl that she ran off the fish ladder afterward. She was probably thinking, hey, you are feeding that big galoot, but not me?"
2022.07.12: 88 told 806 a funny joke, 7/12/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.07.15: 806 eats her catch on top of the falls, 7/15/2022 video by JG.
2022.07.21: 806 (right) and 99 (left) feasted on their catches, 7/21/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.07.23: 806 Jr (306) fished with mom (806), but she was a little nervous and swatted at a salmon instead of catching it, 7/23/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.07.25: 806 chases her girl 306 and 203 who got caught up in the mix, 7/26/2022 video by mckate. "The two girls were watching 806 eat her catch which she apparently didn't appreciate."
2022.07.26: 306 is observed fishing the lip until her mom 806 arrives at 0:34, 7/26/2022 video by Jen Schneider. 306 yields her spot.
2022.07.30: 806 gets some alone time on the lip, 7/30/2022 video by JG.
2022.07.31: Lori Hocking's (aka Lovethebears1) two 7/31/2022 photos of 806, #1 and #2.
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August 2022:[]
2022.08.01: 806 watches Holly's ex boyfriend 230 with some interest, 8/1/2022 gif by LunaCre. 806 is impressed with 910's catch, 8/1/2022 gif by LunaCre.
_and_806_(right)_August_1,_2022_gif_by_LunaCre.gif "230 (left) and 806 (right) August 1, 2022 gif by LunaCre.gif (4.52 MB)")
_and_806_(right)_August_1,_2022_gif_by_LunaCre.gif "910 (left) and 806 (right) August 1, 2022 gif by LunaCre.gif (4.84 MB)")
2022.08.02: 22 arrives at the falls and confuses 806, 8/2/2022 video by mckate. "He's right on schedule! There's just so much water that scaling the falls, which he likes to do, is a lot more difficult this season. 806 was obviously perplexed by his behavior."
2022.08.03: The 128s and 806 all catch fish on the lip, 8/3/2022 video by Cheryl B.
2022.08.05: 806 gave the famed mud bath at the lower river spa a try but it made her a little itchy, 8/5/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.08.08: 806 checks out the office, 8/8/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.08.09: 806 enjoys her fish, 8/9/2022 video by twelve22.
2022.08.10: 854 Divot (left) and 806 (right) fish the lip, 810/2022 video by twelve22.
806 wondered if 854 Divot would share her catch, 8/10/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.08.30: 806 throughout the day, 8/30/3033 video by JG. She had returned after a 3 week absence.
2022.08.31: 806 catches a fish and lays down to eat it, 8/31/2022 video by twelve22.
September 2022:[]
806 appears on the list of Bears Monitored in September 2022.
2022.09.01: NWBearLove92's three 9/1/2022 photos of 910, her spring cub and 806, #1, #2 and #3. "This was a cool interaction with 806 and the 910s. 910 was fishing the lip and her coy was sitting on the fish ladder. 806 surprised 910 Jr and said hello. It was a warm greeting and 910 Jr did not seem scared. She seemed to know that 806 was not a threat. 910 quickly came over to check on her baby and reassure her. It was very sweet. 9/1/22." NWBearLove92's 9/1/2022 photo of 806. 806 enjoying her salmon on the lip. I think she didn’t want to lose her fishing spot. She had been observing the falls for awhile before she decided to fish the lip. She caught one pretty quickly. 9/1/22."
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806 introduces herself to 910's spring cub, 9/1/2022 video by mckate. "That was sweet. 910's girl is a brave little cub."
806 finally gets to fish the lip, 9/1/2022 video by veeriabroadcast.
2022.09.02: Amy (NWBEARLOVE92)'s 9/2/2022 photo of 806. "Happy TOT from 806 looking very chunky on the lip! 9/2/22."
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Brianna B's 9/2/2022 video of 806 fishing the lip.
2022.09.03: 806 does some people watching from under the bridge, 9/3/2022 video by Brianna B.
2022.09.04: 806 shares the lip with 903, 9/4/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.09.05: 806's catches always look so effortless, 9/5/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.09.08: A nice look at 806 fishing the lip, 9/8/2022 video by JG.
2022.09.09: 806 looks for fish downriver from the falls then tries the lip, 9/9/2022 video by JG.
2022.09.10: 503’s good friend 806 celebrated his homecoming by sticking her tongue out on the lip, 9/10/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.09.23: 806 out of the water and under the bridge is looking quite fat, 9/23/2022 video by twelve22.
2022.09.26: 806 was last observed on 9/26/2022, video by twelve22.
2023: 9.5 Year-Old Adult Female with 1 Male Spring Cub[]
2023 Season:[]
806's 2023 spring cub was a contestant in the 2023 Fat Bear Week competition.:
July 2023:[]
2023.07.13: 806 returned to the Brooks River with her 2nd known litter, 1 spring cub. mckate captured this video of the 806 family group.:
13 Jul 2023- 806 Arrives with a Cub (explore.org)-2
video by mckate
2023.07.14: 806 and her spring cub were observed in the riffles area below Brooks Falls. Cam viewers got to see 806 fishing the riffles while her spring cub was near a log in the river. The spring cub attempted to join 806 in the river, but the current provided the perfect opportunity for the cub to take a little ride down river.
mckate captured this video:
14 Jul 2023- 806 Brings Her Cub to the Riffles (explore.org)
video by mckate
806's spring cub enjoyed a second swift current ride down the river in the riffles. Ursine Feline captured this video:
7-14-2023 Brooks Falls- 806's coy takes 2nd trip down river
video by Ursine Feline
Blair-55 created these gifs (#1, #2 & #3) of 806 with her spring cub (p 17:20).:
Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) was at Brooks Camp on July 14, 2023. Amy observed 806 and her spring cub. Amy shared the following information and photograph (p 21:05).:
"Sharing a quick photo of 806 and her beautiful little coy. They were across the river from the Riffles Platform around 1:00 ADT. 806 went into the river, her coy followed and then went floating down the river. It took 806 a minute to notice and finally she went to look for look for her baby. Very stressful to watch. I later saw her with her coy. yay! I just read below that the coy went down the river again…that kid is a handful. "
Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) shared this photograph of 806 with her spring cub (p 08/29/2023 06:21).:
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806's spring cub scratches against a tree video by twelve22:
806's Cub Scratches Against the Trees - July 14, 2023 (explore.org)
video by twelve22
2023.07.15: Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) captured this photograph of 806's spring cub waiting for mom while she fished in the riffles. If you look close, you can see a mosquito near his left eye. They are relentless in AK. (p 09/04/2023 10:58). Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) also captured this photograph of 806's tall male spring cub (p 09/06/2023 08:55).:
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806 makes a quick check of the lip in this video by mckate. 806 didn't have time to join the queue since her spring cub was wandering.:
15 Jul 2023- 806 Makes Quick Check of Lip (explore.org)
video by mckate
mckate captured this video of 806 and her spring cub's saga in the riffles:
15 Jul 2023- A Riffles Saga (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.18: 910 catches a fish and 806 snags half of it. 909F tries to get the other half from her aunt and gets reprimanded. 806 tries to take advantage of the situation to grab the other half and 910 jumps her. 806 goes right back to fishing in this video mckate captured. The bears are HUNGRY!:
18 Jul 2023- 910 Punishes 909F, 806 Pirates, Fight Ensues (explore.org)
video by mckate
806's spring cub ventures to the lip and then...wait for it....washes over the lip in this video captured by Cruiser. The cub was sitting on the fish ladder when they were frightened by 402 who had come to fish the lip. The cub made it out to 806, but then got swept into the J. There were a few tense moments, but the cub managed to swim to safety.:
(mckate's video of 806's spring cub venturing onto the lip) (mckate's video of 806's spring cub washing over the lip of the falls)
806 coy ventures to the lip BF 18Jul23 explore.org
video by Cruiser
806's spring cub looking cute and then goes over the falls video by Oh_Arana.:
BF 806 j looking cute and then goes over falls (explore.org) 07182023
video by Oh_Arana
806 and her spring cub are temporarily separated video by Oh_Arana:
BF 806j temporarily is separated from mom 07182023 (explore.org)
video by Oh_Arana
806's spring cub vocalizes for mom in this July 18, 2023 video by Cruiser.
806 coy calls for Mom BFL 18Jul23 explore.org
video by Cruiser
806's spring cub helps itself to 402's salmon video by JG:
806's cub helps itself to 402's salmon - Explore.org July 19, 2023
video by JG
806 asks 821 "Pepper" for his spot in this video mckate captured:
18 Jul 2023- 806 Asks 821 for His Spot (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.19: 806 and her male spring cub clean-up the island scraps in this video captured by mckate:
19 Jul 2023- 806 and Cub Clean Up Island Scraps (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.20: 806 with her spring cub gif created by Merry_Mermaid (p 22:10 OT).:
2023.07.22: 806's spring cub joins 806 out on the lip in this video captured by twelve22:
806 Junior Joins Mom Out on the Lip - July 22, 2023 (explore.org)
video by twelve22
806's spring cub washes off the lip of the falls in this video by Cruiser. 912 was fishing in the jacuzzi when the spring cub emerged from the jacuzzi.:
806 coy goes over the falls and pops up BF & RF views 22Jul23 explore.org
video by Cruiser
806's spring cub washes over the falls July 22, 2023 gif created by Cruiser (p 17:40). After washing over the falls 806's spring cub pops up out of the jacuzzi into 912 July 22, 2023 gif created by Cruiser (p 17:48):
Oh_Arana captured this video of 806's COY washing over the falls with 912 fishing in the jacuzzi.:
806j over the falls again 07 22 2023 BF (explore.org)
video by Oh_Arana
Michelle Celeste (aka SgtPepper) captured this video of 806's spring cub washing over the falls from the Riffles camera:
806 Coy over falls -Riffles 7-22-2023 explore.org
video by Michelle Celeste (aka SgtPepper)
806, 806 Spring Cub & 821 "Pepper" Interaction July 22, 2023 with 747, 83 Wayne Brother and 26 with her 2 Spring Cubs In Close Proximity:[]
806, 806 spring cub & 821 "Pepper" interaction. Before all hell breaks loose 821 "Pepper" (left) and 806 (right) are fishing the lip of the falls. Then the chaos begins...806 catches a fish and falls off the lip where 747 is fishing in the jacuzzi. After 806 falls off the lip, 747 moves toward 806 to displace her from the jacuzzi area. At the same time, 821 turns his attention to 806's spring cub that remains above the falls. 821 manages to get ahold of 806's spring cub and 806 charges up the fish ladder wall to defend her spring cub. 821 "Pepper" releases the spring cub due to 806's attack and the spring cub washes down the falls just to the right of the fish ladder wall. While 806 continues the battle with 821 "Pepper", 806's spring cub darts out of the river to the far side of the Brooks Falls Wildlife Viewing Platform out of the BFL camera's view. As the spring cub is darting to the left, 806 makes her way down the fish ladder and 821 "Pepper" follows. 806 retrieves her fish, briefly looks around for her cub, consumes the majority of her fish then continues to look for her cub as she chews the last bite with the fish's tail hanging out of her mouth.
83 Wayne Brother is the large boar below the falls in the river near the bank. 26 and her spring cubs are on the bank under the Brooks Falls Wildlife Viewing Platform below the falls.
Owl & Osprey created these gifs (#1 & #2) (p 18:52). Blair-55 created these gifs (#1, #2, #3 & #4) (p 18:53).:
Michelle Celeste (aka SgtPepper) captured this video of the 806, 806 spring cub & 821 "Pepper" interaction.:
BFL redo 7-22-2023 explore.org 821-806 interaction
video by Michelle Celeste (aka SgtPepper)
806 rescues her spring cubs from 821 video by mckate:
22 Jul 2023- 806 Rescues Cub from 821 (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.23: 806 and her spring cub were observed together today. Cruiser captured this video of the family group:
806 & coy together again BFL 23Jul23 explore.org
video by Cruiser
Michelle Celeste (aka SgtPepper) captured this video of 806 and her spring cub on July 23, 2023.:
BFL. 806 and coy 7-23-2023 explore.org
video by Michelle Celeste (aka SgtPepper)
Gwynne created this gif of 806's spring cub (p 09:31). LeafyHyrax created this gif of 806's spring cub on July 23, 2023 (p 09:41). The file is too large to upload to wiki, please click here to view the gif of 806's COY. LeafyHyrax also created this smaller gif (p 10:06). 806 calls her spring cub down from the tree in this gif created by JG (p 10:43). Blair-55 created this gif of the 806 family group (p 10:49).:
Oh_Arana captured this video of 806 and her spring cub on July 23, 2023:
2023.07.24: 806's spring cub waits patiently in this video captured by mckate:
24 Jul 2023- 806's Cub Waits Patiently (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.25: 806's spring cub trees itself in this video by mckate:
25 Jul 2023- 806's Cub Trees Itself (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.30: 806's spring cub trees itself in this video captured by mckate:
30 Jul 2023- 806's Cub Trees Itself (explore.org)
video by mckate
806's spring cub climbs down from the tree to nurse in this video by mckate:
30 Jul 2023- 806's Cub Comes Down for Its Dinner (explore.org)
video by mckate
821 pushes 806 off the lip in this video mckate captured:
30 Jul 2023- 821 Pushes 806 Off the Lip (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.31: 806's cub finds a new spot in this video captured by mckate:
31 Jul 2023- 806's Cub Finds a New Spot (explore.org)
video by mckate
August 2023:[]
2023.08.10: 806 shares a scrap with her cub in mckate's video:
10 Aug 2023- 806 Shares a Scrap with Her Cub (explore.org)
video by mckate
806's male spring cub urinating video by mckate:
10 Aug 2023- 806's Cub Male? (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.21: 806 checks out the lip situation in this video mckate captured:
21 Aug 2023- 806 Checks Out the Lip Situation (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.25: 806's cub swims off with a scrap in mckate's video:
25 Aug 2023- 806's Cubs Swims Off with a Scrap (explore.org)
video by mckate
806's spring cub slips the lip in this video mckate captured:
25 Aug 2023- 806's Cub Slips the Lip (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.29: 806 has the lip to herself in this video by mckate. 806 made the most of it. While there were very few fish jumping, 806 managed to catch a half dozen or so.:
29 Aug 2023- 806 Has Lip to Herself (explore.org)
video by mckate
806's spring cub tries to keep his bottom dry in this video captured by mckate:
29 Aug 2023- 806's Cub Tries to Keep Their Bottom Dry (explore.org)
video by mckate
806's male spring cub spots something in the sky in this video by mckate:
29 Aug 2023- 806's Cub Spots Something in the Sky (explore.org)
video by mckate
September 2023:[]
2023.09.08: 806 and her male spring cub walk down the riffles in this video mckate captured:
8 Sep 2023- 806 and Cub Walk Down the Riffles (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.09.09: 806 & her spring cub hang out on the bank of the lower river in mckate's video:
9 Sep 2023- 806 and Cub Hang Out the Lower River Bank (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.09.11: mckate captured this video of 806 and her spring cub resting on the spit.:
11 Sep 2023- 806s Rest on the Spit (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.09.14: 806's spring cub is looking well fed in this video mckate captured:
14 Sep 2023- 806's Cub is Looking Well Fed (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.09.15: 806 pirates 910's fish in this video captured by mckate:
15 Sep 2023- 806 Steals 910's Fish (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.09.18: 806 tries to pirate a fish from 94's cub. 94 quickly intervened. 806 appeared to have a right front paw injury from the altercation between these two mother bears. Ranger Naomi reported that 806 and her cub were observed walking on the beach near camp shortly afterwards and 806 appeared to be walking fine at that time.
Cruiser created these gifs (#1, #2 & #3) of the altercation between 806 and 94 (p 18:40).:
mckate captured this video of the incident:
(Birgitt captured this video of the interaction between 806 and 94) (Cruiser captured this video of the 806 vs 94 kerfuffle on RW)
18 Sep 2023- 806 Tries to Pirate from 94's Cub, Gets Paw Injured in Fight (explore.org)
video by mckate
806's cub witnessed this entire incident between 806 and 94, you can hear him crying in this instagram video posted by highanglejeff
806 and 94 fight, 806 shows 806 jr her paw 9-18-2023. A story saved from highanglejeff instagram
PDXFan (aka Pdx Daffs) saved highanglejeff's video of the 806 vs 94 fight and 806 with her cub afterwards
806 was observed nursing her injured right front paw with her spring cub under the permanent bridge after the altercation between 806 & 94. katbear58 created this gif of the family group (p 17:52). Cam viewers rarely get to witness how a bear responds to an injury, thank you to the cam op on duty for making this possible.:
Ranger Naomi Boak shared this NPS photograph of the 806 family group on the beach near camp not long after the fight between 806 and 94 (p 17:13). Ranger Naomi shared this information with the photograph:
"After another ranger saw 806 seeming to have an injured foot, I went out with bear management to see her. She is fine. We saw her walking on the beach with her scrappy springer. She is fine. She was not limping."
806 with her spring cub walking on the beach September 18, 2023 NPS photograph by Ranger Naomi Boak (p 17:13)
2023.09.22: mckate captured this video of 806's spring cub urinating again, he is confirmed to be a male:
22 Sep 2023- 806's Cub is Male (explore.org)
video by mckate
806 and her male spring cub have a rest in mckate's video:
22 Sep 2023- 806 and Her Boy Have a Rest (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.09.23: 806's spring cub NPS photograph by Ranger Felicia Jimenez from KNP&P's September 30, 2023 08:01 AKDT Facebook post:
806's spring cub September 23, 2023 NPS photograph by Ranger Felicia Jimenez KNP&P's September 30, 2023 08:01 Facebook post
2023.09.29: 806's male spring cub enjoys a snack in mckate's video:
29 Sep 2023- 806's Boy Enjoys a Snack (explore.org)
video by mckate
October 2023:[]
2023.10.01: 806 and her sleepy spring cub video by twelve22. 806 Junior is probably resting up to compete against the big bears in Fat Bear Week this week (twelve22 was right, 806 Jr is in the 2023 fat bear bracket for the big bears!).:
806 and Her Sleepy Cub - 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.
2023.10.06: 806's 2023 spring cub went bulbous rump to bulbous rump against 32 Chunk in Match 5 of the 2023 Fat Bear Week competition. This match was a jaw-dropping generational joust between the tough tectonic tank 806 Jr and the bomb of a boar, 32 Chunk the hunk. In the game of percentages, cubs can outcompete adult bears in weight gain to body size. The tank grew 7000%, while 32 the hunk…well he just blew up, he’s practically a Chunkasaurus. 32 flatten the floof with 80,676 votes and the tenacious tank failed to dunk on the Chunk with 39,118 votes.:
2023.10.18: 806 and her male spring cub walk the lower river in this video mckate captured:
18 Oct 2023- 806 and Her Boy Walk the Lower River (explore.org)
video by mckate
Known Courting & Mating:[]
2019: []
83 Wayne Brother, July 17, 2019: []
83 Wayne Brother courting 806 on July 17, 2019 video by mckate.:
Known Litters of Cubs[]
1st Known Litter: 1 Female Spring Cub 2020[]
2020: 1 Female Spring Cub
2021: 1 Female Yearling'
2nd Known Litter: 1 Spring Cub[]
2023: 1 Male Spring Cub (8/10/23)
806's male spring cub urinating was confirmed on 09/22/23 in this video by mckate.
Known Relatives:[]
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Mother: 132 , Speculated
There is speculation in the 2017 bear monitoring notes that 806 is the female offspring of 132, however there is no way to really confirm link between subadults to their mothers and siblings without DNA results.
Father: Unknown
Littermates: 805 & 807, Speculated
Siblings: 144, 2018 Litter
2 Spring Cubs 2021 Litter, a 3rd spring cub was lost
Offspring: 306, 2020 litter
Genetic Study Samples Obtained:[]
2015: None Known[]
There were no known genetic study samples obtained on 806 by Ranger Michael Saxton in 2015 through 2018.
2016: None Known[]
There were no known genetic study samples obtained on 806 by Ranger Michael Saxton in 2015 through 2018.
2017: None Known[]
There were no known genetic study samples obtained on 806 by Ranger Michael Saxton in 2015 through 2018.
2018: None Known[]
There were no known genetic study samples obtained on 806 by Ranger Michael Saxton in 2015 through 2018.