Most Recent Updates Deceased Spring Cub & 39 and her 2 Spring Cubs:[]
July 20, 2022 Deceased Spring Cub Discovered:[]
Please see the 2022 Deceased Spring Cub Discovered July 20, 2022 page. The page is done in chronological order and will be updated as new information becomes available. KNP&P staff are awaiting necropsy results.
39 & 2 Spring Cubs Since 856, 39, and Spring Cub Altercation:[]
Please see the following updates:
July 9, 2022, July 10, 2022, July 11, 2022, July 12, 2022, and July 13, 2022. The July 13, 2022 is the last update available on 39 and her 2 spring cubs. We will probably never be able to confirm if the deceased spring cub that was discovered on July 20, 2022 was one of 39's spring cubs.
Who?[]
Who? Unidentified Subadult aka "435Jr"/"Jolly":[]
"435Jr"/"Jolly" hangs out on the spit video by twelve22:
435 Junior Hangs Out on the Spit - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
"435Jr"/"Jolly" fishes in Naknek Lake and Otis, the water taxi passes by video by twelve22:
435 Junior Fishes in the Lake - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
Who? Unidentified Subadult aka "806Jr"[]
"806Jr" takes a rest in the shade in this video by Jen Schneider:
"806 Jr" resting in the shade Brooks Falls Low cam Explore.org 7-27-2022
by Jen Schneider
"806Jr", 435 Holly, 903 and Who? 2 Other Bears:[]
"806Jr", 435 Holly, 903 and 2 other bears do some morning fishing at the falls. 435 Holly is the blonder bear in the far pool. "806Jr" and 903 are the bears on the lip. Video by twelve22:
Morning Fishing at the Falls - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
131:[]
twelve22 captured this video of 131 finding some nice scraps:
131 Finds Some Nice Scraps - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
144 "Cubzilla":[]
144 returns to Brooks Camp video by mckate:
27 Jul 2022- 144 Arrives?
by mckate
151 Walker:[]
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151 Walker & 910's Spring Cub:[]
151 Walker babysits 910's spring cub video by Birgitt:
151 Babysits 910's Coy 2022-07-27 23-01-04(explore.org)
by Birgitt
164 "Bucky Dent":[]
164 fishes in his favorite spot video by twelve22:
164 Fishes in His Favorite Spot - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
twelve22 also captured video of 164 fishing in his favorite spot:
164 Fishes in His Favorite Spot - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)-2
by twelve22
203:[]
203 checks out the falls in this video captured by twelve22:
203 Checks Out the Falls - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
mckate captured this video of 203 watching from her rock:
27 Jul 2022- 203 Watches from Her Rock (explore.org)
by mckate
402 & 2 Spring Cubs:[]
402 and 2 spring cubs in the riffles video by mckate:
27 Jul 2022- 402 Brings Her Cubs to the Riffles (explore.org)-2
by mckate
twelve22 captured this video of 402 and her 2 spring cubs in the riffles;
402 and Her Two Cubs - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
402's spring cubs can be heard bawling for mom to return to them, when she responds to their request, she startles one of the spring cubs right into the river video by mckate:
27 Jul 2022- 402's Cub Cries for Mom (explore.org)
by mckate
Mom (402) to the rescue video by twelve22:
Mom to the Rescue - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
Video by Oh_Arana: (note: fast forward to 1:07 into the video where it starts over)
RF 402 Coys call for mom 07272022
by Oh_Arana (fast forward to 1:07 into video)
435 Holly:[]
435 Holly caught a fish in the far pool then held onto the fish as the strong river current carried her downstream in this gif created by yellowrose ( 07:15).:
Jen Schneider captured this video of 435 Holly doing some morning fishing at the falls...paw up and ready.:
435 Holly Brooks Falls cam Explore.org 7-27-2022-2
by Jen Schneider
435 Holly & 719 with her Spring Cub:[]
435 Holly tolerated the close proximity of her daughter, 719 and grandbear, 719's spring cub on the spit, video by twelve22:
435 Family Reunion on the Spit - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
435 Holly, "806Jr", 903 and Who? 2 Other Bears:[]
435 Holly, "806Jr", 903 and 2 other bears do some morning fishing at the falls. 435 Holly is the blonder bear in the far pool. "806Jr" and 903 are the bears on the lip. Video by twelve22:
Morning Fishing at the Falls - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
480 Otis:[]
480 Otis does some jacuzzi fishing in this video by Jen Schneider:
480 Otis in the jacuzzi Brooks Falls cam Explore.org 7-27-2022
by Jen Schneider
480 Otis makes an easy catch in the office video by Jen Schneider:
Easy catch for 480 Otis Brooks Falls cam Explore.org 7-27-2022
by Jen Schneider
504 & 2 Yearlings:[]
Jen Schneider captured this video of 504 and her two yearlings:
504 and yearling cubs Brooks Falls Low cam Explore.org 7-27-2022
by Jen Schneider
504 and her yearlings visit the falls video by twelve22:
504 and Her Yearlings Visit the Falls - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
504's precious yearlings in the riffles video by Jen Schneider:
504's precious yearling cubs Riffles cam Explore.org 7-27-2022
by Jen Schneider
Kwaahu captured this video of the 504s:
504s 27 07 22 ms explore.org
by Kwaahu
719 & Spring Cub:[]
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719 with her Spring Cub & 435 Holly:[]
435 Holly tolerated the close proximity of her daughter, 719 and grandbear, 719's spring cub on the spit, video by twelve22:
435 Family Reunion on the Spit - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
747 "Colbert":[]
Jen Schneider captured video of 747's entrance to the river from the Brooks Falls Low View cam:
747 Brooks Falls Low cam Explore.org 7-27-2022-2
by Jen Schneider
801:[]
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801 & 856:[]
801 (office) and 856 (far pool) are displaced by a large branch/small log coming over the falls as they fish in the far pool and office. Oh_Arana created this gif of the incident from the Brooks Falls Low View cam (p 18:14). Radioquiet created this gif of the incident from the Brooks Falls High View cam (p 18:14).:
Brooks Falls Low View cam:
801 (office) and 856 (far pool) are displaced by a large branch/small log coming over the falls July 27, 2022 gif created by Oh_Arana (p 18:14 BFLV)
Brooks Falls High View cam:
801 (office) and 856 (far pool) are displaced by a large branch/small log coming over the falls July 27, 2022 gif created by radioquiet (p 18:14 BFHV)
856:[]
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856 & 801:[]
856 (far pool) & 801 (office) are displaced by a large branch/small log coming over the falls as they fish in the far pool and office. Oh_Arana created this gif of the incident from the Brooks Falls Low View cam (p 18:14). Radioquiet created this gif of the incident from the Brooks Falls High View cam (p 18:14).:
Brooks Falls Low View cam:
856 (far pool) & 801 (office) are displaced by a large branch/small log coming over the falls July 27, 2022 gif created by Oh_Arana (p 18:14 BFLV)
Brooks Falls High View cam:
856 (far pool) & 801 (office) are displaced by a large branch/small log coming over the falls July 27, 2022 gif created by radioquiet (p 18:14 BFHV)
903 "Gully":[]
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903, 435 Holly, "806Jr" & Who? 2 Other Bears:[]
twelve22 captured this video of 903 fishing the lip with "806Jr", 435 Holly (blonder bear) and 2 other bears in the far pool doing some morning fishing.:
Morning Fishing at the Falls - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
909 & Yearling:[]
909 and her yearling fish the lip of the falls video by Jen Schneider:
909 and cub fishing the lip Brooks Falls cam Explore.org 7-27-2022
by Jen Schneider
910's yearling practices "the position" video by Kwaahu:
909 yearling practicing "the position" 27 07 22 ms explore.org
by Kwaahu
409 Beadnose's grandbears (909's yearling & 910's spring cub) may be thinking the 10th anniversary of bearcams celebration includes a cutest cub competition and they are cranking up the cuteness. 909's yearling offers this adorable baby bear macerana for voter's consideration.
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twelve22 captured it on video:
909's Adorably Goofy Yearling - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
910 & Spring Cub:[]
twelve22 captured this close-up video of 910's spring cub:
910's Cub Gets a Nice Closeup - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
910's spring cub takes a giant leap from the fish ladder to the lip as 132 and her two yearlings approach.
DanteV2000 created this gif of the cubs very impressive leap (p 07:54).:
910's spring cub leaps from the fish ladder to the lip July 27, 2022 gif created by DanteV2000 (p 07:54)
Lynn O'Donnell (aka LynnO) captured this video; park visitor's reaction can be heard:
910jr jumps on the lip when the 132's show up
by Lynn O'Donnell (aka LynnO)
910's (not 901) spring cub climbs higher in the tree near the fish ladder when growling starts video by Lynn O'Donnell (aka LynnO):
901jr climbs higher when the growling starts.
910's spring cub (not 901Jr) by Lynn O'Donnell (aka LynnO)
910 shows off her unique lip fishing style captured by Jen Schneider in this video:
910 showing off her adorable fishing style on the lip Brooks Falls cam Explore.org 7-27-2022
by Jen Schneider
Martina created this video of 910 and her spring cub fishing the lip of the falls from the Brooks Falls High View, Brooks Falls Low View and the Riffles cams:
2022 07 27 Explore org BF 910 & COY on the Lip -) from 3 perspectives
from Brooks Falls High View, Brooks Falls Low View and Riffles cams by Martina
910's spring cub gets another lip fishing lesson video by twelve22:
910's Cub Gets Another Lip Fishing Lesson - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
910's cub slips off the lip video by mckate: (1st time of the day)
27 Jul 2022- 910's Cub Slips the Lip (explore.org)
by mckate
910's spring cub washes over the falls (near side) (1st time of the day) video by twelve22:
910's Cub Goes Over the Falls - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
910's spring cub also washed over the far side of the falls today at approximately 21:13 AKDT. LunaCre created the following gifs (p 21:48):
151 Walker had just caught a fish on the near side of the lip, as he walks away with his catch, 910's spring cub float downriver above the falls in the swift current and washes over the lip.
910's spring cub washes over the far lip of the falls July 27, 2022 gif created by LunaCre (BFHV p 21:48 01)
A few minutes later, 910 also made a catch. She brought it over to the side but couldn't see her cub, so she returned to the far lip to look for the cub.
910 fishing the far lip from the riffles cam:
910 fishing the far lip from the riffles cam July 27, 2022 gif created by LunaCre (p 21:48 02)
910 searching for her spring cub after the cub washed over the lip:
910 searching for her spring cub from the riffles cam July 27, 2022 gif created by LunaCre (p 21:48 03)
Then, 910 and her spring cub must've met up somewhere because they re-appeared in the riffles together, only for the cub to get carried away by the current again.
910's spring cub washes down the riffles in the swift current July 27, 2022 gif created by LunaCre (p 21:48 04)
However, this time, 910 was watching, so, happy ending (Riffles cam)
910 and her spring cub quickly reunited after the cub washes down the riffles July 27, 2022 gif created by LunaCre (Riffles cam view p 21:48 05)
mckate captured 910's spring cub's adventure from multiple cam views in this video:
27 Jul 2022- 910's Cub Washes Over Far Lip (explore.org)
by mckate
Oh_Arana captured this video of 910's spring cub riding the riffles after washing over the far side of the falls:
910 Coy rides the Riffles 07272022
by Oh_Arana
910's spring cub adjusts the Brooks Falls Low View cam video by twelve22:
910's Cub Adjusts the Camera Angle on the Low Cam - July 27, 2022 (explore.org)
by twelve22
Kwaahu captured this video of 910's playful spring cub:
Playful little 910 Jr 27 07 22 explore.org
by Kwaahu
910's Spring Cub & 151 Walker:[]
151 Walker babysits 910's spring cub video by Birgitt:
151 Babysits 910's Coy 2022-07-27 23-01-04(explore.org)
by Birgitt
Live Chat - Brown Bear Motherhood & Life of Cubs:[]
As any parent knows, raising children is challenging. The same is true for brown bears. When we watch bear families, we witness the maternal devotion and instinct necessary to raise cubs.
July 27th at 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET on the Brooks Live Chat Channel, Explore.org's resident naturalist Mike Fitz talks live with Katmai National Park Ranger Chris Kliesrath about bear motherhood and family life.
Bear Motherhood and the Life of Cubs
July 27, 2022 hosted by Mike Fitz with Ranger Chris Kliesrath. The live chat begins 14:27 into video.
Watch The Wild & The Breach for Free Until September 6, 2022:[]
MamaPJ Team Otis shared this information regarding an opportunity to watch The Wild & The Breach:
"GREAT OPPORTUNITY!
For anyone interested you can watch Mark Titus’ “The Wild” and his latest film “The Breach” for free on YouTube until September 6th. The Wild is absolutely amazing; I’ve watched it about five times. Haven’t see The Breach yet, but I am certain it will be the same."
The Wild ~ Feature Documentary
The Breach ~ Feature Documentary
Cam Viewer's July 27, 2022 Recaps:[]
Gifs:
LunaCre's July 27, 2022 Gifs:[]
LunaCre shared 31 gifs from July 27, 2022 in this July 28, 2022 12:18 comment
Videos:
Jen Schneider's July 27, 2022 Playlist:[]
Jen Schneider's July 27, 2022 YouTube Playlist
Not Bears:[]
Ducks:[]
Wait for it....gif created by Scooch (p 23:08). The file is larger than the wiki server will allow, please click "gif" to view.:
Salmon:[]
Salmon on the Under Water cam video by Jen Schneider:
Salmon are ready for their close-up Underwater cam Explore.org 7-27-2022
by Jen Schneider
Hummingbird:[]
Hummingbird on Brooks Falls Lower video by Rita Mann
