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Bear 909

Coverage of Bear 909 in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jul 30 · 19:34 UTCMost recent: Jul 30 · 19:34 UTC
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Bear 806topic1Katmai National Park and Preserveplace1Brooks Riverplace1Mike Fitzperson1Sarah Bruceperson1Christine Lobergperson1infanticidetopic1
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  • SCIENCEJul 30 · 19:34 UTCWAFB BATON ROUGE
    Female brown bear seen killing and eating spring cub at national park

    A female brown bear (806) at Katmai National Park killed and ate a spring cub belonging to another bear (909), marking the first recorded infanticide near Brooks River. Park rangers and naturalists observed the event via a live feed, noting the cub's death and 806's subsequent caching of the remains. The incident occurred amid an unusually high number of cubs in the area.

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