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Flashcards by Owl_&_Osprey_Lover_ CA, updated 3 months ago
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| Bear #17 Mckate's ID Tips: 17 has a straight muzzle and small triangular ears that she tends to hold forward. Her coat is reddish blonde with darker legs. She probably sheds out to brown based on the NPS July 30, 2019 photo Fishes the lip | |
| Bear #18 This bear was noted to have a very large hump, light facial fur, a rounded forehead and a possible small scar in front of his right ear. He also had prominent superficial veins noted on both sides of his abdomen. Also appears to have a jaw injury | |
| Bear #20 “Mane Bear” Mckate's ID Tips: 20 has a roman nose and round, white tipped ears. His coat is reddish brown and he sports a mane and long hair on his underside Shows up later at night to fish next to the c and under the falls | |
| Bear #22 “PJ” Mckate's ID Tips: 22 has a long narrow muzzle, close set eyes, long ears, and a semi-prominent hump. While his coat is dark he has lighter grizzled areas on the top of his head and down his shoulders. Fishes the lip, sometimes mimicking 821’s sitting strategy. Also sits on 89’s rock | |
| What Bear Is This? | Bear #25 (435’s 2017 female offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: 25 has white ears that she keeps all season long. She has a straight muzzle, and somewhat close set eyes. Like her sister, she has a fairly prominent hump. Her body color is light to medium mottled blonde with a darker blonde/brown on her back Fishes the lip |
| What Bear Is This? | Bear #26 (435’s 2017 female offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: 26 has a dark face, an upturned muzzle, and fluffy blonde ears early in the season that are just slightly blonde tipped by the fall. She also has a prominent hump and a beard that is most noticeable in the very early and late season. She has a two toned body throughout the season that varies from light to dark brown. Later in the season when she has some weight, she resembles a mini-bison. |
| Bear #27 (451’s 2017 male offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: He has a long, slightly upturned muzzle and small ears. In June he arrives with a blonde coat and dark eye circles. Over the season his coat turns to a dark blonde/light brown Enthusiastically dives and leaps for fish | |
| Bear #28 “Bear E” (451’s 2017 male offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: 28 has a long narrow almost roman muzzle, small ears, somewhat close set eyes, and a semi-prominent hump. His coat changes from light to dark brown over the season. He has a blonde cinch mark and a blonde bear hat that become more obvious as he darkens. As the season progresses he develops a beard and long fluffy hair around his face Tends to fish the lip alongside 17 | |
| Bear #29 (451’s 2017 female offspring) LAST SEEN 2021 Mckate's ID Tips: 29 is still a small bear with a frowny face, upturned muzzle, and tiny blonde ears. She seems to be one of the few bears whose coat lightens over the season. She begins with a dark blonde/light brown coat which is light and grizzled by late fall. By October she has a puffy bear hat and small beard. | |
| Bear #32 “Chunk” In early summer, his coat is medium-brown and he sheds the fur on his shoulders first. He has numerous small scars and wounds around his neck and face. His ears are distinctly pointed, and he has a prominent brow. In the fall, his coat is a uniform medium to dark brown. In all seasons, he appears to carry more weight in his hind quarters than in front which gives 32 a distinctive silhouette. He lacks a prominent shoulder hump. In 2021 he returned with a large slash that has formed a scar on his muzzle He’s one of the most dominant bears on the river | |
| Bear #39 39 is a medium-small female. She has large ears, a dark blonde coat with a darker face and legs, and a slight v-pattern on her forehead. Her eyes have occasionally appeared sunken when seen. In the fall, she has a grizzled, dark blond coat and her ears look smaller than earlier in the summer. | |
| Bear #57 Mckate's ID Tips: 57 has a long boxy muzzle, a prominent brow, semi-prominent hump, and beard giving her a were-wolfish appearance. Her ears are long, oval, and tipped with blonde. She is light to medium blonde on her upper body and has brown pajama pants through July and August. Later in the season she becomes dark reddish brown with a grizzled body suit and sports a red mohawk. | |
| Bear #68 LAST SEEN 2019 68 is large bodied with a light brown coat in the summer that shows distinctive scars on his left shoulder and right side of his muzzle. His face sheds out dark, and his ears are widely spaced. In the fall, 68 has light eye rings and sports a dark brown coat with slightly blond tipped ears. Became more and more dominant in the last years he was seen, having several battles with 747 | |
| Bear #87 Mckate's ID Tips: 87 has large white tipped ears that she tends to hold back against her head. She has a straight muzzle and a heart shaped face. Her coat is a solid medium to dark blonde in July. She also has white claws. 87 returned to the Brooks River with a right shoulder and left front paw/leg injury, and her two 2.5 year-old cubs. 87 is not putting any weight on her left front paw. One of her 2.5 year-old cubs has a large right front leg injury where fur/tissue is/are missing. It is not known to us how 87 and her 2.5 year-old cub were injured | |
| Bear #89 “Backpack (435’s 2006 male offspring) 89 is a medium-sized young adult bear. He has a distinctive face with dark, round eye rings and a straight muzzle. His coat is usually golden blond in early summer, but it changes to a grizzled, dark blond or brown in the fall. | |
| Bear #94 94 is a medium-sized adult female with a uniform medium-brown coat, tapered muzzle that turns up at the nose, dark eye rings, and spade-shaped, proportionally large ears. In the fall, her coat is darker, but still appears uniformly brown. She is often very fat later in the year. | |
| Bear #99 (39’s 2016 male offspring) 99 has a narrow, upturned muzzle, long oval ears, and a obvious natal collar. He starts the season lighter brown, but by mid-July is a tawny color. By August his head and legs are dark brown, while his body color is a little lighter. Fishes the lip and is sometimes a bit of a mooch, politely hitting up others for a share of the their fish | |
| Bear #101 (402’s 2018 female offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: 101 has her mother's straight profile and upright oval ears. She has a prominent hump and is sometimes referred to as a Toklat bear because of her blonde body and chocolate colored legs. She retains her blonde coat throughout the season. Fishes the lip | |
| Bear #128 “Grazer” 128 Grazer is a medium to large adult female with a blond to light blond coat and dark patches around her eyes. She has a Roman nose and her large, oval-shaped, and widely spaced ears are very distinctive. In the fall, her coat darkens to dark blond, but her ears remain light blond. Will fish the riffles in early summer but prefers the lip. Sometimes fishes the j and office Incredibly protective of her cubs and aggressive towards other bears | |
| Bear #129 (482’s 2018 female offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: Early in the season 129 has a medium blonde coat with a light blonde hat. She has a short, slightly upturned muzzle and her mother's triangular ears. In close-ups you can she that she also has a chevron on her forehead. She is easier to ID in the fall when her coat turns a medium brown with a lighter swirl mark on her front shoulders and she sports a bright blonde bonnet that contrasts with her brown coat. Pictured here behind 131 | |
| Bear #131 “Marshmallow” (482’s 2018 female offspring ) Mckate's ID Tips: 131 is easy to spot early in the season because she is as white as a lamb. She has a short upturned muzzle and dark button eyes. In the fall her coat darkens along her back and she sports a fluffy head and goatee | |
| Bear #132 132 is a medium-sized bear. In early summer, her coat is dark blonde to light brown. In fall, her coat is brown with some grizzled fur on her head and shoulders. Her ears are light tipped and lean slightly forward. Her face is easily distinguished from other bears by the inverted V pattern of fur on her forehead. | |
| Bear #133 (482’s 2018 female offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: 133 has a longer and straighter muzzle than her sisters, large triangular ears, and dark circles around her eyes early in the season. Her coat is a fairly solid light reddish blonde early in the season and she is slower to shed than her sisters. Come fall her body and facial fur darkens, but her ears remain bright 133 also has more of a prominent shoulder hump than her sisters | |
| Bear #144 “Cubzilla “ (132’s 2018 male offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: 144 is a large, lanky sub. He has a long tapered muzzle and long blonde-tipped ears. His coat is uniformly brown. He looks a great deal like his older sis, 806. | |
| Bear #146 “Addie” (maybe 505’s female 2018 cub?) Mckate's ID Tips: This sub is a miniature of her mother (speculated to be 505). She has a blonde to light brown coat with lighter ears. She has a dark tapered muzzle and a round face. Her claws also appear to be dark with tan colored tips like her mom's. She tends to show up at dusk in the fall months. | |
| Bear #147 147 is an adult male with a well filled in body. He has wide set ears. His right ear is a little bit shorter than his left ear.He prefers fishing on the far side of the river. He is not often observed fishing on the platform side of the river. This may suggest that he is not habituated to the presence of people. This behavior could change as he gains more experience using Brooks River, but for some bears not even a lifetime of benign experiences with people is enough to change their behavior or for the bear to feel comfortable fishing in close proximity to people | |
| Bear #151 “Walker” Large adult male. He has upright and wide-set ears, a long tapering muzzle, and large dark eye rings that are especially prominent in early summer. His face is cone-shaped and his fur is reddish brown that darkens over the season. He carries fat reserves in his backside. In the past few years, he’s become very dominant and will fish the lip and office | |
| Bear #153 153 is a small female with a dark blond coat and a prominent shoulder hump. She has a faint stripe of darker fur across her back. Her large round ears are the same color as her body. Like 132, she has an inverted V or chevron pattern of fur on her forehead. | |
| Bear #164 “Bucky Dent” Mckate's ID Tips: 164's most identifiable feature is the dark vertical indentation in his upper muzzle which was why he was known as Bucky DENT until we learned his number in 2022. He has a long slightly upturned muzzle, bright blonde oval ears, and a dark blonde to medium brown coat depending in the light. His head is a bit horse/shaped from the side and he has long, lanky legs. 164 spent time in the plunge pool below the falls. He could be seen looking up and watching for fish falling back down. He was very successful catching them with this technique. | |
| Bear #171 171 is a medium-sized female with widely spaced, somewhat triangular shaped ears, a “smiling” gape, and a prominent brow ridge. In July, her coat is dark blonde, and in fall her coat is darker than her back and face | |
| Bear #193 (speculated sibling of 230 “Ben” and female offspring of 813 “Nostril Bear”) Mckate's ID Tips: 193 has blonde pom pom ears that sit high on her head. Her eyes are close set and she has a long, straight, narrow muzzle. She also has slightly lighter fur that frames her face and a bit of a goatee or beard. In the spring she is blonde, but her coat darkens to light brown in the fall. She sports a light blonde t-shirt and dark brown legs. On her upper right leg is a brown 'hook' that extends into the blonde. 193's tail is darker than her body in both summer and fall. | |
| Bear #203 (273’s 2019 female offspring) 203 has light rimmed ears and a lighter coat than her female sibling 204. Mckate's ID Tips: 203 is one of those rare bears who, while she darkens somewhat, starts and ends the season blonde. She has a long straight muzzle, small wide-set triangular ears rimmed with blonde, and blonde chin hair that is longer in the fall. | |
| Bear #204 (273’s 2019 female offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: 204 is the tallest and the darkest of the siblings. She has a straight narrow muzzle, slightly close-set eyes, and triangular wide-set ears. Early in the season she is a dark golden to light brown. As the season progresses she becomes a darker grizzled brown and develops a puffy somewhat blonde bear hat. She has a noticiable left hip scar | |
| Bear #205 (273’s 2019 male offspring) 205 is a small subadult with a brown coat. In fall 2021, he had an unshed head with darker fur around the eyes. Mckate's ID Tips: From a_lisa, 205 "has the dark fur around the eyes that gives him a bit of a disgruntled panda expression." His face is more round than his sisters and he has a shorter muzzle. His triangular ears sit high on his head and he has a blonde chin. | |
| Bear #207 (719 “Princess’s” 2019 light male offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: Early in the season 207 has an overall light blonde coat with the exception of his large dark eye circles. In 2021 he arrived with a big hat. By fall he becomes dark blonde, but retains a light toupee and bright ears. He has a long and slightly upturned muzzle. | |
| Bear #208 (719 “Princess’s” 2019 dark male offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: Early in the season 208 has a light brown coat with some blonde highlights and dark brown legs. In 2021 he showed up with a large hat. By fall his coat darkens to a medium to dark brown. He has a long straight muzzle and with his long legs resembles a 402 sub in profile. | |
| Bear #212 Mckate's ID Tips: 212 is a young adult with a long straight muzzle, close set eyes, and small to medium ears. His fur is pretty solidly light brown and he has a semi-prominent hump. His most notable feature is a shaggy head and attractive beard. | |
| Bear #217 Medium sized adult male with a uniform dark coat, muscular neck and blocky muzzle. Carries a lot of weight in his belly and backside. Has small, dark triangular ears that stick out to the sides of his head | |
| Bear #224 (94’s 2018 female offspring) Mckate's ID tips: 224 begins the season quite blonde, but darkens retaining her blonde bonnet and wide W-shaped natal collar. Sometimes it appears that she's wearing a t-shirt. She is statuesque with a longer muzzle, but it is not boxy like her mother's | |
| Bear #225 (94’s 2018 female offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: 225 is blonde early in the season and darkens to a light brown in the fall with the exception of her blonde bonnet. In the fall she also has blonde cinch marks -- her left side mark enlarges to a sizable splotch. She has a short somewhat upturned muzzle with a lighter mark by her eyes and a cute face She is known for her acrobatic skills -- walking on her back legs, balancing on logs, and even somersaulting. She sometimes walks into the water for some distance on her back legs. | |
| Bear #230 “Ben” (speculated sibling of 193 and male offspring of 813 “Nostril Bear”) Mckate's ID Tips: 230 "Ben" is most notable for his long fluffy white ears which he tends to hold back against his head. He has a long slight upturned muzzle with an overbite and a semi-prominent hump. His body is blonde, and his legs brown. Early in the season he has blonde "side" eyebrows and you can see a horizontal scar on the upper part of his back left leg/haunch area. | |
| Bear #261 (477’s 2008 female offspring) 261 is a medium-large bear with a grizzled dark blonde coat that darkens to brown in the fall. Her neck is shaggy and her ears are light tipped and triangular. She has a semi-prominent shoulder hump, lacks a prominent brow, and has a flat, wide forehead. She has a dark face, particularly around her eyes. Her claws are dark. During the summer months, a small scar is visible above her tail | |
| Bear #273 273 is medium-sized female with a blonde, shaggy coat and darker legs. Her ears are large and round. She has a furry face and a large “goatee” in the summer. Her eyes are closely set with dark eye rings. In the fall, her coat is dark blonde. | |
| Bear #274 “Overflow” (438 “Flo’s” 2007 male offspring ) 274 Overflow is a young adult male. His is large for his age and has long legs, which gives him a lanky appearance. His coat is blond and fluffy especially around his face and forehead. In July, he quickly sheds out and his new coat grows in a dark brown except for a golden crown along the top of his head and ears. | |
| Bear #284 “Electra” (708 “Amelia’s 2008 female offspring ) 284 is a medium-sized adult with a uniformly dark blond or medium-brown coat in July. In the fall, her coat is brown and very grizzled. She has a very prominent shoulder hump and a tapered muzzle. 284 looks remarkably similar to 708, who is her mother. She gives park staff issues when she’s in camp and has been known to hop-charge. She stands up on her back legs frequently | |
| Bear #299 “Damaged Nose Bear” 299 is an adult male. He has a prominent shoulder hump. He has a shorter muzzle and his nose has the appearance of being smashed in. 299 also has a left shoulder scar. 299 can be seen at the falls in low light conditions at dusk or dawn. He prefers to fish from the bank of the riffles. He will look for scraps at the Brooks Falls island. 299 often is seen passing by the brooks falls low cam and then heading upriver. | |
| Bear #306 (806 LLF’s 2020 female offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: 306 has round, wide set, white tipped ears. While her muzzle might be a bit more boxy than her mom's, she did inherit her overbite. Early in the season she is blonde with remnants of a light blonde hat. She darkens as the season progresses and has a dark dorsal stripe in early August. By fall she is a light brown with a puffy hat and beard. | |
| Bear #307 (708 “Amelia’s 2019 male offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: 307 has a small somewhat upturned muzzle and triangular ears that sit high on his head. His coat is fairly solid brown all season long with the exception of a red hat in late July through early August. He has often been described as a mini-Walker which is not out of the question since 151 mated with 708 in 2018. | |
| Bear #308 (708 “Amelia’s 2019 female offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: 308 has her mom's pretty face with it's straight short muzzle and triangular white tipped ears perched high on her head. Her hump is semi-prominent. Early in the season she is blonde with a darker mane. Later in the season she has a reddish blonde body suit, dark stockings, and an obvious red mane. Like her older sister, 908, and niece, 901, she has light blonde fur on her chest and upper legs. | |
| Bear #335 “Jolly” (435 “Holly”’s 2020 female offspring) 335 is a white blonde young adult female with darker colored legs and muzzle. Her face becomes very narrow, giving her a fox-like appearance. Her ears are the same white blonde as her coat, which darkens to a more grizzled blonde later in the season. She has a small shoulder hump and resembles her mother 435 “Holly”, even down to the “thong” ;) | |
| Bear #344 McKate's ID Tips: 344 is a compact fellow who is dark brown with a hint of blonde on this head and neck. In late fall he has darker hat, beard, and mane. 344 has a slightly upturned muzzle and his ears stick out parallel to the ground. | |
| Bear #353 (854 “Divot’s” 2020 male offspring) Blonde young adult male with lighter ears on the side of his head. He resembles 335 but is darker blonde with a wider muzzle and shaggier fur | |
| Bear #354 (854 “Divot’s” 2020 male offspring Young adult female that looks like a darker version of her brother with a brown coat, darker brown legs and blonde ear tips. Will likely look like her mom the older she gets | |
| Bear #356 Mckates's ID tips: 356 is a sturdy young bear with a light brown coat and reddish blonde mullet and trim beard in late July. His coat turns a solid brown by September. He has a deep, blocky muzzle and prominent brow. His ears are medium to large and he tends to hold them forward. He has a bit of and overbite and sometimes looks like he's smiling | |
| Bear #358 358 was provided in chat by Melissa Freels (via Ranger Tammy) on 11/3/2022. "For those who have been wondering about 358, who appears on the 'bears seen in 2022' list but is not in the Flickr album, I learned that he is an adult male who sticks to the far side of the falls evenings and nights. I have pics for Mazey to put on the wiki. He is a handsome reddish brown bear with eyes lined in black, and a little dark fur beneath his eyes." | |
| Bear #359 Shaggy medium sized sow with dark fur and slightly uneven ears, her right being taller | |
| Bear #383 (284 “Electra’s 2020 male offspring) Shaggy brownish red bear with a goatee, a darker dorsal stripe and small knobby triangular ears | |
| Bear #384 “Bun Bun” (284 “Electra’s 2020 female offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: Like her mom, 384 has a prominent hump, small triangular ears, and a tapered muzzle. For the most part, her ears match her body color. She's quite blonde early in the season and darkens to a medium blonde by fall. She also has her mom's long bangs and goatee in the fall. | |
| Bear #399 “Mystery Bear” or “No-Pants” He is a large boar with a reddish brown coat, round wide-spaced ears, claws that appear light to almost white and a shed pattern that makes him look pantless. He has multiple scars around his face, neck, back and right hip. 399 had multiple chatter nicknames before he received his official identification number | |
| Bear #402 A large female, 402 has a short, dark blonde or brown coat of fur. Her face is crescent shaped with a straight profile and her ears are oval or slightly triangular in shape and erect. In July, she often has long fur under her muzzle that resembles a goatee. During the fall months, her fur is brown and grizzled. | |
| 409 “Beadnose”, mother of 909 and 910 Honorable inclusion, no longer seen | |
| Bear #428 “Studious” (128 “Grazer’s” 2020 female offspring) Young female with blonde fur that becomes grizzled in the fall, bright blonde ears, and a pointier muzzle than her sister. Greatly resembles her mother. | |
| Bear #429 “Social” (128 “Grazer’s” 2020 female offspring) Young female with a less pointy muzzle than her sister and more grizzled fur, less blonde than her sister. Also resembles her mom a lot | |
| Bear #435 “Holly” 435 is a medium-sized bear with a distinctive light blonde coat in early summer. In fall, her coat darkens and can be described as the color of a toasted marshmallow. Her ears are large and very blond. She has a dished-shaped face, a short muzzle, and tan colored claws. Her dark eye rings are distinctive early in the summer. She frequently becomes very fat in the fall She is very skilled at catching fish in the lower river and along the cut bank, she is very successful at diving for dead and dying fish. She will visit Brooks Falls, but typically does not occupy fishing spots there. | |
| Bear #469 “Patches” is a medium-large male bear. His claws are dark and he has short, round ears. His muzzle is blocky and straight. 469's coat is brown. His most distinctive feature is a blond, diamond shaped patch of mocha colored fur on his left shoulder. | |
| Bear #477 “Sara” 477 Sara is a medium-sized adult female bear with light colored, long narrow muzzle, and oval shaped ears. She has long, distinctive claws, nine are very white and the 4th claw on her left front paw if dark . In July, her coat is light brown or dark blonde. In the fall, her coat is more uniformly brown. She has a long, straight snout and a droopy lower lip. | |
| Bear #480 “Otis” In early summer, 480 has a medium to dark blond coat which darkens to brown with blonder patches in the , one in the shape of the #7. He has tan tipped claws, and some scars on both sides of his neck. His ears are wide set and his right ear is floppy. His muzzle is long, straight, and narrow. He also has a prominent scar above his right eye. In the fall months, his body is fat and walrus-shaped with a relatively thick, wrinkled neck. | |
| Bear #482 “Brett” 482 is a medium-sized adult. She has a shaggy dark blond coat with legs that are darker than her body. Her ears are tall, triangular, and match her head in color. Her eyes are dark and her muzzle is short and blocky. | |
| Bear #503 (402’s 2013 male offspring, adopted by 435 “Holly” in 2014) Large adult male with long legs that allow him to tower over most other bears. His coat is reddish brown except for the tip of his crescent-shaped ears that appear feathery in the summer. He also has dark eye rings. His coat darkens to a uniform brown in the fall. Mainly fishes the j and the fishing hole at the base of the conveyor belt but will wander around the office and occasionally the lip | |
| Bear #504 504 is a medium-small adult female with a brown coat, dark face, skinny tapered muzzle, and distinctive large, tall ears. In July, her coat is medium brown. In the fall, her coat becomes dark brown, with grizzled fur around her head and shoulders. She has a semi-prominent shoulder hump and lacks a prominent brow | |
| Bear #505 505 is a medium-sized adult bear. In summer, her coat is brown with a blonder mane and ears. She has a tapered, conical muzzle and a round face. Her claws are dark with tan colored tips | |
| Bear #602 602 is a large male with oval-shaped ears. He shows up for a short time in the summer with a shaggy light brown coat and a dark mask over his muzzle and eyes. In the fall, he’s a rich dark brown and carries a lot of weight in his backside. 602 frequently snorkels in the office and will take naps in the water. | |
| Bear #610 (2014 female offspring of 171) This is a very small, adult female with a poofy blond coat and dark legs. This bear has a prominent shoulder hump, tall hips, and a dark face. She has tiny round ears and a very narrow face. An indent above the top right hip is visible, and speculated to be a scar from a wound sustained in 2015. A smaller scar is also visible on the back of the left heel | |
| Bear #634 “Popeye” Large-bodied male with a fluffy coat, notable shoulder hump, fuzzy forearms (that inspired his name) and round poofy ears. 634 Popeye fishes the far pool and the lip of the falls. 634 will aggressively steal fish from smaller bears, especially early in the salmon run. | |
| Bear #708 “Amelia” This bear has a small, but rotund body. In June and July, she has a light brown coat. By the fall, her coat becomes uniformly brown, but she can have more reddish fur around neck in some years. 708’s ears blonde, oval-shaped, and are perched high on her head. She also has dark claws and a straight and short muzzle | |
| Bear #717 “Silver Bear” 717 is a small female with a shaggy blond coat. Her legs skinny and lighter than her body. Her ears are light, rectangular, and placed on the top of her head. Her muzzle is skinny, upturned, and tapered to a point. Her eyes are set close together. | |
| Bear #719 “Princess” (2014 female offspring of 435 “Holly”) Small, young adult female with shaggy blond fur, a dark face, and tan tipped claws. In the fall, her coat becomes dark blond, yet she retains light blond ears. At this time, she closely resembles her mother, 435 Holly. | |
| Bear #747 747 is one of the largest, heaviest bears that use Brooks River. He has a medium-brown coat with reddish shoulders. Early in the summer, his fur regularly sheds out in a erratic pattern and he often has a noticeable shed patch on his forehead. During the fall months, his fur is dark brown. His face has a prominent brow ridge. He has dark claws, a short but blocky muzzle, and a large, stocky, and squat body. His ears have both sustained damage from fights with the left looking like a small nub and his right flopped over completely. | |
| Bear #775 “Lefty” 775 is a medium-large bear with a tapering, but thick neck. He has a Roman nose and lacks a prominent brow ridge. His coat is a uniform brown and he has a sizable scar near his left hip. This bear’s most distinctive feature is his short left ear. In 2016, 775 returned to Brooks Falls in July and consistently fished the lip of the falls. He rarely challenged other bears or attempted to steal fish, instead he focused on catching the salmon readily available to him. | |
| Bear #801 801 is a medium-small bear with dark brown coat in July. His ears are the same color as his coat and point out to the side. He has a long blocky muzzle and shed circles around his eyes. His claws are light tipped. He has a small scar underneath his right eye and scars on both sides of his neck | |
| Bear #803 Light brown, medium sized female bear with a small shoulder hump, tall ears, and a semi-prominent brow ridge. | |
| Bear #806 “Little Lip Fisher” (132’s 2014 female offspring) 806 is a medium-small female... She has a light brown coat with darker legs than her body. She has light tipped claws and an apparent over-bite profile. Her ears are triangular and the same color as her head." Early in the season, her coat is blonde and darkens to a light brown by mid-July. She often has a crescent-shaped shedding pattern on her forehead and light eyebrows. In the fall she develops an impressive ruff around her head and ears that resembles a hat | |
| Bear #807 (132’s 2014 male offspring) 807 has a 503-like look. He has large white tipped ears that he usually holds flat against his head. He also sports a goatee. | |
| Bear #811 (402’s 2015 female offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: 811 has wide set oval ears, a long straight muzzle, and sleepy eyes. She has a semi-prominent hump, long legs, and narrow hips. Early in the season her coat is dark blonde, and she has blonde tipped ears and a chevron on her forehead. In the fall she is brown with grizzled blonde hair on her head and shoulders | |
| Bear #812 (402’s 2015 male offspring) Like his mother, 812 is a long-legged bear with a straight profile. In closeups you can see a scar from the middle of his upper muzzle to his right eye. Early in the season he has blonde 'bangs,' a blonde body, and red pajama pants. As the season progresses he darkens into a solid russet color with a slightly lighter area across his hips. The tips of his ears remain blonde. Since he was a cub, he's had a nervous habit of sticking out his tongue | |
| Bear #813 “Nostril Bear” 813 is an average-sized female bear. In July, she has brown, evenly colored fur that can sometimes be ragged in appearance. In the fall, her fur is also brown but appears less ragged. Her most distinctive feature is her oddly shaped nostrils. Also, in 2018 she appeared to have injured the left side of her face, leading her left ear to be permanently floppy | |
| Bear #820 “Wallflower “ Early in the season 820's body is blonde and he has dark circles around his eyes. In fall he turns brown, but his ears remain blonde. 820's most notable feature is his large head and double chin. In 2021 151 took a bite out of 820's backside in a sneak attack, and he now has a scar above his tailhead. 820's favorite fishing spot is on the far wall at the falls, hence his nickname "Wallflower." | |
| Bear #821 “Pepper” (504’s 2015 male offspring) 821 starts the season with a light brown coat that darkens by fall. He has a skinny tapered muzzle, large round ears, and lacks a prominent brow. He also has a large scar on his right hip from a wound he received in the fall of 2017 821's motto is "Why stand when you can sit, and why sit when you can lie down." 821 frequents both the lower river and falls. When he took up fishing the lip 2018, he discovered that sitting was an energy saver. While on the lip he also likes to perform what could best be described as the bear version of Tai Chi. He will also sometimes repeat those movements on the lower river. | |
| Bear #831 “Salt” “Lpointy” (504’s 2015 female offspring) 831 starts the season with a light reddish coat that darkens by fall into a medium reddish brown. She has a skinny tapered muzzle, blonde tipped ears, and lacks a prominent brow. She has a semi-prominent hump and a half moon scar on the upper part of her back left leg. You will only find 831 on the lower river. Why she's never ventured upstream is a bit of a mystery. 831 is a gregarious and sometimes goofy girl. She will enter the water by standing upright and walking straight in or even by stepping in backwards. She also has a tendency to toss her head. | |
| Bear #854 “Divot” 854 is medium-sized female. She has a golden-blond coat in July which darkens by late August to brown. Her muzzle is short and straight. In July, 854 often has a noticeable shed patch on her forehead. Her most distinctive feature is a circular scar around her neck from a wire snare that was removed in July 2014 (see Life History section below). This scar, however, can sometimes be hard to see | |
| Bear #856 A very large adult male with a uniformly brown coat and light-brown ears. He has a rounded forehead like a chihuahua. In early summer, he has a noticeable stripe of thin fur running from his head to his back and numerous scars and wounds are visible on his head and neck. Behaviorally, he is quite bold and assertive toward other bears | |
| Bear #879 “Boarse” (bear-horse) 879 is a large, tall bear with a brown coat. His long straight muzzle, long neck, broad back, and tall upright ears give him an equine look. In 2019 he returned with a wonky left ear. He is a late summer/fall bear who fishes the falls and lower river | |
| Bear #901 (284 “Electra’s” 2016 female offspring) 901 has a sturdy build and pretty face like her mother. Her most striking features are her long, triangular shaped, angled-back ears and her light t-shirt/crop top markings around her upper legs, neck, and midriff. She also has a white patch on her right shoulder. In early summer she is light too medium blonde and darkens to a medium brown by fall. In fall the white spot on the inside of her upper left leg remains and is a good way to ID her | |
| Bear #902 “Peanut” (128 “Grazer’s” 2016 female offspring) Like her mother, 902 has a light blonde coat and bright white ears. I think she has a foxy look. Others have described her as poodle-like. | |
| Bear #903 “Gully” (128 “Grazer’s” 2016 male offspring) Mckate's ID Tips: 903 is one of those rare bears who remains blonde throughout the season. He just darkens from light to medium blonde as the season progresses. He is blonder on his head and has white ears. He has long 'bangs' and eyebrows and a straight deep muzzle. In the fall he develops a bear hat or helmet. He likes to sit on the lip and the riffles bank with his head stretched down | |
| Bear #907 (708 “Amelia’s” 2015 male offspring) 907 has long blonde ears that he usually holds back against his head. He has a slightly roman and deep muzzle like his mom. His coat is a solid medium blonde throughout the season. He is slow to shed his winter coat and looks scruffy well into August. Then he looks amazingly smooth. 907 fishes the lip and the j | |
| Bear #908 (708 “Amelia’s” 2015 female offspring) 908 has a straight profile, light blonde triangular ears, and a frowny face. Her coat goes from light to dark blonde over the season. She can often be confused for her niece 901. One trick to tell them apart is to look for 908's blonde chest | |
| Bear #909 (409 “Beadnose’s” 2016 female offspring) 909 has large, wide-set ears that make her look as if she's wearing a white matador's hat. Her muzzle is of average length and slightly upturned and her body is small and curvy. Early in the season her coat is light to medium blonde then turns a dark taupe. In late fall her coat lightens again and takes on grizzled appearance. Her ears remain white all season 909 will fish anywhere on the river, but she seems to be following in the footsteps of her mother who was a legendary lip fisher. She has a habit of crossing her right paw over her chest when fishing the lip | |
| Bear #910 (409 “Beadnose’s” 2016 female offspring) 910 has large wide-set blonde tipped ears and a straight muzzle that turns up slightly at the tip. She starts the season a dark blonde then darkens to uniform brown even losing most of the blonde on her ears. She also starts the season with a goatee. 910 has a bigger frame than her sister 909. 910 fishes all areas of the river including taking an occasional turn on the lip, although is not as dedicated to that spot a her sis, 909. She has a habit of bouncing up on her back legs and throwing her head around when fishing the lip | |
| Bear #911 “Split-Nose” Mike Fitz described 911 as an adult male with short, light brown fur, bald shed patches, and a pit bull-like face in 2018. Based on his size and scars alone we can accurately assume that he’s a mature adult, one who has survived many years of competition with other bears. Upon close inspection of his face, rangers noticed this bear has peculiar looking nostrils. The nostrils appear to have been injured and healed. 911 often has multiple facial scars. 911 prefers to fish the lip of the falls and is very proficient. He stands sideways on the lip and plants his right rear foot on a flat area. This makes his foot appear to curve upward. 911 will also fish right below the falls a bit back from the jacuzzi, often in a sitting position. | |
| Bear #912 (39’s 2016 male offspring) 912 has a long, narrow, slightly roman muzzle, long oval ears, and copper colored head. His side profile is almost anvil-shaped. He starts the season medium brown and is almost black by fall with just a hint of blonde on top of his head. He also has white tipped ears. His long muzzle, neck, and legs give him the look of a thoroughbred. 912 is a serious angler who, like his brothers, fishes the lip, but prefers the J. He will happily share his scraps with others particularly his brother, 99 | |
| Bear #913 (39’s 2016 male offspring) 913 is the chunkiest of the three 39 brothers. Early in the season, 913 is blonde with a red head. The fur around his ears is very fluffy, whereas 912 looks more sleek. By August he has darkened into a light brown and has a light cinch mark on his side. 913 has a broad forehead and large round ears. Like his brother, 912, he has a long, narrow slightly Roman muzzle. His, however, is more Roman and turns up slightly at the end. 913 usually takes a while to fully shed, looking very fluffy with irregular patches of shed fur in the early summer While all three of 39's boys fish the lip, 913 is probably the most dedicated. But he can also be found fishing the riffles and socializing on the lower river | |
| Bear #TBA 132F (132’s 2021 female offspring) 132F has dark blonde/light brown fur like her mother. Her side profile is a bit pointy and she has a semi-prominent brow ridge. Her eyes appear close together and she has a small pointed shoulder hump | |
| Bear #TBA 132M (132’s 2021 male offspring) 132M has medium to dark brown fur and large, round ears. He’s a bit larger than his sister with lots of fur around his face that makes it seem square. He was fat bear Jr. as a coy. | |
| Pictured behind his sibling here | Bear #TBA 482M (482’s 2021 male offspring) Lighter blonde male, fur is pretty even toned with darker legs. Pictured in front of his sibling here |
| Pictured in front of sibling here | Bear #TBA sex TBA (482’s 2021 offspring) Darker blonde cub, fur is lighter on their head and neck before getting darker blonde further down their body . Pictured behind sibling here |
| Bear #TBA 504F (504’s 2021 female offspring) Small blonde young bear with her mom’s cone-shaped face and a small pointy shoulder hump | |
| Bear #TBA 504M (504’s 2021 male offspring) Mini me of his mom 504 with her brown to dark brown fur color. He sheds right between his brows and has his mom’s cone-shaped face too | |
| Bear #TBA 909F “Bean” (909’s 2021 female offspring, adopted by her aunt 910 in 2023)) Medium brown young bear with long lanky limbs and large oval shaped ears. She has a long snout and a semi-prominent brow ridge. In the fall, she sheds on her forehead and has a “hat” of fur on her head | |
| Bear #TBA “Bead” (910’s 2022 female offspring) Medium brown cub with a round face framed by fur, bright eyes, and round ears |
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