MamaMo Posted March 9, 2009 #1 Posted March 9, 2009 I had a visitor last night at work. Around 6-7 week old female bear cub. She weighed about 3 lb. I am friends with a local DNR wildlife officer that currently has 3 baby bears. Their den got dozed out on a job site and the mother ran off. They waited for a day and she didn't come back. Today they are being put in the wild with new moms. I had never seen one that little. It was a great surprise for the girl I was working with. I have worked with her for 5 years. It was her last day at work and she had never seen a bear except maybe at a game farm. Can we say it was a photo op for the customers that came in. 1. The DNR officers son Sam that brought the cub to see us. 2. So cute 3. The cub and I 4. Des-my coworker with the cub. Her last day 5. My sister-in-law Christine fell in love. 6. Time for a Bottle 7. The Perfect photo for Bear Heaven (our Boyds bear shop)
bongobobny Posted March 9, 2009 #2 Posted March 9, 2009 Waaaaay cute lil' critter!! Quite frankly I'm surprised that the mama never returned. You would think that the maternal instinct would be stronger than that...
mini-muffin Posted March 9, 2009 #3 Posted March 9, 2009 Oh how cute. Amazing how little they are at this point and how big they get later. Thanks for the pics. Margaret
Lobo Hurfiano Posted March 9, 2009 #4 Posted March 9, 2009 That is one luckie little cub. Progress for us--war zone for them.
MamaMo Posted March 9, 2009 Author #5 Posted March 9, 2009 In this case they dozed out the den she woke up and run. They told me the mother probably didn't even know she had them. They give birth while asleep for the winter. Bear have to wake up and find their young. They are going to put activated charcoal on the cub then Vicks on the new mothers nose so all she smells is vicks. They will traquilize the new mother then do this. I definely have been learning about them. This is the second time something has happen in the last two weeks. A 15 oz cub was brought home by a dog. They had to find a new mother for it too. It is a wonder that the sow didn't wake up on the dog.
cowpuc Posted March 9, 2009 #6 Posted March 9, 2009 Now that is AWESOME!!!! Of course you guys better hope that mother bear dont come knocken in the middle of the night wanting her babies back hahahahaha:big-grin-emoticon: Yea I know,, BEARLY made you guys laugh.... 'Puc
BuddyRich Posted March 10, 2009 #7 Posted March 10, 2009 Real cute, BUT did you see the claws on that thing already ??
Yammer Dan Posted March 10, 2009 #8 Posted March 10, 2009 Real cute, BUT did you see the claws on that thing already ?? Thats what I was looking at!!!
Grandpagak Posted March 10, 2009 #9 Posted March 10, 2009 really a cute litttle guy.. cant let the wife see this post or she will want one.. she's nuts!!
Squidley Posted March 10, 2009 #10 Posted March 10, 2009 How many times did Gerry say "No you can't keep him"
Sleeperhawk Posted March 10, 2009 #11 Posted March 10, 2009 Good thing Mechanic was not there, she would have brought him home and put him in with the rest of the bears in the bear den,
Sleeperhawks Mechanic Posted March 10, 2009 #12 Posted March 10, 2009 AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! I want one! (or two)! Thank you so much for sharing. Baby Bear Ben is so cute!
FROG MAN Posted March 10, 2009 #13 Posted March 10, 2009 I remember when she use to hold me and kiss me on the head like that. Things changed did I become an old grizzly or something?:think:
Yammer Dan Posted March 11, 2009 #14 Posted March 11, 2009 I remember when she use to hold me and kiss me on the head like that. Things changed did I become an old grizzly or something?:think: Maybe you had hair on your head???
BuddyRich Posted March 11, 2009 #15 Posted March 11, 2009 Maybe you had hair on your head??? :rotf: And it was probably much darker too...
Yama Mama Posted March 11, 2009 #16 Posted March 11, 2009 Here I have gone to the Smokies and Yellowstone to see a real bear, and all I had to do was ride to West Virginia. Who would have guessed. I hope the little guy does well. Yama Mama:301:
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