File:Bears 909 Jr and 910 Jr Share a Tender Moment (53188037625).jpg

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English: Adoption in bears is rare, but this season, we have the privilege of seeing this phenomenon among our Brooks River bears. The two cubs pictured are adopted siblings.

Their mothers, bear 910 and bear 909 are sisters. The two sisters had cubs during different years, but they decided to raise their families together last year. This spring, the families returned together until bear 909 separated from her 2.5-year-old cub.

Not quite ready for independence, 909 Jr stayed with her aunt 910 and yearling cousin and eventually was adopted. The new family fishes, travels, and sleeps together, and it seems like the new siblings are getting along just fine.


NPS Photo/F. Jimenez
Date Taken on 17 July 2023
Source Bears 909 Jr. and 910 Jr. Share a Tender Moment
Author KatmaiNPS
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Katmai Bears 2023

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by KatmaiNPS at https://flickr.com/photos/99350217@N03/53188037625. It was reviewed on 9 March 2025 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

9 March 2025

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Adoption in bears is rare, but this season, we have the privilege of seeing this phenomenon among our Brooks River bears. The two cubs pictured are adopted siblings. Their mothers, bear 910 and bear 909 are sisters.

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