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Black Bear sow and cub struggle to reunite

December 27, 2015 by Tony Leave a Comment

A somewhat heart-wrenching scene that unfolded in August but thankfully ended well. This sow and her two cubs were walking around a water diversion structure in Waterton Canyon, Colorado back in August.

Mom was able to easily scale the wall but it was far too tall for her cubs. One young one figured out a way around but the other struggled to figure it out.

For 15 minutes or so, it cried incessantly, pacing back and forth along the wall, trying unsuccessfully to scale it. Mom didn’t seem to understand why her little one couldn’t make it over.

Eventually the little one figured out where its sibling had gotten around and the family was reunited and headed off into the forest. It was tough to watch and listen to the cub as it was clearly stressed about the separation from its mother but also very pleasing to see them back together in the end.

A Black Bear sow and cub work to be reunited in Waterton Canyon, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A Black Bear sow and cub work to be reunited in Waterton Canyon, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)

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