**GRAPHIC**WARNING** 469 Takes Down 402 in Predatory Fight (explore.org KRV cam) 9.30.24
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- Опубликовано: 12 окт 2024
- This a a very graphic video, and I am warning you now to not watch it if it will upset you. I only edited this down for folks who believe they want to see what happened, but seriously ask yourself if you really want to.
The bear has been confirmed as 402, the most prolific mama bear on the river. We don’t know why the bear fight started; we do know that 469 has been known to guard caches of dead bears before. We do not know if he was responsible for the death of that one, which was taken over by a different and more aggressive bear, Lurch. While not unheard of, it is unusual for us to witness this type of thing at Brooks River. I’ve been watching on and off for the last ten years and have never seen this type of activity before.
It’s important to note that bears are apex predators. And if you need a break from the cameras, no matter what, you should feel free to take one.
This is a safe space to express your feelings about what happened. It’s heartbreaking and stressful so please feel free to comment below, even if you have not seen the video. Again, ask yourself if you really want to watch.
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Humans apply the adjectives/behaviors "peaceful" and "sweet". These bears, alas, were being bears. Nature is tough.
It sure is. Heartbreaking as it is, nature is what it is.
That's a little scary for me, as I was there a few days ago. I walked along the beach where 469 dragged 402. Fellow Brooks Camp visitors walked around that area. That would have been a terrifying scene.
It was relayed to me while I was there that a fellow Brooks Camp visitor observed a large male who was very intolerant towards people hanging out by the spit near the industrial area. When he realized this bear's disposition he left the area. Soon after, the bear began to stalk the Brooks Camp visitor as if to eat for prey. The Brooks Camp visitor had been stalked by a bear before in a different part of Alaska and knew the feeling.
I have been to Brooks River before in years where there was more salmon, and this year there was very little salmon. The bears did not appear as fat or as tolerant as in previous years. In my opinion, they seemed annoyed at the lack of fish and annoyed and frustrated in general.
I am not a biologist, just a viewer of the bear cams, a visitor of Brooks Camp, and an observer of bear behavior.
@@ljsong1 that is frightening and probably was 469 - he hasn’t been seen anywhere else on the river that I know of. When he was much younger, he fished all over, including the falls, but not much since I’ve been watching. There is fish in the lower river, but not as much as in years past. I appreciate your sharing your experience, it’s interesting and answers a question for sure about his disposition in the days prior to the attack.
REally want to visit there but after hearing tales like this, wondering if you are allowed to bring bear spray with you?
@@tnbigal43 Even if you are carrying bear spray it is too scary a place for YOU! What if you HAVE bear spray but an aggressive bear FAILS TO RESPECT IT? Who will you expect to save you and are you going to object if a high powered rifle is used? Stay in safer places because people who are afraid of real bear life can ONLY JEOPARDIZE THE LIFE OF THESE BEARS. If a bear scared you bad enough even if it never hurt you it would be killed as an unsafe bear.
You have the most informed and realistic comment on this page. Smart enough to know your knowledge limitations but wise enough from actual observations to see bears as the apex predators they are.
Wow, rip to the poor bear we lost today. Thanks for posting, and for the warning. Not pleasant watching, but it's good to bring to people's attention how hard a bear's life can be. 😢
Devastated. 402 was the Queen of Katmai. Now she is a queen in heaven. 503 will carry her genes into the future.
How are you doing @honeybee1888?
@@ManyaP64 Really sad. 402 was such a presence on the river. Such a lip fisher. Such a big and beautiful bear. How about you?
@@honeybee1888 missing hedgie so much right now..think about jr alot these days.
This is so sad and heartbreaking for so many. 402 was such a beautiful bear. May she Rest in Peace and never be forgotten ❤️🐻🙏
For a new watcher does anyone know what the kill? Food dispute? Cubs? Or just dominance?
Occam's razor is what I rely on when conceptualizing these kinds of situations (least assumptions). 469 was old, he saw an opportunity and he went for it. On land he most likely would not have prevailed, but in the river, as long as he could get her under water, he had a shot - he took it and drowned her.
Today's experience with 402 reminded me of a poem my mom wrote long long ago, about the nature of life.
The way of life
As I looked at the leaves
on the ground today,
glance up at bare trees
what a pity to say,
for such beauty to leave
but trees have to obey,
to the nature of life
in a very sad way
That is lovely - appreciate your respect, pragmatic approach and sensitivity. Your mom's poem sums it all up perfectly. Thank you for sharing it with us. ❤❤❤
Thank you for having the strong heart to edit and post videos like this. I watched only bits and pieces, and I really appreciate the opportunity to witness events like this at my own pace, in my own time. I saw Smalls go over the falls live, and I’m very glad not to have been watching KRV yesterday. Dive deep for those salmon 402, we’ll be here when you come up for air 💔
Our lovely 402..RIP..you will be missed..I'm so incredibly sad.
If she was not in the water, she might have escaped. RIP 402😢
At one point they were far apart. Why didn’t she leave then? New guy question.
@@mikehess616 we don’t know. She may not have anticipated that he would follow her. He was far away then got very angry and went after the kill. He was never going to let her get away a second time.
@@ManyaP64 thx
@@ManyaP64 thx
@@mikehess616 Why would she want to leave? She had no way of knowing he was even more pissed after the skirmish. Bears kill. Where do you think all those "disappearing" cubs and adults go? To Disneyland looking for work? Bears are opportunists with very little anger management skill.
I thought 2 cubs were playing with Ma Ma Bear sitting on the bank chillin and was waiting for a male to attack and then I realized!
a lot of us in chat thought these were the 94 cubs as mom was watching from shore, that obviously changed when we realized they werent play fighting
I watched this sped up and until she went under I would have thought they were playing. Thank you for sharing and thank you for the warning. It would be great to see a glimpse of 402jr right now.
So sad. “Without the cycle of death and sacrifice, life would not exist on Earth. Death drives evolution, ensuring that life is never wiped out.”
Please keep your evolutionary ignorance out of here. I thought evolution was the driving force behind all creation?? Now you're saying death drives evolution?? Some really uneducated people on here
Thank you. I didn't watch this, but I did see the live stream with the rangers. The more live cams I watch of apex predators around the world, the more I understand that this is part of nature's plan, no matter how hard it is for us humans to watch. I have deepest respect for the rangers who are entrusted with the care of this environment and are closest to the bears. RIP 402.
RIP to the beautiful bear we lost today
WOW. I honestly didn't even realize what had actually happened until almost 5 minutes in. This happened so quickly. R.I.P. to the unknown bear. Also thank you for placing that warning there as it was absolutely necessary, I didn't take "takes down" literally. I think this year has really made me feel like we should point out the reality more often, especially for newcomers, because we like to think of our cute lovable bears in our minds. Thank you for all you do,, especially during these rough times
It was actually a very well known bear that was killed. 402 gave birth to many cubs in the area.
@@Tb0ne9921very sad - at the time it happened, we didn’t know who it was. Chatters on explore were doing a list of accounted for to try to narrow down the bear’s identity. A ranger who was on his way to work saw 469 dragging the dead bear and identified it as 402 then posted it to his IG story a few hours later.
Do people really think bears are cute lovable creatures? They kill their own young, and eat animals alive 😂
@@db9818 I have a stuffed bear I call 747. In no way am I trying to cuddle with the actual 747 and in no way do I think bears are going to be nice to me or treat me with any human emotions like respect or dignity, I would expect to be mauled completely if I tried snuggling with a bear. However, when we watch them, even while literally ripping heads off of fish, we love them, we care for them and they ARE cute! And we do love them, which is why they are lovable. We love to study them, their habits, their quirks, and their personalities. It's natural for them to kill their young and eat animals alive, it's their nature. Are you suggesting that you should not love or even cannot appreciate something because it doesn't share YOUR nature?
Thank you ManyaP. This year has been hard on the emotional part of me, not knowing about Otis, the cubbie and now this. I understand nature is wild. It just makes me sad..
Не думала, что я буду так плакать из-за медведицы с другого полушария Земли.
У вас все хорошо? Это так тяжело смотреть, и я знаю, что многие из нас убиты горем. Пожалуйста, будьте добры к себе и не стесняйтесь выражать свои чувства здесь.
@@ManyaP64Спасибо вам,мне легче, что я не одна горюю из-за неё. Я знаю, как все, кто здесь, любят этих медведей. Мы вместе, в каких бы странах ни жили.
А мне неважно в какой части света это животное. Всё равно равно тяжело....
I heard the news in my news feed but unable to watch it. I know it's bears being bears, and it happens more often than we know. We often give bears human attributes, but they are wild and governed by the laws of nature. I'm thankful for a glimpse into their world; their beauty, the gorgeous world they live in, and the brutality of survival. You will be missed, you beautiful girl.
Thank you for posting in the title who was killed. I came in chat this afternoon I guess not terribly long after it happened and was trying to work out what I was reading. Of course, no one knew then who it was or I guess couldn’t really confirm. I don’t know that I will ever watch but this is truly the part of nature I absolutely hate. 😢
Predatory attacks and/or cannibalism can sometimes happen if food is scarce. I'm an infrequent cam watcher - is there less salmon than usual this year?
@@Cara-380 it’s not high this year, last season was a normal run and the two years before that were high runs. Food isn’t as scarce as you might think, but 469 is an old bear, so this was quite shocking. We just don’t know what prompted him to do this. I don’t even think the bear experts that study Katmai know.
Why couldn't he have let her go when they were apart? Why did he half to go after her? RIP beautiful Momma 402
Wow. To my eyes, there was the initial altercation and 402 retreated. Then, a bit later 856 followed her - and did he actually drown 402? Holding her head under water for an extended period, or did I miss something? One might expect this sort of fight between 2 adult males.
It was 469. He’s a fall bear that we don’t see on the cams a lot. He’s older, like 30. I didn’t expect this, but bears are all about survival.
I can't help but wonder....have heard from indigenous elders, many times over my 60 plus years, that we can read the signs of the times by watching animal behavior and the animal kingdom.
The brutality this season coupled with the heartfelt loss of Katmai's Zen Master, King Otis, IMHO, is related to this wisdom.
I completely agree with you! 100%!! It’s a sign of the times. Our Indigenous Elders have so much wisdom. Thank you for sharing!
@@simplysmashley1 🙏
@@DulceLaAlma the omens are clear. Trump is winning the election.
How are two apex predators fighting to the death a "Sign of the times". I think you may want to consder not taking disney cartoons as reality.
@@DerekVTX hahaha! Your disrespectful , aggressive, and dismissive comment equating indigenous elders and wisdom to Disney cartoons...it proves my point😂
It’s so sad it was a river fight
I watched the long version today and it is tough to see and even harder for me to understand so I've been trying to process Please bear with my stream of consciousness( see what I did there). From what I can tell, this type of cannibalism is called conspecific strife- one adult male kills and eats another adult bear. What made 469 target 402 specifically is something I'd like to know. Was it her age? Does 469 have history with her? Was it a confrontation that triggered 469 to become predatory or had he been stalking her like any other prey animal? While cannibalism among bears is a known behavior, the why is perplexing especially when it appears there are still quite a few salmon around. Thanks for giving me the space to get all this out. All I can conclude is that if a boar brown bear decides you're on the menu, there aren't many ways to stop him.
Yup, all these things. Not sure if he was annoyed by her success diving and catching fish or some other reason. I think the most perplexing thing is that he's super old, way past the age that brown bears are supposed to live.
She was an old bear. I think she was sick and dying and 469 sensed it. Less than a week ago McKate posted a video of 856 jolting 402 from a nap. By the the way he ran towards her It looked like he was testing to see if she was sleeping or dead.
That theory was debunked by Mike and Naomi in the chat
@@CastleMc And how, exactly, was it debunked? Without doing a necropsy no one knows. An adult male preying on an adult female especially at this time of year is unheard of and is an extremely rare to non-existent event seldom if ever observed before. We have recorded males digging females out of dens during late winter in the subarctic, but in that area food resources are no where as abundant or rich as on the coast. The other complicating factor is 469's advanced age. He is one of, if not, the oldest bear in the area. Old males have been known to become more desperate and risk taking in acquiring food.
I am still shocked by the brutality and very sad. Rest in peace great Mom 402.🌈💔
I wonder now if this is what happened to Otis but at a different location possibly on his way to the falls? Nature can be both beautiful and brutal.
The risks of fighting in the water, she probably was breathing too fast from the effort of the fight, and when he pressed her underwater she couldn't push him back up and drowned. She could have survived if they had been fighting on land. Just surrender and run away.
OH MAN!! this is SO SO sad, I am crying. Why did this happen? I know it's nature and so on but still to this day I cannot watch any animals hunting from Lions to hyenas to bears 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 Thank you also for the warning. We all love animals, or we wouldn't be here. Poor bear, I wonder if we will know who it was that was killed. Will be a sad night tonight for me
You doing okay? Checking in on my bear fam. ❤
@@ManyaP64402
@@ManyaP64 Aw thank you, watching the 3 superstars talking helped earlier on live chat a lot but I keep having burst of tears as I am making my family dinner and thinking of what an amazing long life 402 had with 8 litters. Hope you are as best as can be on this sad day.
Stop your crying you weirdo. It's called Nature !! IT HAPPENS ALL DAY EVERYDAY !!!! How about you cry about our planet you help kill using fossil fuel ?? 😢😢
This wasn’t brutal at all when compared to Nat Geo scenes. I am here after reading an article about this that was in my feed. I do understand it’s high emotions for the frequent viewers of the Katmai bear cams.
@@nonino1644 I edited out 19 minutes of the fight and the most graphic part where he forces her under water and drowns her; he lets up and you can see she is lifeless. I agree NatGeo is much more graphic, but this kind of thing is so rare in the bear viewing world. It may happen more when we aren’t watching and may explain why some of our favorite bears don’t return after winter, we just don’t see it. Appreciate your understanding of the situation-nature is beautiful and also harsh for us humans to grasp.
Who was the bear on shore witnessing the event? Anyone know?
@@emcooper3031 I think it’s 225. At the beginning, notice how she’s startled by something and then goes back to position. It could have been the 94s on the spit or something in the water we can’t see.
Thank you so much for the warning. I chose not to watch. Can't wait to hear the play by play from the rangers to know & learn abt the whole range of bear behaviors. . I don't think I've ever cried for a wild creature I'd never even met! She could have had many more years on this planet.
If it's any consolation, over 25 years old and had 8 litters. One way or another, she was approaching the end of her life (the *average* lifespan of a wild brown bear in Katmai is only about 20 years). I "met" 402 in person in 2013 during a visit to Katmai, so I too am sad, but she was an amazing, beautiful wild animal who lived a successful bear life, by any measure.
Otis would never
WOW I knew they would fight till the death, but never knew they eat each other DAMN .
@@drsmith4806 yeah, bears are opportunists and will eat anything to fatten up for winter. Apex predators - although this is rare to see, and to see it happen on camera is especially traumatic.
I also do not hate 469, just wanted to add that in there.
No judgment from me if you do hate him. This is a safe space for bear viewers.
I find it difficult not to hate 469 and I love and defend all Grizzlies
Bears being bears is no reason to "hate" them.
Save that hate for the humans that are currently deliberately killing other humans.
@@KHANAGE1311to be fair human are animals as well and have killed each other since the beginning of time. Bears are no different, he deliberately killed her.
@@frankiethefrog1752
Humans know better. Bears operate on a more primal level of consciousness. I don't think it's a fair comparison.
If humans all operated on that same level, we'd all be killing each other every day.
Most of us have evolved past that...
this is crazy. the fat bear contest refs need to take this into account. HE SHOULD BE BANNED FROM ALL FUTURE EVENTS. :D
Sorry what? Ban the bear? This is what bears do. I'm sure your kidding, now that i think about it. Sarcasm is hard to hear In text
This late in the season can be a dangerous time regarding bears as hyperphagia sets in such an unusual attack i have never seen or heard of this in all the years i have watched bear cam i have a feeling this bear is rogue for whatever reason something is off poor lovely 402 thank god she emancipated hedgie earlier i am broken over this and worried for other bears and people in the area thank you 402 for giving us 503 you will live on in all our hearts
It used to happen on most low salmon years - I’m traveling or I’d look it up but for a few years in a row (pre-cams), Lurch would invariably end up caching the carcass of another adult. Low salmon years mean bears need other sources of energy for winter.
Bears are opportunistic feeders; there is nothing unusual about 469's behavior and it's quite likely this happens a lot more frequently out there (especially in the fall) than we think. The cams on the Brooks River give us only a tiny snippet of a view of what happens in this huge park...bears on the river are usually well fed by the salmon, but this is often not the case elsewhere. For bears, calories are calories, and without them they won't survive hibernation.
Both of these animals are well past the average life span of bears in Katmai; one died so the other can maybe make it another year or two in this wonderful but harsh wilderness.
I wasn't expecting bear fights so early, we still in September, they usually start more often from November forward, don't? 😢
@@dafnemarques711 there are fights for dominance in early summer but a predatory attack on another adult bear is pretty rare at any time of year. Their metabolism will start to slow down soon-this seems really out of left field.
A good reminder to animal huggers that these bears are wild and both live and die by their wildness.
I have seen the bears in Katmai. Some even up close when they moved in very close while i was fishing no-name water. I slipped away.
That's awful. Wish I hadn't seen it. I didn't realize it was going to end in death.
Nature is cruel and this is a sad part of it. Life goes on.
Sad but that is real life and death in the wild !
The comments on here are hilarious lmao "i didnt knkw grizzly bears fighting would be so brutal".. wtf did you expect honestly
Hey, genius, get a job so you can buy a shirt. Bye!
@@ManyaP64The cope from you is insane
I’m just finding out about this. Omg so sad. Does 469 actually drag her body from the water? I wonder why he would do that. Also, do we know exactly what killed 402? Like was it a slash in the neck area?
He drowned her. 😢
@@ManyaP64 so sad. This season really tested our emotions.
@@fizzoli He killed her to eat her, that is why he dragged her on shore.
Did 402 have cubs this year?
No her last baby left about a year and a half ago she was quite an old girl
@@lc9629 she emancipated her 2.5 year old cubbie in spring.
@@ManyaP64 402jr was emancipated on or shortly after july 3rd...
Did they have names
No. They are not pets.
@@patgriffith4632 I know their not pets. I also know some do have names besides their number
The NPS Rangers identity and study the bears at Katmai by numbers. Some older bears were also given names. Bear 402 lost her life (she was 26) to bear 469 (identified by the light diamond patch of fur on his shoulder). 🌈 402 had 8 liters of cubs that she raised at Brooks Falls, the most documented number of liters at the falls. She emancipated her last cub earlier this season.
469 is known as Patches or Digger. He is also now the oldest boar in the park, about 29 or 30.
@@patgriffith4632be respectful on my community. I welcome you and expect respect from all commenters.
Wonder why he killed a female?
Apparently because he was hungry. Per the rangers, it appears to have been a predatory attack.
@@Venckman So if that's the case did he end up eating her? Not to be gross or anything. There had to be other food for him. Crazy.
@@Venckman No offense but I don't know if I'd believe the Rangers.
@@lindaadelwerth8042 Bears are opportunistic feeders and some will eat anything. Cannibalism is not uncommon and does happen with apex predators. Many times the larger dominant bears will begin a “cache” to ensure they have enough food for survival. Hyperphagia in wild bears is something humans are still studying.
@@LABoyce Damn
TY ManyaP.
This is so sad to me
life in the state of nature .
Wow! I didn't know he ate her. How sad~
32 was helping himself not long after. But yeah, he killed her for food. Very rare behavior.
Did he eat the body?
@@kyledmorgan he started to, then was forced away by 32 Chunk, a dominant bear.
This is nature. Nature is survival of the fittest. Sorry, but all those people saying oh it’s gone to heaven, and how cute the bears are, and all her hopes and dreams are gone, just need to get a grip! Bears don’t have hopes and dreams. Their aim every day is to eat and survive. Sometimes they do and sometimes they don’t. They are not cuddly teddy bears. They are ferocious predators who fight, often to the death, and whose cubs have low survival rates. If you want soft and cuddly get a dog.
@@Shazzadut1 these folks are daily bear viewers. They KNOW this is nature and they know bears are apex predators. This has never happened on these live cameras before AND I encourage them to express themselves here. They know the reality, they aren’t stupid. If they want to think bears go to heaven to feel better, that’s fine with me. They aren’t showing up on random RUclips channels and beating their chests and scolding people.
@@ManyaP64 The comments in this thread say otherwise.
I can't take anymore this is so sad that's explain she got no baby cubs this year if will so devastating if she will left them
She emancipated her 2.5 year old cub in the spring, so at the very least, she did not have any at this time.
tyvm
This is horrible..i hope the rangers can retrieve her body.
They will not. It will nourish the ecosystem. There was already another bear reclaiming her protein.
@@kims.7829 it’s too dangerous while it’s being guarded by 32, who took control of the cache. Not sure if it will be left intact for now.
@@ManyaP64 Why would they, though? Even if it was unguarded?
@@VenckmanThe rangers will sometimes retrieve a deceased bear (i.e. skull and tissue samples) for study and analytical purposes by their biological team. This helps create a biological profile for Brooks Bears and maybe explains what they go through physically.
@@Venckmanthey might if it were abandoned and near human activity. I believe that is what they did with 26jr when his little body washed ashore last season. If you recall, the cubbie was killed by 88.
469 a regular? name ?
469 Patches. He is a very old bear (+30 years), likely the oldest seen at the river.
@@sapphireshorePatches is a fall bear only turns up late September early October poor 402 wrong time wrong place 😢
@@sapphireshoreI didn’t expect such an old bear to be so fierce. But male bears can be very aggressive in the wild like this.
This is not sad. This is just nature.
So so so sad
Sad but not really that graphic compared to some of the Africa scenes like the crocodile river crossings. After that GRAPHIC WARNING, I was expecting a scene like ''The Revenant.''
@@waynelynch3862 if I hadn’t posted this warning, I would be hearing from my subscribers that I should have. This is very rare behaviour to see on the bear cams.
Patches is the oldest bear in Katmai. He is the King. Long live the King.
@@DeathRayonLA Sara is the oldest. Patches is the same age as Otis.
Skill issue
Is he eating her???
Nom nom
@@brad064 Really?
Grow up.
@@brad064rules on my YT community: Don’t be a dick. You’re being a dick. Bye!
🐻 💕
Oh my. I hope it isn't any of the subs or Mothers 😢
402
@@ЕленаН-б6к im speechless... I was just admiring this momma not too long ago and her adventures with 503. My heart hurts 💔 thank you for letting me know
@@arteech0keeДа. Это ужасно. Но это природа. А мы люди, и нас объединяет наше человеческое: любовь, душа. Благодарю всех сотрудников парка! Представляете, как им трудно наблюдать? Думаю, мы видим далеко не все, что приходится видеть им.
@@ЕленаН-б6кdefinitely agree with you 🙏 you have said it so nicely
Usually I’m 100% against interference and actively speak against people asking for rangers to interfere with the natural cycle in Katmai. But this time I begin to question if this is actually more harmful for the ecosystem.
Yes, bears can kill each other, and yes they eat each other. But based on what I’ve read 469 seems to have made this a habit. He seems too aggressive for a bear in my opinion. He’s not underweight. Clearly. You can just look at how small his hind legs look due to fat buildup and realize immediately he was not suffering from starvation. This bear just isn’t opposed to taking anyone and anything for food. This is, and I hate to say the term because it has horrible connotations, but a potential man eater. All predators are “man eaters.” But many predators show little care to have humans as a part of their diet and most predators are more prone to run than to fight as many of us are aware of now. 469 seems willing, and almost desiring to hunt uncommon prey, and to be extremely aggressive in general. 402 had years of life left, and assuming some other aspect of nature didn’t do her in, she’d have provided to the balance of the ecosystem for YEARS by killing deer, eating berries and other plants and of course our salmon runs. Now, all of that balance has been stopped short for…another meal for a fatty I’m afraid to say.
Again. I’m not an expert, and if Katmai rangers see this as acceptable I won’t oppose. But where I’m looking at it from, this seems like a waste of a bears life to me, and a sign that this may become more common the longer 469 remains a returning member of brooks falls bears.
He’s a bear, that’s what they do. Eat and kill, I don’t see why this is so surprising to people.
@@nkhurst19 Bears do not cannibalize each other that often this is extremely rare and quite frankly odd.
@@nkhurst19this is extremely rare for bears to do and they generally only do it when there is virtually no food supply. The river still has salmon and bears are still fattening up well. 469 is quite fat as well, so we don’t know why he did this. And he has been known to at least cache other bears in the past, although we don’t know if he was the one who killed those bears. After this incident, I’m inclined to think that he did.
Another lookie loo that doesn't know bear behavior . It's fine to learn. But that happens by reading what others here say. Not chiming in saying it's normal. It's not.
@@larsvonrinpoche1229 actually, we don't know. We only see a tiny slice of what happens in Katmai National Park on these cams, or even in the general study area of Brooks Camp.
Brooks Camp is a small area, Katmai is huge. Nevertheless there are a number of reports of bears feeding on other bears in the Brooks camp area over the years. An area in which bears are generally well fed (by the salmon). Whether these bears we killed by other bears or died from other causes, nobody knows.
But we do know that when hyperphagia kicks in with the onset of fall, to bears, calories are calories, and they will eat what they can.
I hate this bear
Who is the jerk in the background laughing?
402
😢😢😢
Это ужасно. Не смогу больше смотреть.
@@ЕленаН-б6к❤❤❤
*F.*
Bear or boyfriend--which is more dangerous?
The bear's intentions are clear. We know they are dangerous.
We don't know the man is dangerous until he is.
I still choose the bear.
@@drivehard2395, you are not the only woman who actually believes this, I have noticed. For men looking for women with reasonable judgment, it's convenient that so many freely advertise that they are too dumb to breed.
@@drivehard2395 same. We know what the bear is capable of.
I know fat bear week is competitive but the refs really should have stepped in
Terribly sad. But honestly, I've seen dog death fights that were more gruesome and violent than this.
@@pissant959 I edited out the most graphic parts, about 19 minutes of it.
Thank you @ManyaP
You doing okay?
@@ManyaP64 Yup. Just feeling a lil melancholy. 😔 I know we need to continue forward to celebrate our FBW. 👑🧸👑 and all of our beautiful bears. Feels strange. 🤷. We will all get through this together!! Thank you Manya 🥰🤗
@@girlboss7807 I feel the same as you.
@@zoogirl7536 I finally had my cry, but tears are still falling 😓💔
I think most of us are very sad and heartbroken. So many unanswered questions. Like why did he go after her and why didn’t she swim away?