@AlaskaTundrea I love the bear cams! I check in on them many times a day, just to make sure that everybody’s chunking up nicely! :-)
@all Someone posted this on Facebook a few days ago, it’s helpful to identify our hirsute heroes.
“I see a lot of people asking for names to match the numbers for the bracket…Here are the matching numbers to names and a quick tidbit:
335 Jolly. Sub adult of 435 Holly, emancipated this year
164 Shower Bear/Bucky. Hangs out under the falls a lot
435 Holly. Best momma bear
747. Needs no introduction. Has 2 torn/damaged ears and is known as Bear Force One. Arrives giant and leaves even moreso every year
856 Male. One of the most dominant and the one (I think) Bean protected Bean from
32 Chunk. Tons of scars
854 Divot. Has a mark around her neck from when she was caught in a snare
151 Walker. Looks like a potato with his big butt and usually has at least 1 bite on his booty
128 Grazer. Fierce momma bear with 2, 2.5 year old cubs this year
901 (female) sleeps hours on road, gives rangers problems with bear jams with her round self.
909 jr Bean (granddaughter of former champ 409 Beadnose, jr bracket winner)
480 Otis. Again, needs no introduction. Old man on the river with fewer teeth yet still manages to get rolly polly. Identified with floppy ear, ‘7’ on one shoulder and ‘sheriff’ badge on the other.”