#the806s

Bears shed in early summer, and different bears have different shed patterns! Theres even some bears that have been named after particularly notable shed patterns, like 399 No Pants. So named because, well:

source: Katmai NP&P Flickr, Public Domain, 2022

The guy had No Pants.

747 is also notable for his unfortunate shed, at least in recent years:

source: Explore.org, captured by me, july 10th 2024

I like to think that he's wearing assless chaps. Its Called Fashion, Sweety. 💅

and then you have bears like 806 (seen here with her cub 806jr) that shed their face before their forehead/ears:

Gif by LunaCre, from early july 2024

which makes it look like they're wearing a bear hat!

Biggie with the 806s, in case you missed it live.

If an adoption does end up being confirmed, it'll be the third adoption to take place on the bear cams. The first was 435 Holly's adoption of 503 Cubadult in 2014, and the second was 910's adoption of 909jr in 2023.

We will not be able to confirm that an adoption has taken place unless 806 nurses 128jr. This event is special regardless -- even if biggie is "just hanging out with the 806s for a bit", it is still fascinating behaviour, and definitely worthy of note. Mother bears don't share their fish with just anyone! But if 806 nurses 128jr, we can expect them to stay together as a family group until 806 emancipates. And that would be truly astounding to witness!