Absolutely wild that the fat bear week finals came down to Chunk and Grazer, when I'm pretty sure it was Chunk that killed Grazer's cub this year, like omg the drama of it all 😱
yes, he did. im pretty sure the rangers did that on purpose, i think i remember one of them mentioning during a live chat that they think a lot about positioning, and they put Grazer and Chunk on opposite sides of the bracket so that they could potentially meet in the middle.
i'll see if i can find the quote tomorrow, if im remembering correctly it was said during the bracket reveal.
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Hello! I wanted to know if you have heard anything about Grazer after what happened with her cub? I remember her not showing up again at the falls but that was a while ago and I was wondering if you knew anything updated.
I love your blog, thank you so much for the bear updates!!! Have a good day~
Hello!
128 Grazer was around a few times after her smaller cub passed away, and then she left on a summer walkabout. She did show up once at the start of September, but only very briefly in the lower river, where she usually doesn't like to fish.
At this time of year, 128 Grazer often fishes at Brooks Lake, upriver from the falls and away from the cameras. She's been seen by several visitors up there with her remaining cub, and they both look very good!
Here's an photo on instagram from a visitor of Grazer's cub which was posted yesterday
and here's a facebook post on a public page (no sign in required, you can close the login pop up) of grazer and her cub from september 12th
going to copy & paste the update on grazer's injured cub from Naomi Boak under the cut. i dont think i have any better words for this than she does right now.
Good evening everyone. Tonight we witnessed another trying moment. We also witnessed the actions and reactions of a stellar mother bear and we have lots to learn from her actions. Below are Mike Fitz's considered comments after reviewing the video of what happened this evening. Thank you so much for your kind and empathetic reactions to a very difficult moment. I will post the video of the live chat we did on Monday after this comment if you want to review our analysis of the events of last Saturday
1. I didn't see it live, but I've been able to review the footage. At ~ 224pm AKT, Grazer was on the lip of the falls.
2. On the falls low cam, I could see her apparently healthy cub on the edge of the water. Then another spring cub washes over the falls.
4. The cub that washed over the falls appeared unresponsive. I do not know if it was dead or not but I saw no indication that it was or could fight the current.
3. This was almost certainly the cub that was injured by 32 Chunk on 7/29. If you want to know more please see this program:
(added note: link didn't copy over but i may add it later if i can get it to work)
5. Grazer saw the cub wash over the falls. She left the lip and searched for it in the jacuzzi (the large plunge pool below the falls).
6. Grazer retrieved the motionless cub in the water and made attempts to bring it to shallow water.
7. Grazer was then distracted by a need to corral and/or protect her other cub who remained on the near river bank.
8. When Grazer went to her healthy cub, the motionless cub drifted downstream. Grazer seemed to show some effort to look for it, but I don't know if she made contact with it again.
9. Was the cub dead when it washed over the falls? IDK. If it was still alive it could not fight the current. We know that cub was dealing with upper body injuries the last time we saw it.
9. If the cub was dead, then why would Grazer try to help it? Perhaps Grazer wasn't ready to give up. Perhaps Grazer didn't know it was dead.
10. Perhaps she felt an ursine form of loss. There is good evidence that some mammals can grieve.
11. Given the intelligence of bears, I would not discount that possibility even if it hasn't been demonstrated scientifically. Bears are thinking, emotional animals.
13. The saga and pain for the cub appears to over too. It didn't work out the way we had hoped, but at least there's comfort in knowing the conclusion to this story.
12. I think we can admire her dedication to her offspring, her dilligence in caring for them, and her courage in protecting them.
