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Mama Bear, a Fence, and Her Cubs

14 Comments on Mama Bear, a Fence, and Her Cubs

  1. Here in tax land upstate NY I see some farms are putting up 8 foot fences around miles of their farm land. I have to wonder how that impacts wild life. Humans again.

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  2. google says full a grown bear is 400 to 600 pounds. That is some fence to have that live load jumping on it. Also, bear cubs seem to have a special spot on their heads to be grabbed by a mom. What sort of force did that require?

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  3. “google says full a grown bear is 400 to 600 pounds.”

    Googles wrong, again. I believe the current record black bear, for North America, is 695 pounds. I think the average weight is 250 to 300 pounds. Still a strong fence.

  4. The 30 acres of woods behind our yard houses several Florida black bears and coyotes and lots of other critters. The 6 foot wooden fence is no obstacle to papa bear. He simply pushes it over, snapping off at ground level the 4×4 posts. Mama and her 2 cubs stay on the other side of the fence. The cubs are very playful and are a delight to watch.

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