The Birth of Lily's Black Bear Cub - Jan. 22, 2010

[SpringMum]

Because humans' hips and birth canal are very narrow since we moved from moving on all fours up to walking on two legs. It is easier and less painful for other mammals because their bodies are made for the easiest passage of the baby.

[CatLover74747474]

i love the bear center. lily is from the bear center in Ely MN. She Is My Favorite Bear There.

[BattlingTube]

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[BattlingTube]

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[vbdarlin]

i love lilys cub so cuteee

[ladythar]

Thanks to all the hard working ppl who not only make this type of magic available to us all.. but in doing so, help the animals of our world! Well done and thank you! I've loved checking in on Lily from time to time and am thrilled you put the "best bits" up here! =D

[christy69frogs]

Lily amazes me every time I watch the videos or the live feeds...way to go girl

[CaptainTyler2010]

That is so cute,makes me want to donate a few bucks to help them out with the debt at the bear center.

[asparrow]

I hope the wolves don't find her.

[Jazzicall]

I SAW THIS WHILE I WAS AT SCHOOL LIVE

[Kaaspeer1]

so cute!!! it screams like a human child!

[Lynnt]

Amazing! The cub really does sound like a human baby. :)

[xjollyrnchrx070]

ive been watching lily for a whilee<3 my friend is "married" to herr

[Greew11]

Who's Lily?

[afriditimes]

good job

[ericko8650]

Thanks Mr. Heilig. I needed something to cheer me up after the Vikings loss

[AnnualCreditScore]

Black Bears are one of the coolest animals on the planet. Thanks for the video.

[TheNewShlt]

this video is awesome :)))

[Adelbert1309]

cool!...the cub sounded like a human child...

@kanzaki88 - "just always wondered why animals are very quiet when they give birth while humans scream their lungs out. hahaha. very sweet video." - I agree with you! hahaha

[CJBBW]

I would imagine that part of the reason is proportional size. Lily is over 200 lbs and a cub averages 12 oz. Average human female 140, average human baby, 7 lbs. If they didn't have to worry about attracting predators, they just might make a little more noise too.

[tryceo]

Bears are cool

[Codemew]

The cub sounds like a baby O:

You learn something new every day...

[kanzaki88]

the sound of the cub is just so awesome... just always wondered why animals are very quiet when they give birth while humans scream their lungs out. hahaha. very sweet video.

[mugenkhan1122]

the cub sounded like human child...

[imdumb123]

That is sooo cute

[UnoobtuberXD]

Wow this is amazing!!! I wish I got to see the full video though, and it's crazy the baby cub sounds like a real born baby. O:

[ToBillspaceYouSuck]

10/5 great vid

[lumeriam]

Cute!

[doggygerms]

What a heart warming video :)

[staphinfection]

Amazing! It's amazing this giant creatures have such natural instincts of calming and soothing their newborn.

I don't see Lily smacking the baby in the ass, so why do we do that?

[yohesazn]

so the baby breaths

[NewnotesJR]

Whatever we do, the point is to make the child cry so that he or she can expell any fluid still in their lungs and start breathing air.

[judithannorjudy]

They should call her "Stevie"..she was born of Steve Perrys birthday...great job Lily..

[YuneShik]

all i see is black fur lol

[waterswheel]

At about 2:20 start watching for a tiny, tiny arm of the cub on the lower left hand side of the screen.

[pthompson2010]

we can also use youtube to help fight the corruption that comes from campaign financing. I'm running for congress and have a good vid about it on my page if you care to look

[gabeo8]

Dont call me stupid and all.But is it a Cub giving Birth to a cub,Or just a mom giving birth?

[mileysideisforme]

1 she had one and this were watching berfor this at school

[0Vanessa13]

Ehm.. well it plays for me..

[chaumtran]

I can't see or I need new computer

[sarah20xoxo]

ok the vid wont play for me here or on yahoo

[LorraineALD]

Aww did you hear the noises Lily was making to her cub and the way the cub reached out and touched her nose! It was all very touching and sweet! Thanks so much for sharing this!

[hojoe5]

@LorraineALD lol i couldent here it but i saw it

[hojoe5]

@LorraineALD oh nvm i hear now

[GKGOOKINS]

How many did she have?

[waterswheel]

one cub

[miguel10carranza]

i cant see the cub at all

[waterswheel]

All you can see is it's arm reaching out and touching its mother- it happens twice in the video

[mrspris]

I watched Lily for over a month and missed the birth but just watched it. I wish you could have seen a better view of baby cub. Lily new she was going to give birth because the last couple days she prepared her den.

[TheTeaPartyMovement]

I need new glasses , I can't see it ?

[waterswheel]

At about 2:20 start watching for a tiny, tiny arm of the cub on the lower left hand side of the screen.

[flizz5]

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS MOTHERFUCKER!!

[bruinrenee]

Amazing and very touching! Thank you for sharing with us.

[flizz5]

HEY CAN I FUCK YOUR GIRLFRIEND??

[TheyH8MePoopsie]

It show you how a bear can treat their baby better then some humans. Not sure how rare it is for a bear to abandon or beat their kid, but watching this video shows how human like they are and it tells me that all mother bears are like this. Sad to see a bear know how to go out and feed it's young and nurture it and you have humans who don't go out and feed their kids and don't nurture them. Why is that? Is it because humans have to deal with more things that stress you out?

[SoulSnatchaz]

What are you talking about? This is a video of a bear giving birth, not a documentary on how to it raises their cubs. Humans do know how to feed and nurture their children, what are you doing? only thinking about the ones that can't?? Even the ones that can't try, its not their fault, its the way the system turned out to be, & not everyone fits in it. These bears are in their natural habitat, we're not.

Also, not all bears are the same you prejudice bastard!

[waterswheel]

Animals will sometimes eat or abandon their young in times of stress or famine, so no, all mother bears are not like this one.

[101catlover1]

I've been watching this video at my school and I'm watchingbit right now

[ddegraw]

Any advice? I have tried for the second day and I cannot see the video. I have watched others on this site, but can't see Lily!!

[sarah20xoxo]

@ddegraw vid wont play for me either

[JASwarty]

@sarah20xoxo me neither, must be an overload of people trying to view the vid

[TransAmGrlLS1]

Aw I love Ely! I was just there last September! :)

[klr1948]

This is so great to be able to see something so wonderful

[hollywargo]

It's great to see something so beautiful

[ueberRegenbogen]

Better gay than stupid. Enjoy that vanishingly narrow tract that passes for your mind. ☺

[NaraNobu]

cute baby :)

[mnvacation]

@moosonee3

And yet you took the time to not only watch the video, but comment about it as well.

This is the first time any of this has been captured. Grow up and appreciate what you're actually watching.

[NaraNobu]

well said mnvacation :)

[waterswheel]

The newborn reaches out a tiny paw

to touch her mother's face

as it squeals and cries

While Lily licks & grunts

"it's alright little one"

and then pulls her baby close

to save it from the cold winter nigh

[CandyQueen4]

We switch classes during the day and when i was not with the teacher who had this up the cub was born! i missed it!! THANK U SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[britam66]

Excellent viewing, I've always been amazed with Bears and this video is fantastic!

Thank You

[ralflor]

O M G Listen to that precious baby!!!

[praghav]

AWESOME.

[PoopLoungeProduction]

haha thanks heilig!

[samlaux59]

Thank you TizzyMay for letting us know to change to 480, I have been trying to watch it and it wouldnt work!!! So AWESOME!!!

[TizzyMay]

Beautiful! For those of you who can NOT get the video to play, change the "360p" to "480p" (next to the sound). The video will reload & play. Others, please keep moving this solution up so everyone can marvel at Lily's new cub. Thanks!

[KDay5161]

AWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) we've been watching her at my school for awhile

[killians57]

Awesome,thankye so much for posting this :O)

[zac030101]

LOVE LILY, WHAT A GREAT MOM.

[desertcafe]

OUTSTANDING! Thank you so much for posting this! Best of luck to Mama Bear and Baby Bear!!!

[Declethor]

If your having video problems, try playing in a different web browser.

[skygirlblue]

No luck getting it to play....I've tried it in several browsers, cleared my cache, rebooted my computer, and sang the "Star Spangled Banner"...

I'll try back later...

[lcnessie15]

Many thanks for providing the webcam view of this!

[uhooked]

omg, the little cub sounds are so-oh frickN sweet!

...lovingly, tammy

[fuzzykat114]

can't see video, just spinning

[bushpilot223]

Clear your internet cache and temporary files and try again or reset your router/modem.

[MEEEEOWOOOOOOOFS]

Beautiful moment...Thanks to all those who enabled so many of us to witness this event.

Thank you, Lily!! Congrats!

[kbugbee]

video won't play :(

[spiderxcat]

thank you so much  for posting this here.. I was trying to watch but missed it.. HOW amazing!!!

[ddegraw]

me too

[TheTwashburn]

@silveramber2007.

Nice comment. Lily is an amazing display of God's creation!

[sx20Ramar]

Congrats to Lily & all who made this viewing possible! This is a GOOD use of technology.

[Herbiesmom56]

Thanks for posting.

I have been watching faithful since the 10th and missed it all! I was knocked off and had no video. Missed both cubs being birthed. I still have no video!! 2 weeks for not!!!!!!!!

[laramy1]

The miracle of Life. Congrats to the researchers, to all of us who care, and most of all to Lily. Thanks you for sharing this with Lily's fans.

[silveramber2007]

I m so happy to have been able to be to see this live. I am in awe of her. It is amazing to see GOD'S work. I pray that mother and cubs live a long and peaceful life. I can't wait for my daughter to get home and witness this. Thank you to all are involved in bringing this miracle to our computers both live and delayed.

[mwurtz51]

What a wonderful Experience! How AWESOME to be able to view it live! I admit it .. I cried!!! Happy Birthday Dear sweet little cub ! Lily, You are a great Mommy!!

[millergirl60107]

Fantastic! I have tears (happy tears), and I bet the rest of you do too :)

[sascwench13]

I saw it live too, and it was the MOST amazing moment! Never in my life would I think I would witness the birth of a wild black bear!

[fdeverney]

I missed the birth because I was in class. Thank God for technology, lol.

Thank you for posting!!

[floridamn22]

i watched it live, it was amazing!!!

[catbelly]

Welcome little cubbie.

[upnorthsew]

And all is right with the world! Such a wonderful thing!

[chevy2do]

Finally something really cool to look at on the computer. Thank you Whitewolf entertainment.

[justformirka]

sooo like a human baby's cry

[gonziface]

I'm so happy that I got to see this live today, I am amazed at how the cub sounds just like a human BABY! Thank you for this video Conny! I LOVE IT!

[moonhusky]

Happy birthday!

[wildaroundus1]

at about 1 min 47 sec you can see the little cubs arm in air!

[menschimausi]

I saw it live, and I'm happy! All the best for lovely Lily and Cub; will visit them each day! Thanx for showing this Video!!! Conny

[tuffkidder]

Thanks

[roxiehart1]

I saw the 1:49 second part of the birth live at work. It was terrific!! YAY Lily.

[kathy4peace]

Way to go Momma Bear Lily. We have been glued to this. I was at work and a fellow teacher had her students run a note down to me to let me know of the birth. We are all so thankful for opportunity to watch this miracle.

[altz0597]

it's like you want her to hold her baby up to the camera and say, look what I just did!!!

[klassylady25]

Only one cub?

[waterswheel]

Looks like it. Bear usually have one to three cubs, two normally, but Lily is very young, 3, so one makes sense.

[legacyoflife6]

We have been watching Lily for about a week now and were sooooo happy to get to see the birth as it was happening! My 4 children and I started jumping up and down and yelling. Very cool! And we are so glad they posted the video on here so we can re-live it again and agian.

[nfocity]

I was watching, and this video shows more than I saw??? Thank you for posting it.

[AnimalSites]

wonderful! sounds almost like a human baby

[auntiesmedley]

I've been watching her for 2 days now. Even stayed up until 1 am last night, hoping. Of course it happens while I'm at work, too. Thank you so much for posting this clip! I am amazed and slightly awed to be able to share in Lily's experience.

[trumpetmom30312]

Thanks for sharing this, I missed the birth!

[janeswalden]

Thank you so much for enabling us to share in this incredible birth. Nature is awesome! :)

[wildirishindian]

Been watching for a couple wks. and was soooooo excited and happy to get to be tuned in when  she finaly gave birth! The cub sounded like a human infant. Absolutely a once in a lifetime opportunity!

Thank you to all who've made this possible!

[izzyamar]

Absolutely amazing... :-) And the cub's cries sound almost human!! Congrats to Lily!! :-)

[drevsdre9]

cool!

[KristiH480]

Woo Hoo!!! So exciting!!! Thank you for providing this for us all to see!!

[johnsheffernan]

Congrats to Lilly, Sue, and Lynn! You've done a really cool thing with the webcam. A bunch of classes at our school have been watching.

John Heffernan

[annamaria2500]

Thanks for posting this!! After watching all week, the cub was born while I was at work . . of course. He/She sounds very HUMAN!! So happy for Lily!! It'll be good to watch them together now.

[1963silke]

I saw it live - great to be able to watch it again and again - thanks!!

[littlemissequus]

Oh to hear Lily talking to and reassuring her baby!!! The sweetest sound I've heard in a very long time!

[Carmenth]

beautiful

[BlueAyes]

Watch for the little cub's arm at 1:48. I watched this live earlier today - simply amazing. Thank you SO much for letting us be a part of this experience!

[CJBBW]

I hope she can rest now... she's been working so hard! I think I was having sympathy contractions all night even though it's been 20 years since my youngest was born!

[SoulSnatchaz]

How do you know? you've only seen 4 minitues of her...

[CJBBW]

Because I've been watching the live feed along with other researchers since Jan 16. This clip was put up as a courtesy for those who may have missed the actual birth.

[Cabinwood]

I was watching this live -- so amazing that the cub sounded so much like an infant!!!

[SourFunkLemonade]

Thank you for letting us see this!

[orcaslady]

Excellent, thank you so much for this!

[fordchick79]

awesome! thank you for this upload!

[jumpbikedance]

go momma bear!

[DONNANDMARY]

this is cool of lily