February 19, 2010 - Lily the Black Bear and her cub sightings

Video editing and comments by Linda Gibson (a fan).

http://www.bear.org

Lily is a wild Black Bear who at 3 years old had her first cub on Friday, January 22, 2010.

These are the highlights from the Den Cam from February 19, 2010. This was the day for a feast of snow.

A viewing from February 3rd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwV1EbvL18o showed the cub rolling on her back. Researchers studied that clip and feel 90% sure that it is a girl...until the cub proves them wrong, they said. :)

Fans are hoping it is in fact a girl, as female bears stay in the area for life, whereas males move away in 1 to 2 years. The researchers will be able to continue their studies on this little cub if their guess is a correct one.

Cubs are born hairless and weigh only 1/2 to 1 lb at birth. This cub will stay with it's mother for about 17 months, hibernating with her next winter.

A long-term study of black bear ecology and behavior is being conducted by the Wildlife Research Institute http://www.bearstudy.org near Ely, Minnesota, less than 30 miles from the Canadian border.

On January 8th, a PixController video camera was installed in Lily's den by trusted researchers. The incredible show of trust by Lily is demonstrated in the cam installation video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCxTyHCvpfA At night, passive infrared light allows us to watch Lily 24/7 without disturbing her.

Thousands of people watch Lily as she labored and gave birth and the numbers grow as more people learn of this rare insight into the life of the amazing black bear.

Visit the Bear Center's website to watch the live cam feed. http://www.bear.org

Please, remember to donate at www.bear.org to help with this incredible research program.

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• Lily
• black bear
• newborn cub
• baby cub
• cub
• nursing
• ely
• minnesota
• north american bear center
• research
• wildlife
• nature
• den
• cam
• hibernation

[weasel530]

february 16 is my birthday soooo happy im twelve

[SuperBoomerSooner1]

Linda! Yes! Bears do use their feet to brace themselves!

[mitko321]

OOOOOO SOOOOOO CUTE :D

[kimmie667too]

Thank you so much Linda. All of these videos are great! I love Lily and unfortunately can't watch her 24/7 but you have brought me the parts I have missed!! Great work!

[tweetysblessed]

Thanks so much Linda! This video is priceless! I loved every minute of it. I don't know how you manage to capture these. God bless you!

[859cindy]

Thank you for posting this wonderful video. My daughter and I love to watch and we enjoy every moment. Hopefully, this video will allow wild animals to get the respect they deserve and we can all learn through Lilly and her cub how precious nature is and that we need to take care of all creatures.

[umaspice]

She is looking pretty big now! I join the many others who wish to thank you Linda for sharing this terrific footage. All mamas can relate.

[MIBsecretagent]

cute