January 29, 2010 - Lily the Black Bear and her newborn cub

Video editing and comments by Linda Gibson (a fan)

http://www.bear.org/website/visit-us/lily-den-cam.html

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

This video is composed of two separate clips, one showing the incredible care and patience Lily demonstrates, rearranging the bedding while the cub wails and carries on. All the time, she is cooing to her baby, reassuring and calming. The frigid air on the cub's bare skin at less than a week old, along with the lack of a nearby nipple causes the cubby to express it's displeasure.

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.

The second clip is when the cub is contentedly nursing on the mother, making it's humming motor sound as it does.

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/website/visit-us/lily-den-cam.html

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

Please note: The photo of Lily shown at the beginning of the video is owned and copyrighted by the North American Bear Center and found here: http://www.bear.org/website/visit-us/lily-den-cam.html

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[10bears2]

It's going in my favorites! Loved the video & great job! I am so hopelessly in love with Lily & her baby!

[maddie444]

Fantastic Video! I love how Lily takes care of her baby, Fluffing up the bedding a all

Thank you for sharing

[whimsy152]

You did an amazing Job Linda, Thank you, thank you, thank you. I could listen to the cubbies contentment for hours on end!

[pjedsted46]

Fantastic video thanks for sharing :)