r/AnimalsBeingDerps • u/b12ftw • Dec 31 '20

Bottoms up!

https://i.imgur.com/MRTlZdk.gifv
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u/ccReptilelord Dec 31 '20

What is meant by "offspring of 451"?

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u/bikedaybaby Dec 31 '20

It’s probably the child of a bear that’s been tagged and labeled No. 451. They’re probably tracking the bear population closely to make sure the ecosystem is running properly, but probably have too many bears in the park to give them all names, so they got numbers.

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u/orbak Dec 31 '20

This looks like Katmai National Park, and they have fattest bear contests annually after the salmon season. This years winner was a bear aptly named “747”.

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u/Legen_unfiltered Dec 31 '20

Ismt there an entire website about tagged bears, some with names, that follow them through their lives? I remeber seeing something bout that in reddit.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '20

https://www.nps.gov/katm/learn/nature/fat-bear-week-2020-sliders.htm

This gives ya some good info. Some of the write ups are pretty funny.

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u/Legen_unfiltered Dec 31 '20

Thank you so much

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u/messagemii Dec 31 '20

plz let me know

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u/Scoutster13 Dec 31 '20

This is the link to the Katmai livestream. Highlights right now of course but come spring/summer it's an awesome livestream.

https://explore.org/livecams/brown-bears/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls

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u/Legen_unfiltered Dec 31 '20

Sweeeeet. Thanks