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Bear 410 (Four-Ton) at Brooks River
410 · Four-Ton
ADULT FEMALE
FISHESNaknek Lake
ID MARKS AND HINTS

#410 is a large adult female. Her coat is medium brown with a grizzled appearance on her head and neck.

She has a recognizable dished-shaped face and prominent muzzle. Her claws are dark, and she lacks distinctive scars.

Bear 410 (Four-Ton) at Brooks River
Another look from the guide. Coats darken and bodies fill out as the season goes on, so the same bear can look like two.
LIFE HISTORY

#410 is one of the largest females frequenting the Brooks River and fishes almost anywhere.

She has been observed fishing in Naknek Lake, the lower Brooks River, and both above and below the falls.

In 2007, she returned with two spring cubs, marking her third litter. She returned to the Brooks River Area in 2008 with the same two cubs, then yearlings, but lost one in early July.

She is arguably the most human habituated bear to be found using the Brooks River, even while caring for cubs.

#410 has been observed with people and heavy equipment operating within 15 meters. She will sleep on the trail near the bridge and in front of or underneath the wildlife viewing platforms, even with many people standing directly above.

She may tree her cubs near the viewing platforms while she fishes.

Text and photographs from Bears of Brooks River, National Park Service, Katmai National Park and Preserve. Page 35.