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Bear 415 at Brooks River
Bear 415
ADULT FEMALE
FISHESThe Lip
ID MARKS AND HINTS

A medium-small adult female, #415 has a brown, uniform coat and a short straight muzzle. She has no distinctive scars.

She almost continuously bobbles her head when fishing the lip of the falls.

Bear 415 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

#415 isn’t easy to identify by appearances alone. Pay close attention to her behavior.

She is very aggressive with other bears when fishing the lip of the falls. Even with her small stature, she will often back down larger male bears to retain her preferred fishing spot.

Text and photographs from Bears of Brooks River, National Park Service, Katmai National Park and Preserve. Page 36.
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