#489 is easily recognizable because of his large, distinctive scar on left hip.

This is a medium-large bear. His coat is light brown and often patchy when shedding, but is darker in September. He has a slightly drooping lower lip, dark eye rings, and dark claws.

His ears are large, upright and triangle shaped.

His nickname, Ted, is short for “triangle-eared.”

Bear #489 was classified as a subadult when first identified in 2001 and has grown into a mature adult since then.

In 2007, he received a wound on his left hip during a brief altercation with #218. While the wound he received looked vicious, it has since healed and scarred over, and is this bear’s most identifiable mark. This is yet another example of a bear’s remarkable ability to heal.

During the summers of 2008-2010, he was one of the very few bears that was regularly seen fishing in the river in mid-August.