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dixiegrrrrl

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6. Long zoom lens, I expect.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 04:40 PM

Feb 2013

What surprises me is how small the baby is and yet knows to understand Momma bear is teaching him to climib.

Instinct of baby animals, including humans, always blows me away.

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The sweetest picture you'll see all day! [View all] trailmonkee Feb 2013 OP

Man, he sure is little. Isn't it a wonder that any of them survive to be sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #1

You know mom goes into hibernation not knowing she's pregnant. Cleita Feb 2013 #4

You don't think she suspects? TeeYiYi Feb 2013 #8

Hah! Glad that never happened to me! n/t pnwmom Feb 2013 #9

Happens to women all the time... Don't you watch TLC? kcass1954 Feb 2013 #16

I guess maybe I should check that station out sometime. pnwmom Feb 2013 #19

It's a waste now - all reality shows, and crappy ones at that. kcass1954 Feb 2013 #22

You should see the "ghost stories" shows . . . Brigid Feb 2013 #24

Don't forget the Ancient Aliens on the History Channel... WCGreen Feb 2013 #29

"Ancient Aliens" is even better! Brigid Feb 2013 #31

ROFL!!!! DUzy!!! calimary Feb 2013 #30

Sez awww LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #2

Miss being out in the woods in the spring. Cleita Feb 2013 #3

What surprises me is how close the photographer seems to be to the mama bear & cub Xipe Totec Feb 2013 #5

Long zoom lens, I expect. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #6

image is a little grainy... so I think the photographer was well away from the scene trailmonkee Feb 2013 #10

The camera angle is quite high Xipe Totec Feb 2013 #11

Adorable!!! joeybee12 Feb 2013 #7

It probably still wobbles when it walks lunatica Feb 2013 #12

Colbert will say these bears are a threat iandhr Feb 2013 #13

Strange, since xxqqqzme Feb 2013 #26

The alternative was "bert" wickerwoman Feb 2013 #35

Message auto-removed srogers Feb 2013 #14

If you can get hold of Disney's "Bear Country" (circa 1953), you will really enjoy it. 11 Bravo Feb 2013 #15

Why did she choose such a big tree? siligut Feb 2013 #17

OMG. sooooo sweet! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #18

Wow how did that little fella get up there? Rex Feb 2013 #20

bear power trailmonkee Feb 2013 #21

The bears are out of hibernation already? Brigid Feb 2013 #23

beautiful! Thank-you! robinlynne Feb 2013 #25

Sooooo cute! Notice momma bear is standing under baby bear to break his fall...just in case. Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #27

She is probably an experienced mama. Brigid Feb 2013 #34

oh to tiny and cute sad-cafe Feb 2013 #28

Boo Boo Beaverhausen Feb 2013 #32

I love it! mrsadm Feb 2013 #33