Tartan’s Den

Posted on   April 23, 2022
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Category  :  Bear Feature Stories & Photos

Tartan investigated one of the vertical dens that he had previously ignored. This type of den, high in a tree, is the choice of many a sow who is going to give birth. We wonder if Tartan was born in such a den, perhaps, in January of 2021.

There he goes, right inside.
His caboose looks pretty big. In case he gets stuck, the Yearling Extractor Tool is ready.
No worries! Tartan got himself out. No extraction was needed.
And down he goes!
That was very well done, Tartan! You don’t want to hibernate now. No, eating is better!

Imagine what a task it is for wee little newborn cubs to follow their mama out of a tree den that is 50+ feet off the ground! Yearlings like Tartan have had plenty of tree climbing experience, so it was nothing to him, and he didn’t have to climb very far, anyway!