Bear with Cubs (IMAGE)

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Bear with Cubs

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Hibernating bear with cubs born earlier in the winter. After the cubs were born their mother’s heart rate returned to hibernation levels. For several weeks after giving birth the mothers also exhibited much less movement, preventing accidental damage to the suckling cubs.

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Timothy G Laske

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