Lily's den...snowed inThe view of Lily’s den says it all. Same for Jewel’s den. No bears ventured out.
Cubs run around LilyWhat do bears do when they’re still hopelessly snowed in far into what should be spring? Rest to conserve energy—and just wait it out. Unless you are a cub…then you run circles around your mother in the den! We couldn’t stop laughing when we watched this video of their antics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPDHTQfDLnU.
Honey makes tracks to the scaleAt the Bear Center, Honey made it to the scale and back to her wooden window den this afternoon when the sun came out.
Yup, it's snow alright!While the bears were snowed IN, we were snowed OUT until 7 PM. The plows were tied up elsewhere with deep, heavy snow until then. A lost day of work—but perhaps a needed break from the usual routine.
Lily licks snowSo, when will Lily leave the den for good? Verizon’s contest is still on! Post your best guess in a comment at http://bit.ly/11Vp929.
Verizon has posted a video about monitoring bear hibernation live with wireless technology—Verizon and Digi technology powering the Den Cams at http://tinyurl.com/Verizon-Technology.
Part III of yesterday's video highlights is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTXn_4xpnMk.
Thank you for all you do.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center
All photos taken today unless otherwise noted.