It’s not clear whether or not the adult grizzly is a boar or a sow, but my bet is that it’s a sow. In this case, this is a trained bear. Boars WILL kill cubs in order to stimulate their mothers to go into estrus.
Thank you for posting this wonderful scene. I found myself rooting for the bear cub the entire time and was overjoyed when Mom arrived to save the day!
Cennydd, Right. The adult bear is BART THE BEAR, a 1300 pound male grizzley. I believe the man who plays the young hunter in “The Bear” is Bart’s trainer Doug Seuss, who has raised him from a cub. Bart is a movie actor and, if you have watched westerns, you have probably seen him in action more than once. There is a wonderful sequence in the National Geographic video, “The Grizzlies”, showing Doug working with Bart. The bear cub, YUKE, would also be in training. While it is true that male grizzlies will kill very young cubs, it is also true that, on occaision, one will adopt an orphaned cub the age of Yuke. (The same holds true for tom cats & kittens). The object in “The Bear” was to take Bart into the wild, turn him loose, and see how he would react. I highly recommend both movies.
Frances Scott
I’ve seen the film, too, and I agree, Frances. I was stationed in bear country with the USAF, and I’ve observed their behavior on occasion, but never studied them closely.
AWESOME!!
Thanks for the clip from “The Bear”, one of the best nature movies ever made! I watch this movie on a snowy afternoon every winter .
Frances Scott
Great movie. Only problem is wild Kodiak and Grizzlies eat bear pups.
It’s not clear whether or not the adult grizzly is a boar or a sow, but my bet is that it’s a sow. In this case, this is a trained bear. Boars WILL kill cubs in order to stimulate their mothers to go into estrus.
Come on. It’s a fictional movie, not a documentary… You’ve never suspended your disbelief before?
A northern mn bear researcher has a live cam of a bear den. The mother is expected to deliver cubs sometime in Jan. The website is bear.org
Thank you for posting this wonderful scene. I found myself rooting for the bear cub the entire time and was overjoyed when Mom arrived to save the day!
Cennydd, Right. The adult bear is BART THE BEAR, a 1300 pound male grizzley. I believe the man who plays the young hunter in “The Bear” is Bart’s trainer Doug Seuss, who has raised him from a cub. Bart is a movie actor and, if you have watched westerns, you have probably seen him in action more than once. There is a wonderful sequence in the National Geographic video, “The Grizzlies”, showing Doug working with Bart. The bear cub, YUKE, would also be in training. While it is true that male grizzlies will kill very young cubs, it is also true that, on occaision, one will adopt an orphaned cub the age of Yuke. (The same holds true for tom cats & kittens). The object in “The Bear” was to take Bart into the wild, turn him loose, and see how he would react. I highly recommend both movies.
Frances Scott
I’ve seen the film, too, and I agree, Frances. I was stationed in bear country with the USAF, and I’ve observed their behavior on occasion, but never studied them closely.