- A grizzly bear supermom has been seen with five cubs in Yellowstone Park
- Five cubs are extremely rare and possibly the first ever reported in Yellowstone.
- Tour guide Andrea Baratte filmed the cubs and noted the rarity of such a large group of cubs.
- Nature photographer Stan Mills also documented the cubs and described his encounter in a video
Here, you can find the images of photographer Stan Mills:
- There’s speculation about whether all five cubs belong to the same mother or if some were adopted.
- Frank van Manen of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team confirmed this would be the first recorded litter of five in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
- Genetic testing would be needed to confirm if the cubs are biologically related to the mother bear.
- National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Veress stated this is the largest group of cubs observed in Yellowstone since records began in 1959.
