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To: SJackson

How many will make it to adulthood? What’s the normal survival-rate for grizzly cubs?


5 posted on 06/07/2024 11:46:35 AM PDT by PGR88
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If a male grizzly doesn’t kill them, the survival rate is pretty good.


8 posted on 06/07/2024 11:49:44 AM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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These stats are for black bears. CUB SURVIVAL IN LITTERS OF 1,2 3, OR 4. Says 50% for a litter of 4. As someone else noted males are a big threat. Also, mom has to nurse them 5 or 6 months before they're weaned presuming there's adequate food sources. Often they nurse them for years.
16 posted on 06/07/2024 12:13:20 PM PDT by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do)
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That was only a 3 litter sample of 12 cubs. Overall the survival rate was near 80%


17 posted on 06/07/2024 12:14:23 PM PDT by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do)
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To: PGR88

No certainty here but I think I once heard 30%.


25 posted on 06/07/2024 3:19:31 PM PDT by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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