Bears Page #5

winter's hibernation.

The cubs could starve to death

right beside her in the den.

Sky knows that

before too long

she will have to brave

the salmon beach.

But first, she has a little treat

to show her cubs.

When the tide goes out,

the ocean becomes

a secret restaurant,

serving up mussel-covered

rocks.

It's all-you-can-eat,

but you have to eat carefully.

The cubs seem

completely confused.

"Is it supposed to

taste like this?"

"This is really crunchy. "

But Sky knows that a good

claw-full is worthwhile.

She uses her powerful paws

to expose a hidden snack.

Rock eels.

These shy little fish are

not exactly salmon,

but they're better

than nothing.

Scout thinks he has

the muscles for the job.

While Amber lets her mother

do all the heavy lifting.

And the clever raven

collects his reward.

"Hey, that was mine. "

"I was saving that!"

It is a lot of work,

but there's nothing else

on the menu right now.

Ouch!

Back at the beach,

the salmon have finally

arrived in large numbers.

This is what the bears have

been waiting for all summer.

The sea is bubbling with fish,

and their massive numbers

make them much

easier to catch.

This is where Sky and her

cubs need to be, and soon.

They're already

missing out.

Chinook's not letting anyone

swipe a fish from him this time.

Without Magnus around,

he's got more than a mouthful.

Even Tikani is here,

testing out his fishing skills.

It's harder than it looks.

And there's no mistaking the

inexperienced ones out here.

Then it's just a matter

of eating your catch

before someone else does.

Hurry up, little guy!

Run!

You know when a wolf's

walking like that,

he's up to something.

Head down,

slow and steady.

The thief at work.

Impressive.

And he didn't even

get his tail wet.

After months of being on the

constant hunt for salmon,

it seems almost impossible that

the bears can be too full to eat.

But that's exactly

what's happening here.

So very full.

And interested in...

I don't know

what he's doing.

Suddenly everyone's

very itchy.

This guy looks like my dad

when he's watching TV.

"Hey, who changed

the channel?"

"I was watching that. "

Sky and her cubs aren't the

only ones on a journey here.

The salmon are

merely waiting

before they can start

heading upriver to spawn.

They've spent the entire

winter out in the salty ocean,

and it will take a few

weeks for their bodies

to adapt to fresh water.

They hang around the shallow

river mouth behind the beach,

hidden from where

the bears have been hunting.

Sky is the first to get here,

and she's got the

place all to herself.

It's a huge amount of fish.

She has to take advantage

of the situation now,

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