Sunday -January 29 2012

Thanks for your updates Macdoum & Stim

325 pm
All quiet in the den at the moment.
Jewel appears to be curled up and is facing the right
hand side of the den walls.

330 pm
Can hear one of the babies cooing abit.
Jewel is sitting up and is scratching her ear I think.

332 pm
Jewel leans forward and comes out of the den abit
and we can hear the cubbies complaining now as
Momma moved them out of their safey and comfort
zone.

As Jewel pulls back into the den we get a good look at
her cubs as they make their way back to Jewel
belly for warmth and no doubt food.

Jewel is now seated facing us with her back to the back
of the den so we can see her caring for the cubs using her
paws to position them perfectly while she settles them
and gives them a bath with her tongue. So cute.

Can hear more Momma talking to her babies and one cubby
is whining as Jewel gives her a bath. Jewel is so cute
when she talks to her cubbies. Huff huff huff huh thats
what Jewel's talks sounds like


You can see the two cubbies inbetween Jewel and her paws.

Here is the link to the last update...January 28 2012 Faith is Deafening

http://www.bearstudy.org/website/resear ... ning-.html


340 pm
Jewel has curled up again snug as a bug
while she tries to get the cubbies back to sleep.
One is fussing abit.


ETA Hmmmm look at the odd reflection (pale green in color) nearly looks like a puddle
just at the den entrance on my scaps.

345 pm
One cub is still fussing and no nursing sounds heard at
the moment.

346 pm
Hear one cub nursing now.

for now

A great update today Debs. I've been in Lily and Faith's den today. All's been quiet and still whenever I've checked in except for the odd slight repositioning by Lily. I'll shift over to the Jewel family now.

5:38 pm
Sh finally lifted her head - I don't know how she sleeps with that racket going on!

When I entered Jewel's den there were suckling motors by 2 cubbies, then silence, a bit of fussing by 1 then silence again and it has continued except for the odd throaty sound of noise by one.
18:45 cam time a suckling sound for a few seconds, slight fuss and quiet. Can we have a colicky cub I wonder? Or just a poor latcher onner.

12:26 cam time...cubbies must be getting stronger. VERY loud nursing motor going by 1.

Bearpals.

Jewel cam today has been stopping and starting all the time.
Now I have the cam back and 14:23 Jewel is almost outside eating snow.
The cubbies are not happy.
Its buffering again now but I can still hear the cubs.

14:37 Jewel is still outside (I can hear her eating) but now there is another cam apparently outside.
Someone is manipulating another cam.
Are the bearstudy people there ?

14:42. We still have a view of the snowcovered forest.
Jewel is still eating snow. She is a very thirsty bear.
14:44 Jewel is huffing and blowing now..

14;46 Jewel is back inside the den.Den wiew re-etablished.
Jewel makes her grunting sound to the cubs.
14:51 Its taken all this time for Jewel to settle the cubs into feeding/nursing positions again.
14:54 Cubs almost settled now. Still hear some grunts of disapproval from cubs.

15:01 Jewel is bent over,head curled over the cubs...facing right of den.