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Kinderchick:
Looks as if Kalluk is munching on some "veggies" right now. :D

Elaine L:
This morning, Tatqiq, Kalluk's sister, made a brazen "attack" on Kalluk.  She came out of the water, dripping wet, went up to him where he was soundly sleeping, and sprayed water all over him.  He jumped about a foot in the air, and she took off back to the pool.  I guess she wanted him to come to the pool to play with her for a while, and after he got over being mad, he joined her; but, she didn't stick around too long, as he kept pulling on her ear and dragging her around the pool, so now he is splashing around there by himself.

RCF:

--- Quote from: Elaine L on October 04, 2010, 10:58 ---Rapidcitymbfan and Kinderchick,

I go to this site about 10 a.m., noon, 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. MST, and I usually always see Kalluk, the big male, or his sister, Tatqiq.  Also, sometimes when I look in about 9:00 a.m., I see Chinook, who wanders around the area by herself for while, then leaves, and the other two arrive.  I often minimize the camera to the corner of my computer, so I can see if anything is going on throughout the day with Kalluk, as he is very funny to watch.  And the new camera they installed looks for the bears, and is very close up, which is great.

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Gee, I work between 7am and 3:30pm ::) , so I probably will only be able to catch them at those times on the weekends. ;)

Elaine L:
If anyone is interested in seeing Kalluk take his dirt bath again, take a look now. 

Elaine L:
You can recognize Kalluk by the big dark patch on his back that looks like a tatoo, Kinderchick; other than that, he is huge compared to his two companions.  You sure can see the difference in strength, too, when he play-fights with his sister.  He tries to not use too much force, and to crouch down to her level so he is not overpowering her, but sometimes this doesn't work.  When he is too much for her, and he hits her too hard, she leaves the scene, so now I think they are at the point where she doesn't really want to play with him anymore.  So, the keepers have to find things for Kalluk to do to keep him busy and use up his energy.  In the wild, of course, he would not have this problem.  Just an additional note, if you didn't already read this, all three bears were orphaned at a very young age.

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