Saturday 22 January 2011

Ely's famous black bear Lily delivers twin cubs

Lily and Hope are seen in their den
on a webcam image taken Thursday.
(Photo submitted by North American Bear Center)

Published January 21 2011

Lily began clenching her teeth Thursday evening, signaling the beginning of labor. One cub was born at 1:51 p.m. today and the second was born at 3:03.

By: Lisa Baumann, Duluth News Tribune

Lily the famous black bear gave birth to two cubs today, according to a Facebook post by Sue Mansfield, a biologist at the Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center in Ely.

One cub was born at 1:51 p.m. and the second was born at 3:03.

She wrote on the center’s blog that at 5:08 p.m. Thursday, Lily began clenching her teeth. That was what signaled the beginning of labor last year before she gave birth to her cub Hope while thousands watched on a web camera.

The bears have been holed up in their den since October and a web camera installed last month has chronicled the pair’s activity.

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/189405/

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