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Bears and Cubs

The Kamchatka peninsula is still home to the highest recorded density of brown bears on Earth. Population estimates for the entire Kamchatka peninsula range from 10,000-14,000 bears in an area about the size of California. Female brown bears in Kamchatka can begin to reproduce as early as 4 years of age and typically have litters of 2-3 cubs. Cubs are born in the dead of winter in dens where the female is hibernating and they stayed 2 years with their mother. When they're not playing, polar bear cubs learn under the watchful eye of their mother.