If bears had birthday parties, they’d all be in January and February. That’s when winter dens across the county turn into nurseries as most pregnant bears give birth to cubs weighing in at less than a pound that would easily fit into your hands, a DEC press release culled from Bearwise® tells us. Human moms would probably envy a mother bear’s ability to give birth to one, two, or three or more tiny cubs while half-asleep.
Over the next several weeks, according to the DEC, cubs will keep eating, sleeping and growing and eventually start cautiously exploring their winter quarters. As winter slowly gives way to spring, their eyes will open, their teeth will come in and the fine hair they’re born with will be replaced by fur coats.
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