Orphaned Bear Cubs at Yosemite Find New Temporary Home

Rangers found three orphaned bear cubs after their mother was killed in Yosemite National Park on the Fourth of July. Park staff was able to catch the cubs and move them to a new home at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care. The hope is that the cubs will eventually be reintroduced into the wild next year. The cubs are still very small, weighing between 8 and 10 pounds, but they are otherwise healthy. They don’t have names, and human contact is kept at a minimum. “They’re exactly like toddlers,” said Tom Millham, who helps care for the bears. “They’ll sleep a lot, night and day, and they’ll get up and they’ll play, they’ll eat, and whenever you eat and you have a full belly, it’s time to take a nap.”