y’all mind if we cleanse the feed real quick??? 🐻

@okstate The day they figure out how to keep them that small, I'm getting 10 and you will not stop me.

@okstate we hear good things about pomeranians

@okstate We can pet bears in Oklahoma? (goes home to pack up house to move)

@okstate NOOOOOOO. After measurements were taken these cubs were safely returned by researchers back to their den to nurse. During these health check-ups mom is temporarily sedated and observed as well.

@okstate They look cold, let them inside

@okstate *inside their den with their proper parent

@okstate I wish thare waz bares in my parte of Okrahamblone .. .

@okstate ”Den Survey” = holding cuddly cubs. ✅ What does sedated mama bear do when she wakes up and her babies smell like “den surveyors”? #AskingForAFriend but also #AskingForReal

Great question. There’s a prolific belief that mothers will abandon young if they smell like humans (especially birds) but that is untrue. Right now the bears a part of this study are still in hibernation, making it safer to observe. Cubs are immediately returned, and the den is monitored while sedation wears off.

@okstate *cleanse feed accepted