PHOTOS: Prince William Forest Park captures black bear coming out of hibernation
Prince William Forest Park captured some awesome shots of a black bear coming out of hibernation and we can bear-ly contain ourselves! (Images courtesy of National Park Service photos)
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (ABC7) — Prince William Forest Park captured some awesome shots of a black bear coming out of hibernation and we can bear-ly contain ourselves!
"We had a black bear stop by one of our wildlife cameras for a photo shoot!" the park wrote in a Facebook post.
The park adds that the bear has visited the camera "many times over the past few weeks," but says that is not "as unusual as you might think!"
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"Black bears, particularly in our area, don't hibernate quite like most people think," the park added in its post.
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The park says that while black bears bulk up in the fall and eat as much as they can to build up body fat for "warmth and energy reserves," that on occasion when the weather is nice, the bears still stay relatively active.
In other words, the nicer and warmer temperatures can awaken them since the park says the bears are "very light sleepers" for the first couple of months of winter.
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As we get further into winter and have been having more snow lately, the bears will likely settle and stay in their dens to "properly" hibernate until the end of March, the park says. The park does add that the bears may still "stir on warmer days."
Either way, we are enjoying these photos of the black bear enjoying its day.
