602 September 15, 2022 photo courtesy of Olatz Azcona Munárriz
Adult Male
Year First Identified: 2015 as a young subadult
Year Last Observed: 2023
Offspring Of: Not known at this time
Genetics Study Samples Obtained: There were no darting attempts, successful or unsuccessful, of 602 by Ranger Michael Saxton in 2016 or 2017.
Identification:[]
2016 Bears of Brooks River book: 602 is a small, compact and well proportioned young bear. He has dark, grizzled fur even in July when most young bears sport blonder coats. His ears are the same color as his body and perched high on his head. He has a round face with closely set eyes.
2017 Bears of Brooks River book: 602 is a small, compact and well proportioned young bear. He has dark, grizzled fur even in July when most young bears sport blonder coats. His ears are the same color as his body and perched high on his head. He has a round face with a short, upturned snout and closely set eyes.
Though previously identified as a female, #602 is now believed to be a male. This is a good example of the challenges involved in identifying subadult bears, who often move erratically and quickly change appearance as they grow.
October 20, 2019 from Cam Viewer Goldilocks, Canada : "In addition to his physical I.D. characteristics 602 also has a habit of very regularly doing what appears to be a Flehmen Grimace. This is done to pass scents/pheromones over the Jacobson's Organ, located in the roof of the mouth."
"The flehmen response (/ˈfleɪmən/), (from German flehmen, to bare the upper teeth, and Upper Saxon German flemmen, to look spiteful), (also called the flehmen position, flehmen reaction, flehming, or flehmening), is a behavior in which an animal curls back its upper lip exposing its front teeth, inhales with the nostrils usually closed, and then often holds this position for several seconds[1]. It may be performed over a site or substance of particular interest to the animal, or may be performed with the neck stretched and the head held high in the air.
Flehmen is performed by a wide range of mammals, including ungulates and felids[1]. The behavior facilitates the transfer of pheromones and other scents into the vomeronasal organ (VNO, or Jacobson's organ) located above the roof of the mouth via a duct which exits just behind the front teeth of the animal."
Goldilocks also shared this information about the Jacobson's Organ:
"The Jacobson's organ is used by animals to detect/enhance certain smells. There is some debate whether humans have any remnant of the organ left above the roof of our mouths.
When my sister was younger.....she could enter a room....Flehmen Grimace....and list all the people she knew who had been in the room in the last hour or so......she was never wrong."
Goldilocks included these two snapshots (#1 & #2 ) with her comment:
Distinctive Behaviors:[]
2016 Bears of Brooks River book: In July, this bear fishes quietly throughout the river. In the fall, she fishes for dead and dying salmon through most of the lower Brooks River.
2017 Bears of Brooks River book: In July 2015, this bear fished throughout the river, often moving quietly as he did so. In the fall, he fished for dead and dying salmon through most of the lower Brooks River.
602 was not identified in the summer of 2016, but was seen in the fall fishing the lower river and cut bank area. He was observed playing with #503 and #719.
Life History:[]
2014: Could this be 602 in 2014?[]
October 2014:[]
2014.10.04 15:39: On October 4, 2014 at approximately 15:39 cam viewers observed this bear on the Brooks Falls live cam. Could this be 602 in 2014?
2015: Year 1st Observed & Initially Classified by Bear Monitoring Staff as Young Subadult[]
602 was initially classified as a young subadult in 2015 and assigned his bear monitoring number.
July 2015:[]
September 2015:[]
2015.09.23: Could the subadult bear seen at 44:20 and 53:01 into this play-by-play with Ranger Mike and Ranger Roy be 602?
2015.09.27: 20:18 - 20:23: 602 video by DTB....priceless! Turn the volume up and enjoy!
602 Explore Recorder video :
October 2015:[]
2016: Subadult[]
602 was included in the 2016 Bears of Brooks River book on page 31.
Please note: 602 was initially listed as a subadult female in the 2016 Bears of Brooks River book. The sex of this subadult was corrected and is accurately stated as a male in the 2017 Bears of Brooks River book.:
Summer 2016:[]
602 was not observed during official bear monitoring sessions during the summer of 2016.
September 2016:[]
2016.09.28: 602 and 503 Cubadult playing video by Erum Chad (aka Erie):
October 2016:[]
2016.10.05 19:xx: 602 video by Erum Chad (aka Erie). This video was actually captured on October 5, 2016 in the evening Alaska time, not on October 6, 2016:
2016.10.11:
602 video by Erum Chad (aka Erie):
602 and 503 Cubadult video by Melissa Freels:
2016.10.14: 602 and 503 Cubadult playing video by Victoria White:
2016.10.30: 602 video by Erum Chad (aka Erie):
Bear 273 & cub Velcro fishing 602 resting LR brooks falls katmai 2016 10 30 video by Erum Chad (aka Erie)
2016.10.31: 602 video by angerbodha:
2017: Subadult[]
602 was included in the 2017 Bears of Brooks River book on page 33:
Fall 2017:[]
602 was included in the Fall 2017 bear monitoring program list of subadult observed in 2017 per Mike Fitz, Explore Bearcam Fellow, on July 21, 2018.:
September 2017:[]
2017.09.17: RiverPA (aka Lee) captured these photos of 602 during their trip to Brooks Camp: Photo #1 , Photo #2 , Photo #3 , Photo #4 , Photo #5 , Photo #6 , Photo #7 , Photo #8 , Photo #9 , Photo #10 , and Photo #11 :
Please request River PA's (aka Lee's) permission prior to using their photos!
2017.09.27: On 9/27/2017 806 is seen fishing the lip and being harassed by 602 (at 0:09) and 820 (on the fish ladder at 2:38). 806 is a proficient lip fisher and 602 and 820 make multiple attempts to pirate her fish, video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
October 2017:[]
2017.10.06: 602 and 503 Cubadult playing video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2017.10.27: 602 video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2018:[]
2018 Season:[]
JG shared these snapshots (snapshot #1 , #2 , #3 , #4 , #5 , #6 , #7 , #8 , #9 , #10 & #11 ) of 602 captured during the 2018 season. Scooch shared these snapshots (#1 & #2 ) of 602 from the 2018 season.:
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this video from 2018 season observations of 602:
September 2018:[]
2018.09.18: 602 and 719 at 3:57 into this Explore Recorder video :
602 is seen at 34:00 into this 9/18/2018 Explore Recorder video.
2018.09.19: Interesting to see 602 interact with 151 Walker not sure if it happened previously, of course 503 Cubadult is involved. 151 Walker and 503 Cubadult were double teaming 602 before 503 Cubadult walks off. Explore Recorder video :
602 on the left and 820 on the right are seen in this 9/19/2018 video by Lani H.
Seen left to right in this 9/19/2018 video by mckate are 503, 820 and 602.
Lani H also captured video of 503, 820 and 602 playing on 9/19/2018.
503, 602 and 151 Walker play, 9/19/2018 video by Lani H.
2018.09.20: Lani H captured this 9/20/2018 video with 503 (left), 820 (right) and 602 (behind) play fighting. First 503 and 820 play then 820 plays with 602.
Lani H captured another video of this trio playing again on 9/20/2018. At 0:26, 503 is on the left, 602 is in the middle and 820 is on the right.
2018.09.24: 602 is the bear in the back right, 503 Cubadult is in the back, left, 812 and 720(?) are in the front of this video by mckate:
151 Walker and possibly 602 have a kerfuffle, 9/24/2018 video by Lani H.
October 2018:[]
2018.10.02: 812 (lighter bear) plays with 602 (darker bear) in this 10/2/2018 video by mckate.
2018.10.06: A wild incident (best watched in slo-motion) involving 602 (best watched in slo-mo). 602 tries to steal 503 Cubadult's fish and 719 comes to the rescue yanking 602 off his feet. 812 checks on 602 in the aftermath while it looks like 720(?) just watches the lost fish float by in this video by mckate.:
Birgitt also captured 10/6/2018 video of the same event.
2018.10.07: 503 and ?602 playing, 10/7/2018 video by Lani H. 820 is seen against the rock wall and 719 is to his right.
2018.10.09: 503 and 602 play. 820 is seen against the rock wall, 9/10/2018 video by Lani H.
2018.10.18: 602 is seen on the far bank in this 10/18/2018 video by Lani H.
2018.10.19: 602? greets 812 in the far pool, 10/19/2018 video by Lani H.
2019: Adult Male[]
June 2019:[]
2019.06.25: Could this be 602? Truman Everts captured this photograph of a subadult/young adult on June 25, 2019 at 17:00 (p 09/28/2019 11:01 ). Truman Everts captured this photograph of a subadult/young adult on June 25, 2019 at 17:11 (p 12/27/2019 08:05 ).:
July 2019:[]
2019.07.03: Could this be 602 on the lip? July 3, 2019 video by mckate. Shel and mckate discussed whether this might be 602: disqus link 1, disqus link 2 and disqus link 3.
September 2019:[]
2019.09.22: Mckate captured this 9/22/2019 video of 503 welcoming 602 (right).
2019.09.24: This is 602 video by mckate.:
Shel shared these snips (#1 , #2 , #3 , #4 , #5 & #6 ) from mckate's above video (p 01/04/2020 13:44 ). Shel shared this snip from mckate's above video (p 01/04/2020 13:55 ):
812 and 602 play, 9/24/2019 video mckate. 812 is on the left, 602 is on the right.
2019.09.28: 602 September 28, 2019 NPS photo by Ranger Tammy Carmack KNP&P Flickr.
2019.09.30: GreenRiver shared these September 30, 2019 snapshots (#1 812 near & 602 far on lip, #2 602 only on lip, #3 602 only on lip) of 602 (p 01/04/2020 16.36 ).:
October 2019:[]
2019.10.03: 602 ponders fishing the lip video by mckate.: Mckate's video description shares this information: "He's (602) gone up a few times for a look, but won't get too close to the edge."
Birgitt also captured video on 10/3/2019. 503 and 602 can be seen playing, 503 on the left and 602 on the right. 820 is seen in the background against the wall.
2019.10.11: ? 602 in the far pool, 10/11/2019 video by Lani H.
2019.10.16: 602 in the office video by Lani H.:
Cam viewer GreenRiver shared this art snapshot of 602 on 3/26/2020.
Mckate's 10/16/2019 video "602 catches one to go."
2019.10.17: 602 in the office video by Lani H.:
2019.10.19: 602 snorkeling video by Lani H.:
2019.10.20: 602 snorkeling around the falls video by Lani H.:
Goldilocks, Canada captured these snapshots (#1 & #2 ) of 602:
2019.10.21: 602 snorkeling at the falls video by Lani H.:
2019.10.22: 602 snorkeling around the falls video by Lani H.:
602 and unknown subadult with rump scar (aka "Spot") play on river bank video by Lani H.:
602 and unknown subadult with rump scar (aka "Spot") play on top of far river bank 10 22 2019 by Lani H
2019.10.23: 602 leaves above the falls video by Lani H.:
2019.10.25: 602 in the far pool, 10/25/2019 video by Lani H.
2020: Adult Male[]
602 was included in the 2021 Bears of Brooks River book page 70.
2020 Season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this 2020 season video of 602, "Bear 602 2020."
June 2020:[]
2020.06.25: Could this be 602 running upriver in this 6/25/2020 video by mckate?
September 2020:[]
2020.09.12-09.17: Theresa Bielawski shared six photos of 602 on 6/7/2021. The photos were from her September 12-17, 2020 trip to Brooks Camp, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6.
Please request Theresa Bielawski's permission prior to using her photographs!
2020.09.13: 812 welcomes 602, 9/13/2020 video by mckate. "Tentative ID by Shel and JG. I think 602 must have been our unknown from earlier in the season because he has the right hip scar."
2020.09.14: Mckate's 9/14/2020 video, 812 plays 602 out of the J. "This is a trick he learned from 503. Their play went on for much longer than I show here. 602 was finally worn out and just walked away."
151 Walker backs up 602, 9/14/2020 video by mckate. "Yesterday he played with 602. Today he purposely came off the lip to harass him. What gives Walker?"
2020.09.15: 812 (near) and 602 (far) playfight at the falls, 9/15/2020 video by Ratna Narayan.
2020.09.16: 856 orders 820 and 602 out of the pool, 9/16/2020 video by mckate. "No horseplay on his watch!"
2020.09.17: 820 (blonde ears) and 602(?) playing, 9/17/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.18: Mckate's 9/18/2020 video, 602 in the sunlight. "For some reason I always think of him as being a pretty dark bear, but this shows that he has plenty of reddish blonde highlights."
2020.09.20: 151 Walker tells 602 no fishing in the far pool , 9/20/2020 video by Hey Princess.
Lani H's 9/20/2020 video, 151 Walker bites 602 in the butt.
2020.09.21: 602 looking large in the far pool, 9/21/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.22: Mckate's 9/22/2020 video, 99 returns and plays with 602.
2020.09.27: Ratna Narayan's 9/27/2020 video of 602 in the office.
2020.09.30: 602 "snorkeling" in the office, 9/30/2020 video by Lani H.
October 2020:[]
2020.10.02: 812 has words with 602, 10/2/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.10.03: Lani H 10/3/2020 video, 602 spends some time at the falls.
2020.10.04: 602 (far) welcomes ?905 (center) to the far pool, 10/4/2020 video by mckate. 820 is the bear in the foreground. "I'm about 99% sure this is one of Divot's male subs. Debi (Bearz61) thought it was 905, so I'm going with her suggestion. 602 wasn't so sure about letting him into the far pool at first, but after a few good sniffs seemed to say "Hey, I know you!"
2020.10.05: 812, 602, 820 at the falls, 474 arrives and goes to the far pool, 10/5 2020 video by Hey Princess.
2020.10.06: 602 moves 812 out of the far pool, 10/6/2020 video by mckate. "I think hyperphagia is making for some cranky bears. I didn't see what all preceded this, but it looked like 812 was nervousing around, moving back and forth between the far pool and the J, and then made a move towards 602's favorite spot in the office."
2020.10.07: "Vincent, Little Bear, Little Sub" enjoys the 812/602 floor show, 10/7/2020 video by mckate.
2020.10.08: 812 and 602 play in the office, 10/8/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.10.09: 474 moves 602 out of the far pool, 10/9/2020 video by mckate. "That was a little demonstration of 474's rare but explosive temper."
2020.10.10: Falls View, 602 loses his temper with 812, 10/10/2020 video by Becky Osberg.
2020.10.11: 812 (near) and 602 (far) 10/11/2020 snapshot by Bookmom.
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2020.10.12: 474 scares 602 off the lip falls view, 10/12/2020 video by Lani H.
474 scares 602 off the lip falls low view, 10/12/2020 video by Lani H.
Katmai - 474 and 602: It's boss time, villain style, 10/12/2020 video by FormerBear.
2020.10.13: Mckate's 10/13/2020 video, 602 greets 820 twice.
2020.10.14: A clear view of 602 at the falls, 10/14/2020 video by Hey Princess.
2020.10.15: 602 in the office, 10/15/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.10.16: 812 and 602 have a little love-in, 10/16/2020 video by mckate.
2020.10.17: 10/17/2020 snapshot of 602 by angerbodha.
2020.10.18: Lani H 10/18/2020 video of 812 (near) and 602 (far) in the far pool.
2020.10.19: 602 snapshot by Owl&Osprey<3, 10/19/2020.
2020.10.20: 602 and 812 at their usual fishing spots, 10/20/2020 video by Hey Princess.
2020.10.21: Lani H 10/21/2020 video, 602 having success snorkeling around the falls.
2020.10.22: 602 in the office, 10/22/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.10.23: Mckate's 10/23/2020 video, 602 kicks 812 out of the far pool.
2020.10.24: 602 and 812 in the far pool, 10/24/2020 video by mckate.
2020.10.25: 602 in the office again, 10/25/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.10.26: Lani H 10/26/2020 video, 602 chases 812 out of the far pool.
2020.10.28: 602 fishes in the office, 10/28/2020 video by Hey Princess.
2020.10.30: The last day that 602 was seen was 10/30/2020, videos by Lani H.
Video #1 with 812:
Video #2 alone in the office.
2021: Adult Male[]
July 2021:[]
2021.07.02: Could this be 602 in this 7/2/2021 video by mckate?
September 2021:[]
2021,09.14: 602 returns to Brooks Camp to 812's delight, 9/14/2021 video by mckate. "Awww. It's hard not to get a little choked up at these reunions. 812 probably hasn't forgotten that 602 was happy to play with him when he was still kind of a little guy. 602 was seen very briefly on July 2nd, so this is probably the first time 812 has seen him since last fall."
2021.09.15: 602 and 812 play, 9/15/2021 video by mckate. "812 is just goofy for 602. Good to see them having some fun while the fishing is slow."
2021.09.16: Pam Horn Nature Wildlife Photography captured four 9/16/2021 photos of 601, #1, #2, #3 and #4.
602 and 812 play, 9/16/2021 video by JG.
602 moves about the falls snorkeling and then heads to the office, 9/16/2021 video by JG.
2021.09.17: 602 in the office and then moves downriver, 9/17/2021 video by JG.
2021.09.18: A gull sits behind 602 as he rests downriver, 9/18/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.09.19: 812 (right) tries to get 602's attention, 9/19/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.09.20: 602 (left) and 99 (right) have some fun, 9/20/2021 video by mckate.
2021.09.21: 480 Otis moves 602 out of the office, 9/21/2021 video by Cheryl B.
9-21-2021 480 Otis is calm but assertive to take his spot in the office Explore.org-2
Video by Cheryl B
2021.09.22: 602 enjoys his fish in the office, 9/22/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.09.23: 856 charges 602 displacing him out of the office, 9/23/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.09.25: 480 Otis displaces 602 from the office, 812 also moves away, 9/25/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.09.26: 503 displaces 602 then reprimands 812, 9/26/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.09.27: 602 avoids conflict with 503, 9/27/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.09.28: 602 in the office, 9/28/2021 snapshot by Mothi.
2021.09.29: 602 snorkels in the office, 9/29/2021 gif by LunaCre.
October 2021:[]
2021.10.01: 602 concentrating in the office, 10/1/2021 snapshot by Chemtech.
2021.10.02: 602 in his favorite fishing spot, 10/2/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.03: 602 in the office again, 10/3/2021 video by JG.
2021.10.04: 602 at his snorkel spot in the office, 10/4/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.10.05: 602 actually shows his face, 10/5/2021 video by JG.
2021.10.06: 602 heading to the falls, 10/6/2021 video by JG.
2021.10.07: 480 Otis and 602 at the falls, 10/7/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.10.08: 602 sits up, 10/8/2021 video by JG.
2021.10.09: 89 Backpack, 602 and 99 (front to back) lined up in a row, 10/9/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.10.10: 602 gives the cam a glance, 10/10/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.11: 602, 99 and 820 who catches a fish, 10/11/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.13: 812 and 602 play fighting, 10/13/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.10.14: 602 soaks in and catches a fish, 10/14/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.10.15: 602 is a little sleepy, 10/15/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.16: 602 is seen snorkeling behind 812 in this 10/16/2021 video by Ratna Narayan. 909 and her spring cub are seen at the cutbank.
2021.10.17: 602 fishing in the office, 10/17/2021 gif by a_lisa. Note: Gif is too large (10.6 mb) to upload to Wiki.
2021.10.18: 602 relaxes in the current, 10/18/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.19: 602 uses twigs as toothpick, 10/19/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.10.20: 602 briefly has his back to the camera, 10/20/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.21: 602 fishes downriver then has success catching a fish in the office, 10/21/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.10.22: 602 enjoys his late season catch, 10/22/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.23: 602 in his usual fishing spot, 10/23/2021 video by Ratna Narayan.
2021.10.25: 602 pounces for fish as 812 (bottom) and 909 and her spring cub (top) watch, 10/25/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.26: 602 (left) rejects 812 to play, 10/26/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.10.29: 602 was last observed sitting in the office and then heading downriver, 10/29/2021 video by JG.
2022: Adult Male[]
2022 Season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this 2022 season video of 602, "Bear 602 2022."
July 2022:[]
2022.07.03: 602 returns showing his July look, 7/3/2022 video by JG.
602 snorkels the riffles, 7/3/2022 video by mckate. "His style is he same whether he's fishing in the far pool or in the riffles. I think it's funny the way you can see him take a deep breath before going under. Good to see him back!"
2022.07.04: Park visitors James and and Sally Clarke's 7/4/2022 photo of 602 (left) with 151 Walker (right). Park visitors James and and Sally Clarke's 7/4/2022 photo of 602.
Mckate's 7/4/2022 video of 602 dancing the Cha Cha. "Can't say that I've ever seen this before."
2022.07.05: 747 follows then chases 602 to show him who is boss, 7/5/2022 video by Flyer 4477. Note: 602 is usually seen briefly in July. He was not observed again until 9/10/2022, almost a 9 week absence.
September 2022:[]
602 appears on the list of Bears Monitored in September 2022.
2022.09.??: Melissa Freels's September photos of 820 and 602, #1 and #2. "Thought you'd enjoy a couple of pics of some of our up-and-comers among Brooks Falls boars. While 820 tends to stick close to the wall, and 602 spends much of his time snorkeling, they did have a quick meet and greet and play session last week. 602 is definitely the chunkiest of the two, but 820 is catching up!" Note: Chatter radioquiet noted that 602 is missing his middle claw on his left paw.
Please request Melissa Freel's permission prior to using her photographs!
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2022.09.10: Park visitors Raarup Adventures captured an interaction between 602 and 151 Walker on their visit to Brooks Camp. 151 can be seen aggressively approaching 602 who is in the office (at 6:16). 602 surprisingly fights back pinning 151 and biting his left side. 602 appeared to be dominant over 151, video recorded on 9/10/2022. Note: The right hip wound was acquired previously in mid August.
2022.09.11: Angerbodha's 9/11/2022 photo of 32 Chunk (left) and 602 (right).
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2022.09.12: Angerbodha's 9/12/2022 photo of 602 (left) and 820 (right).
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2022.09.13: Olatz Azcona Munárriz shared a 9/13/2022 photo of 602 on 2/8/2023. "602 climbed down the steep path on the far bank, observed the activity at the falls for a few seconds, drank some water, and headed to the hole. When he was half way, 856 left the far pool and stood on the conveyor belt looking at him. It was a gentle reminder for handsome 602 that the whole far pool was taken by The Boss. 856 returned then to the “Office”, and 602 began to fish in the hole."
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Angelika Cramer's 9/13/2022 Instagram photo of 602.
2022.09.14: Olatz Azcona Munárriz shared a 9/14/2022 photo of 602 on 3/3/2023.
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Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) shared a 9/14/2022 photo of 747 (left) 602 (right) and 820 (center) on 3/5/2023. "747 was just passing by, but 602 was worried that he was coming after him. 820 stayed put in his usual spot against the wall. September 14, 2022." Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor ) shared a 9/14/2022 photo of 602 on 10/15/2022. "602 with a wet face after doing a little snorkeling. Photo was taken by me on 9/14/22." Lisa Robertson shared a 9/14/2022 photo of 820 (left) and 602 (right) on 4/12/2023. "Happy 602 and 820 day! It was fun to see them have a brief play session together while I was on the falls platform on 9/14/22. 820 is on the left." Lisa Robertson shared a 9/14/2022 photo of 602 on 4/12/2023.
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2022.09.15: Olatz Azcona Munárriz shared a 9/15/2022 photo of 602 on 1/13/2023. "602 was fishing in the “Office” when I made it to the platform. 503 was in the hole, but later decided to move to the far pool and displaced him from his fishing spot. He left and had a little play session with 99, that was taking it easy downstream by the wall near the steep path, on his way out. 602 then snorkeled around, giving me the chance to take some pictures of him, before he exited the river." Olatz shared a 9/15/2022 photo of 602 on 4/12/2023.
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2022.09.16: Brooks Camp visitor kopperlben's 9/16/2022 photos of 602, #1 and #2.
2022.09.17: Olatz Azcona Munárriz shared a 9/17/2022 photo of 602 on 3/26/2023. Olatz shared a 9/7/2022 photo of 602 on 4/12/2023.
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2022.09.18: 821 naps while 602 snacks, 9/18/2022 video by mckate. "We know from visitor photos that the handsome 602 has been back for over a week now."
2022.09.19: 602 sits downstream of the falls, 9/19/2022 video by JG.
2022.09.20: 474 jumps 602, 9/20/2022 video by mckate. "474 is generally pretty mild mannered, but has been known to snap. Just ask 32."
2022.09.21: 602 eats a delicious salmon, 9/21/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.09.22: 602 sits by the boulder downriver, 9/22/2022 video by JG.
2022.09.23: When you are supposed to work from home but get called into the office, 9/23/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.09.24: 602 denies 151 Walker's attempt take his spot, once again showing his dominance over 151, 9/24/2022 video by JG.
2022.09.25: 602 eats his catch downstream, 9/25/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.09.27: Multiple views of 602 throughout the day, 9/27/2022 video by JG.
2022.09.29: 602 has the office to himself and then moves downriver to his 2nd favorite spot, 9/29/2022 video by JG.
2022.09.30: 602 freezes after spotting 856 on the bank, 9/30/2022 video by mckate. "I don't think he expected to run into him here on the riffles. 856 made a point of walking over and looking at him. Yikes."
602 catches some sun, 9/30/2022 video by JG.
October 2022:[]
2022.10.02: 602 decided not to stay when he saw 89 Backpack in the office, 10/2/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.10.03: 89 Backpack displaces 602 with one growl, 10/3/2022 video by mckate.
2022.10.05: 602 in the office, 10/5/2022 video by JG.
2022.10.06: 89 Backpack displaces 602 again, 10/6/2022 video by mckate. "602 gets booted again. Makes you wonder why 602 would fight 151 (Walker), but not 89 (Backpack) who is smaller? Of course 89 isn't one to be too aggressive. We don't know what 151 might have done to provoke 602."
2022.10.08: 89 Backpack displaces a reluctant 602, 10/8/2022 video by mckate. "It seems like every time 89 wants the office it takes him just a little bit longer to get 602 to move. The day may be coming when 602, who is clearly larger, just flat out refuses."
2022.10.09: 602 stuck his tongue out like his good friend 812, 10/9/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.10.10: Master snorkeler 602 works the riffles, 10/10/2022 video by mckate.
2022.10.11: 602 decides to call it a day, 10/11/2022 video by twelve22. "Fat bears hiking up the hill (at 2:13) will never not be entertaining."
2022.10.12: A confrontation between 602 (left) and 164 (right)? 10/12/2022 video by JG.
2022.10.13: 32 Chunk and 602 just hanging out in the riffles, 10/13/2022 video by mckate. "I don't know what led up to them being down there together. It might have been an altercation, but 32 has also been known just to seek the companionship of other boars. In any case, 602 looked more than a little uncomfortable. I couldn't tell if he was jaw popping or just yawning a lot. The boars have had some funny moments today."
2022.10.14: 602 enjoys some sunshine, 10/14/2022 video by Ssunny.Y.
2022.10.15: 602 had the iridescent filter ready, 10/15/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.10.16: 602 snorkels near the cutbank, 10/16/2022 video by Itzy LO 335.
2022.10.17: 602 snorkels on the lower river, 10/17/2022 gif by LeafyHyrax.
2022.10.19: 602 returns to the office, 10/19/2022 video by mckate.
2022.10.20: 602 enjoys his fish in the oxbow, 10/20/2022 video by Ssunny.Y.
2022.10.21: 602 checks out the office, 10/21/2022 video by twelve22.
2022.10.23: 602? snorkeling on the lower river, 10/23/2022 video by JG.
2022.10.24: This bear appears to be 602 snorkeling on the lower river, 10/24/2022 video by twelve22. This was the last day 602 was observed.
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2023: Adult Male[]
July 2023:[]
2023.07.05: 602 snorkels his way home to make his return for the 2023 season. katbear58 created this gif (p 12:58).:
mckate captured this video of 602's 2023 season return. 602 usually only spends a day or two at the river this time of year, but it is good to see him at least make his annual early season appearance.:
5 Jul 2023- 602 Snorkels His Way Home (explore.org)-2
video by mckate
747 trying to push 602 out of the falls was a 15 minute event that was trimmed down to 3 minutes in this video by mckate. mckate shared this information about the interaction: "602, who is suddenly a large boar, is hungry and really didn't want to go. Every time 747 would strut off to mark trees in celebration of his win, 602 would try to sneak back in. After being escorted away three times, 602 finally gave in, but you'll notice that he did some marking of his own at the very end. 747 could be pushing his luck to try this with 602 in another year or two. It could end in disaster as it did with 68 a few years ago."
5 Jul 2023- 747 Pushes Reluctant 602 From Falls (explore.org)
video by mckate
Jami created this gif of the interaction between 602 and 747 on July 5, 2023 (p 13:23). Former Bear shared this July 5, 2023 13:18 AKDT gif of the interaction between 602 & 747 (p 09/11/23 16:31).:
Blair-55 created this gif of 602 (p 13:19):
602 does his nervous cha-cha in this video by mckate. 602 was waiting for 747 to come down and harass him again. This is one of his signature moves.:
5 Jul 2023- 602 Does His Nervous Cha-Cha (explore.org)
video by mckate
August 2023:[]
2023.08.03: 602, a bear not typically observed in August, returns, "greets" 151 Walker & 907, and then chases 912 "Mufasa" in this video captured by mckate:
3 Aug 2023- 602 Returns, "Greets" 151 and 907, Chases 912 (explore.org)
video by mckate
September 2023:[]
2023.09.09: tzusruled created this gif of 602's return from his walkabout (p 14:25).:
602 returned from his walkabout in this video mckate captured:
9 Sep 2023- 602 Returns from His Walkabout (explore.org)
video by mckate
602 enjoys his catch in the office, gif created by tzusruled (p 09/11/23 07:15).:
856 startles 602 in this gif created by Blair-55 (p 19:51):
856 has a little fun at 602's expense in this video by mckate:
9 Sep 2023- 856 Has a Little Fun at 602's Expense (explore.org)
video by mckate
602 splashes 480 Otis in this gif created by LeafyHyrax (p 11:32).:
2023.09.11: 602 and 820 fish in their favorite spots video created by mckate:
11 Sep 2023- 602 and 820 Fish in Their Favorite Spots (explore.org)
video by mckate
602 enjoys his salmon in these cam viewer created gifs: Gwynne's gif (p 09:27). tzusruled's gif (p 09:30).:
2023.09.21: mckate captured this video of 602 struggling to stay awake:
21 Sep 2023- 602 Struggles to Stay Awake (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.09.23: 602 waits for 32 Chunk to leave the office in video captured by mckate:
23 Sep 2023- 602 Waits for 32 to Leave the Office (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.09.27: 602 patiently waits for 32 Chunk to vacate the office in this video captured by mckate:
27 Sep 2023- 602 Waits Patiently for 32 to Vacate the Office (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.09.28: LoveBigCats created these gifs (#1 p 11:13 & #2 p 11:18) of 602.:
October 2023:[]
2023.10.07: 602 waddles out of the river providing us an opportunity to see all of his late season fatness in mckate's video:
7 Oct 2023- 602 Waddles Out of the River (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.10.18: 602 was observed during the play-by-play with Mike Fitz, Ranger Naomi Boak, Ranger Chris Kliesrath, and Ranger Felicia Jimenez. MarieG created this gif (p 17:28).:
Play by Play 10.18.23 - Brooks Live Chat-2
Explore video of October 18, 2023 Play-By-Play
2023.10.19: 602 finds a fish in this video by mckate:
19 Oct 2023- 602 Finds a Fish (explore.org)
video by mckate
230 "Ben" fishes the oxbow in this video mckate captured. 602 was behind 230 displacing the water in the river.:
19 Oct 2023- 230 Fishes the Oxbow (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.10.21: 602 gif created by Blair-55 (p 09:37).:
2023.10.24: 602 gif created by FloppyRightEar (p 18:59).:
602 plops down for a nap in this video by mckate:
24 Oct 2023- 602 Plops Down for a Nap (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.10.30: 602 descends the cut bank in mckate's video:
30 Oct 2023- 602 Descends the Cut Bank (explore.org)
video by mckate
2024: Adult Male[]
For Future Use
Known Courting & Mating:[]
None known as of 2022 season
Known Relatives:[]
At this time, there are no known relatives of 602.
However, there is some "wonder if". Cam viewer JG noticed and mentioned that 602 appears to be very similar in appearance to 68 . Could 602 somehow be related to 68? Here is a comparison pic of subadult 602 on September 23, 2017 compared to then subadult 68 on October 10, 2007 . What do you think?:
With 602 and 68 both evading a successful darting attempt by Ranger Michael Saxton in 2016 and 2017, DNA confirmation won't be available until future darting or genetics studies are conducted. Some day, we may have a definitive answer, but not with current study results.
Genetics Study Samples Obtained:[]
2016: None []
There were no darting attempts, successful or unsuccessful, of 602 by Ranger Michael Saxton in 2016.
2017: None []
There were no darting attempts, successful or unsuccessful, of 602 by Ranger Michael Saxton in 2017.
2018: Unknown to date[]
Awaiting 2018 darting genetics study samples obtained information from Ranger Michael Saxton.