MOUNTAIN GOAT GRIZZLY BEAR ENCOUNTER IN CANADIAN ROCKIES

After mother bear abandoned, the 2 year old cub learning hunt by itself...pretty hungry bear cub, so he/she trying to have food....this is the whole event--- Our drive through the mountains is always refreshing and it is always a new experience. This particular video clip is taken by my wife at Field, British Columbia, CA--- so we are traveling from Drumheller to Banff national park(Alberta) and we were advancing through Field and had this beautiful event going on a rock hill (it is beside the mountain). It is very rare to see a mountain goat coming out so close in summer, because they live in the peaks of goat and glacier, sulphur mountain...etc. They need cold weather! Mountain goats have thick, two-layered winter coats they shed in spring and summer, typically beginning in June with males shedding before females and those with kids delaying shedding. This may valid reason billy, nanny and kids come out! Grizzly bear: The mother cares for her young for at least two more years, feeding and protecting them. When the cubs are two and a half years old, they typically separate from their mother. In areas with little food, the cubs may stay with their mother longer. Typically separation happens when the female enters breeding condition and attracts males, which can be a threat to the cubs. Grizzly bears are omnivores. The most commonly eaten kinds of plants are fleshy roots, fruits, berries, grasses, and forbs. If grizzly bears are on the hunt, their prey can include fish (especially salmon), rodents like ground squirrels, carrion, and hoofed animals like moose, elk, caribou, and deer. They are especially good at catching the young of these hoofed species. Grizzly bears can also target domestic animals like cattle and sheep and cause economically important losses for some ranchers. The National Wildlife Federation has a program on National Forest lands surrounding Yellowstone Park to prevent attacks on domestic livestock by purchasing the grazing allotments from ranchers.