BILLINGS, Mont. — Three grizzly-bear cubs whose mother killed one person and mauled two others in a late-night attack at a Montana campground were malnourished and still in their winter coats.
The cubs have arrived at their new home at ZooMontana in Billings.
Zoo executive director Jackie Worstell said Sunday the two female cubs and one male cub were underweight, possibly explaining their mother’s unusually aggressive behavior.
“It may be an indication of what happened,” she said. “There’s obvious signs of stress and malnourishment. Maybe (the sow) was desperate.”
Kevin Kammer, 48, of Grand Rapids, Mich., was killed, and two people — including Ron Singer, 21, of Alamosa — were seriously injured when the adult bear ripped into several tents Wednesday at the Soda Creek Campground near Yellowstone National Park.
Wildlife officials say the cubs likely participated in the attack on Kammer and so cannot be released back into the wild.
The Associated Press
