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01-26-2016, 10:32 PM( This post was last modified: 01-26-2016, 10:33 PM by brotherbear )
The Bears of Katmai by Matthias Breiter.
Male brown bears reach sexual maturity at the juvenile age of seven ( 7 ) years. In general, though the animal is unable to pass on its genetic material to the next generation until several breeding periods later. Its body size far from the adult maximum, such a young bear stands no chance in a confrontation with a fully grown rival. Females mature sexually one or two years earlier, and some sows experience motherhood at the young age of five years. However, these first attempts at raising offspring are rarely blessed with success.