Sensation: Bears return to Hungary

A mother bear was spotted with her cub near Aggtelek National Park. In the recent period, multiple tracks of a bear’s were sighted, as 24.hu reports. There were suspicions about a bear getting close to the border of Kánó. The crew of Aggtelek National Park realized that two bears, a mother and a cub appeared.

The national park’s website highlighted that Eurasian brown bear is getting spotted more and more often at the northern border.

The last time when a mother and a cub were noticed was nine years ago, in 2008.

At that time the bears were wandering around for more than a month.

Brown bear is a typical omnivore, as it eats either grass, mushrooms, roots, fruits, insects and small mammals, even preys as big as a red deer. It is likely to consume herbs, berries and onions in the summer. It can be active both in day or night, but it mostly spends its time in its hideout.

It can march multiple hundred kilometers a year, as it is searching for the territory with the biggest food resources. The cubs are usually born in January or February. They leave the hideout only after their first 3-4 months. They stay close to their home for a little time, so there is some chance that this cub was born in Aggtelek National Park.

Bears fill their “inner pantries” in autumn, and they are very sensitive for any disturbance during this period. The mother, for the sake of protecting her cub, might behave aggressively towards any threat, whether it is real or just apparent. Needless to say, they are dangerous to humans especially during this time.