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Black bear and four cubs — count them

Roadside trunk show: A mother bear and her four cubs take refuge in a tree near U.S. Highway 93 just south of Whitefish, Mont., on Monday. The family of bears quickly drew a crowd as both sides of the highway were lined with parked cars and people who stopped to take photos. (Associated Press)
Roadside trunk show: A mother bear and her four cubs take refuge in a tree near U.S. Highway 93 just south of Whitefish, Mont., on Monday. The family of bears quickly drew a crowd as both sides of the highway were lined with parked cars and people who stopped to take photos. (Associated Press)

WILDLIFE -- A rare sight to behold:

A sow black bear and her four cubs take refuge in a tree near U.S. Highway 93 just south of Whitefish, Mont., on Monday. The family of bears quickly drew a crowd as both sides of the highway were lined with parked cars and people who stopped to take photos.

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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