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roared so loud, Toni jumped and let out a little cry. Shoop
gave her a hard look, and she quickly covered her mouth
with her hand.
The cub turned to look at its mother but stayed beside
the truck. Still standing upright, the sow made another
loud roar, and the cub dashed back to its mother’s side.
The sow dropped back to her feet but gave the cub a vig-
orous spank with her paw. The cub bawled out, but the
sow ignored it and returned to eating, moving farther
away from the truck. Neither cub left her side again.
“That was awesome!” Buck said when Shoop finally
put the camera down.
“It sure was,” Craig said. “I’ve seen a lot of bears, but
I’ve never seen one get after its cub like that.”
“Did I mess it up, Shoop?” Toni asked. “Her roaring
startled me. It sounded like she was right next to me in
those earphones!”
“I bet!” Shoop said. “But don’t worry, we’ll have plenty
of sound to work with.”
