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This artwork, Hibernating Black Bear and Cubs, Bear Den, Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia by Taryn Simon, is featured at Gagosian Gallery, CA.
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Taryn Simon, Hibernating Black Bear and Cubs, Bear Den, Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
 
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TITLE:  Hibernating Black Bear and Cubs, Bear Den, Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
ARTIST:  Taryn Simon
WORK DATE:  2005-2007
CATEGORY:  Photographs
MATERIALS:  Chromogenic color print
EDITION/SET OF:  7
SIZE:  h: 37.2 x w: 44.5 in / h: 94.5 x w: 113 cm
STYLE:  Contemporary
PRICE:  Not for Sale
GALLERY:  Gagosian Gallery, CA  310 271 9400  Send Email
DESCRIPTION:  The American black bears in the photograph are part of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Black Bear Research and Monitoring Project. Researchers monitor the health and development of mothers (sows) and cubs through their hibernation from approximately mid-December to early April. Sows both give birth to the cubs and nurse them while in their winter dens.

During hibernation a black bear's body temperature decreases from approximately 104 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit and its metabolism is greatly reduced. Black bears sleep for months without eating, drinking, exercising, or passing wastes. The length and timing of the hibernation relates to food availability and regional weather patterns.

ONLINE CATALOGUE(S):  Taryn Simon: American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar  Sep 13 - Oct 25, 2008
 


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