She is a great fisher bear and equally a great mother. After hauling out a large silver salmon from the icy creek, this sow will take a large bite or two but then leave the rest for her cubs to manage. The practice not only teaches her cubs how and what to consume but also keeps them busy and out of trouble while she tries to capture another salmon along the creek. Bored cubs are cubs that stray, and other bears, of which there are many, are a very substantial danger.