<p>A black bear cub, one of four, takes refuge with its mother in a tree near US 93 just south of Whitefish.</p>
October 17, 2011
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October 17, 2011 3:45 p.m.
Five bears in a tree stop traffic on U.S. 93
Perched high up in a birch tree just off U.S. 93 on Monday, a mother black bear with four cubs became quite a distraction for passing motorists, causing a hazardous "bear jam" that required continuous attention from the Montana Highway Patrol.