In “Under The Snow” John Mcphee expresses the connection he has created with the bear cubs in his care. He even compared them to his own kids “When my third daughter was an infant, I could place her against my shoulder and she would stick there like velvet... The first cub I placed on my shoulder stayed there like a piece of velvet”( ). Mcphee continued to describe what his job working with the cubs entails. Taking care of abandoned cubs in teams to help them through the winter and then placing them with mothers that are willing to take care of them. I have always harbored a love and curiosity about animals. As a kid my mom used to tell me about the animals she encountered as a kid ranging from hyenas to camel’s. In 5th grade I visited a
