Bear Cub

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Bear Cub
Released2 November 2004 (Update)
MembersYes
Combat level15
Size1x1
ExamineCute. But deadly.
Combat info
XP bonus+0%
Max hit2
AggressiveNo
PoisonousNo
Attack styleSlash
Attack speed4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time50 ticks (30 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer levelNone
Slayer XP20 xp
CategoryBears
Assigned by
Combat stats
2010151011
Aggressive stats
Monster attack bonusMonster strength bonusMonster magic strength bonusMonster ranged strength bonus
+0+0+0+0+0+0
Melee defence
+0+0+0
Magic defence
Fire elemental weakness
+025% weakness
Ranged defence
LightStandardHeavy
+0+0+0
Immunities
Poison0% resistance
Venom0% resistance
Advanced data
Monster ID3908, 3909
LinkMOID

A Bear Cub is a smaller version of the weaker variant of Grizzly bear. They are only found near grizzly bears.

Location

Location Levels Members Spawns Map League region
West Aldarin15Members2Show mapVarlamore Varlamore✓
North of Land's End15Members2Show mapKourend Kourend✓
Woods outside of Rellekka15Members8Show mapFremennik Fremennik✓
Kebos Lowlands - west of Gordon's farm15Members1Show mapKourend Kourend✓
Kebos Lowlands - south of Mount Quidamortem15Members6Show mapKourend Kourend✓
South-east of Custodia Pass15Members2Show mapVarlamore Varlamore✓
Custodia Mountains15Members4Show mapVarlamore Varlamore✓

Drops

The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.

100%

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Bones.png: Bear Cub drops Bones with rarity Always in quantity 1Bones1Always300
Bear fur.png: Bear Cub drops Bear fur with rarity Always in quantity 1Bear fur1Always506
Raw bear meat.png: Bear Cub drops Raw bear meat with rarity Always in quantity 1Raw bear meat1Always1590

Tertiary

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Bear ribs.png: Bear Cub drops Bear ribs with rarity Always in quantity 1Bear ribs1Always[d 1]Not sold0
Ensouled bear head.png: Bear Cub drops Ensouled bear head with rarity 1/25 in quantity 1Ensouled bear head11/25752156
Clue scroll (beginner).png: Bear Cub drops Clue scroll (beginner) with rarity 1/90 in quantity 1Clue scroll (beginner)11/90[d 2]Not sold12
  1. ^ Bear ribs are only dropped during Rag and Bone Man I.
  2. ^ Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.

Changes

Date Changes
13 May 2026
(Update)

Fixed an issue where some bear cubs were occupying 2x2 tile spaces despite fitting in a tile.

25 June 2025
(Update)

Bear cubs now have a 25% elemental weakness to fire spells.

18 October 2006
(Update)

The NPCs were graphically updated.

2 November 2004 –
18 October 2006
18 October 2006 –
present