By this point, many of the fishermen felt like they'd bonded with the cubs. They were almost sad to see them leave the boat, but they knew it was the right thing to do.
Although some bears do grow up in zoos, the best place for bear cubs to be - especially cubs this young, is with their mother, in their natural habitat. At least they had the photos and videos they'd taken to remember them by though - and it was about to go viral!