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Bears

Whether they are fishing, foraging, sparring, or playing, bears are nimbler than their bulk suggests, unusually expressive, and rarely dull to watch.

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Carrying his salmon clear of a larger bear, this Brown Bear crossed a few feet in front of us, taking a quick look as he passed.
A young Brown Bear paused for a brief look before following his mom down the river.
These sub-adult Brown Bears were sparring on the tundra in the late evening light.
Eating sedge grass kept this Black Bear in the wet meadow all afternoon.
Cresting the cliff a few feet away this brown bear slowly ambled by.
Rain that had soaked through my jacket seemed not to register on this Brown Bear cub, which rose from its nap on the open tundra and followed its mother and siblings to the river.
Fishing the shallows paid off for this Brown Bear, which came up with a sockeye.
An early morning with heavy fog gifted us this image with the bear walking atop the cliff as the sun was rose above the mountains.
Head snapped around, water going everywhere, as the Brown Bear shakes itself dry after a failed fishing attempt.
This Brown Bear ran the salmon into the shallows, where it had nowhere left to escape.
A cinnamon black bear sampling pine needles on a low branch during an evening foraging session.
A close-up portrait of a Brown Bear as it walked by in Alaska.
It was amazing watching a bear this size match the salmon turn for turn.
Wading upstream in the shade of the bank, a Brown Bear works the shallows for salmon.
A windy day left this Brown Bear mother restless, often sitting to scan her surroundings and ensure her cubs stayed safe.
More interested in playing with the salmon than eating it, this young Brown Bear kept rising onto its hind legs while holding what remained of the salmon.

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