Wet Coastal Brown Bear Cub Nicknamed Brownie (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Lake Clark National Park
Southern Alaska
USA
The coastal brown bear cub is in a dried up stream. I took the shot about 40 feet (guess) from her while standing in a lineup of twelve photographers. For everyone's safety, the guides had everybody stand in close quarters instead of being spread out to prevent the animal from having the feeling of being surrounded. She needed to feel she had an escape route from us to avoid any mishaps.
An image of a coastal brown bear sow can be seen in the first comment section.
The Alaska Peninsula brown bear is any member of the grizzly bear subspecies (Ursus arctos horribilis) that lives in the coastal regions of southern Alaska. Alaska Peninsula brown bears are a very large brown bear subspecies, usually ranging in weight from 800 to 1,200 pounds (363 to 544 kg). They are found in high densities along the southern Alaskan coast due not only to the large amount of clams and sedge grass but also to the annual salmon runs; this allows them to attain huge sizes, some of the biggest in the world.
There is debate as to if Alaska Peninsula brown bears should be referred to as "grizzlies" along with all other North American subspecies of the brown bear. There is confusion experienced when referring to inland and coastal ones separately, but biologists still maintain that coastal ones are truly brown bears.
Brown bears on the Alaskan Peninsula usually feed on spawning salmon and use many ways to catch them. These include waiting at the bottom of the falls for the fish to jump or standing at the top of the falls waiting to catch the fish in midair (sometimes in their mouths). Bears also have much experience at chasing fish around and pinning the slippery animals with their claws. After the salmon runs, berries and grass make the mainstay of the bears' diets, after which they put on sufficient fat reserves and go into hibernation. – Wikipedia
Wet Coastal Brown Bear Cub Nicknamed Brownie (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Lake Clark National Park
Southern Alaska
USA
The coastal brown bear cub is in a dried up stream. I took the shot about 40 feet (guess) from her while standing in a lineup of twelve photographers. For everyone's safety, the guides had everybody stand in close quarters instead of being spread out to prevent the animal from having the feeling of being surrounded. She needed to feel she had an escape route from us to avoid any mishaps.
An image of a coastal brown bear sow can be seen in the first comment section.
The Alaska Peninsula brown bear is any member of the grizzly bear subspecies (Ursus arctos horribilis) that lives in the coastal regions of southern Alaska. Alaska Peninsula brown bears are a very large brown bear subspecies, usually ranging in weight from 800 to 1,200 pounds (363 to 544 kg). They are found in high densities along the southern Alaskan coast due not only to the large amount of clams and sedge grass but also to the annual salmon runs; this allows them to attain huge sizes, some of the biggest in the world.
There is debate as to if Alaska Peninsula brown bears should be referred to as "grizzlies" along with all other North American subspecies of the brown bear. There is confusion experienced when referring to inland and coastal ones separately, but biologists still maintain that coastal ones are truly brown bears.
Brown bears on the Alaskan Peninsula usually feed on spawning salmon and use many ways to catch them. These include waiting at the bottom of the falls for the fish to jump or standing at the top of the falls waiting to catch the fish in midair (sometimes in their mouths). Bears also have much experience at chasing fish around and pinning the slippery animals with their claws. After the salmon runs, berries and grass make the mainstay of the bears' diets, after which they put on sufficient fat reserves and go into hibernation. – Wikipedia