Mother and babies
The Alaskan coastal brown bears (grizzlies) at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve always seemed nonplussed by the presence of humans. Mother bears are notoriously protective of their offspring, yet this experienced mother, nick-named "Agro" (don't know why) blithely led her babies very close to the small group of humans with those bizarre tubes sticking out of their faces. One of the cubs wandered even closer to inspect the assemblage. Mommy and sib kept moving and the curious cub quickly rejoined them.
There are not many other places in the world where this interaction between apex predators and humans could take place without the slightest mishap.
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve along Cook Inlet.
Mother and babies
The Alaskan coastal brown bears (grizzlies) at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve always seemed nonplussed by the presence of humans. Mother bears are notoriously protective of their offspring, yet this experienced mother, nick-named "Agro" (don't know why) blithely led her babies very close to the small group of humans with those bizarre tubes sticking out of their faces. One of the cubs wandered even closer to inspect the assemblage. Mommy and sib kept moving and the curious cub quickly rejoined them.
There are not many other places in the world where this interaction between apex predators and humans could take place without the slightest mishap.
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve along Cook Inlet.