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Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

Description:

The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. Adult bears generally weigh between 100 and 635 kg (220 and 1,400 lb) and its largest subspecies, the Kodiak bear, rivals the polar bear as the largest member of the bear family and as the largest land-based predator.

Habitat:

Coastal stream feeding into the inside passage of Southeast Alaska

Notes:

Feeding on Pink Salmon during the fall spawning season

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6 Comments

Frederic Ansermoz
Frederic Ansermoz 10 years ago

Excellent shots! Congrats for all your photos in your collection.

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Lovely series!

Gordon Dietzman
Gordon Dietzman 11 years ago

Those are amazing photos. Great job!

DonnaPomeroy
DonnaPomeroy 11 years ago

Thank you Carol. It was the thrill of a lifetime to watch these bears feed.

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

I shared your link at NATURE LOVERS on Facebook. Come join us. Congrats again! Deserving of SOTD!!!!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

Fantastic series! Wonderful first photo! Congratulations! Very impressive! WOW!

DonnaPomeroy
Spotted by
DonnaPomeroy

Alaska, USA

Spotted on Aug 22, 2012
Submitted on Sep 1, 2012

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