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Ursus arctos middendorffi
I saw it eating lots of different plants in this grassy patch. This was a fairly young bear, and still a bit skinny too. It will fatten up when the pink salmon start running up the river.
Grassy area outside of town not too far from the ocean and several streams
Kodiak Brown Bears are one of the two largest bears in the world along with the polar bear. They are often twice the size of many other brown bears. They are especially fortunate to live on an island with plentiful salmon, wild berries and other edible plants, with only a small portion of the island is inhabited/accessible by road so these giants can flourish.
Spotted on Jul 14, 2017
Submitted on Aug 1, 2017
15 Comments
Well done, Machi!
Thanks everyone! Glad you can enjoy it!
Great spotting, congratulations Machi!
Congratulations Machi! Wonderful series. Thank you for sharing :) Liana
Congrats Machi! Great spotting!
Congratulations Machi!
Thanks Felix!
Fantastic spotting, Machi! Congrats.
Wow thank you Daniele and Zlatan! I have some more photos coming, one of a sow and two cubs I saw two nights ago :)
Wow. Great series - I missed the previous ones, but this one is spectacular. Congrats, by the way.
Congratulations Machi, this great series is our Spotting of the Day!
"From the very small during Moth Week to the rather large, this young Kodiak Brown Bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi) is our Spotting of the Day! The Kodiak Brown Bear is found on the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in southwest Alaska. It is the largest recognized subspecies of brown bear. Project Noah member Machi has been spending extended periods of time on Kodiak Island, and it is her third spotting for this spectacular species".
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Yes, I won't be staying as long as last year (that was about 8 months) so I will be leaving soon... But I'll likely come up every year
I realize it's your third spotting for this species, this time quite close shots! Are still spending a lot of time on Kodiak Island?
Thanks Daniele!
Spectacular Machi :-)