Gallery at a Glance:
Alaskan brown bears, grizzly bears (Ursus arctos), Black bears (Ursus americanus).
"I consider him in most respects the greatest animal on the North American continent, if not in the world. He excels in mental development and physical prowess, and he possesses the rare quality of loyalty. He is full of curiousity and a born adventurer. The species impresses one with superiority, and the individuality of each grizzly stands out .. stories of this 'animal that walks like a man' ever appeal; he is the most impressive animal on the continent. He is the dominant and the most distinguished animal of the world." -- Enos Mills, 'The Grizzly'.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Sub-family: Ursinae
Genus: Ursus
Species: arctos
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Sub-family: Ursinae
Genus: Ursus
Species: americanus
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Photo Gallery: Bear photos
A backlit grizzly bear stalking Sockeye Salmon, dusk, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A grizzly bear sleeps at the edge of Naknek Lake, sunset over Mt Katolinat, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A grizzly bear walks along the edge of Naknek Lake, sunset, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A grizzly bear stands by the edge of Naknek Lake at sunset, a full moon rising over the hills, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A young grizzly bear cub stands at the edge of a river, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A blond colored grizzly bear walks up the river, fishing for salmon, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A young grizzly feeds on salmon, fall colors on the mountains, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A grizzly bear and fall color, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
3 young grizzly bear cubs sit and wait in the forest, for their mother's return. Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A young grizzly bear drinks water from a stream in early morning light and fog. Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A grizzly bear stands by the edge of a salmon stream, fishing. Fall colors, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
4 young spring grizzly bear cubs in a forest, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A large adult male grizzly, or boar, stands and rubs his back on a tree. Back scratching, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska |
Adult male grizzly bear (boar) walking along a river, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
Dominant adult male coastal brown bear, called a boar, fishing for salmon in a river. Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A female, full grown adult grizzly bear sow stands upright in a river, fishing for salmon. Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
2 male grizzlies fighting in a river, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
An adult female grizzly bear (sow) chasing salmon in a river, water splashing up, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
2 grizzly bear subadults play fight in a river, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
This adult sow (female) brown bear chasing spawning Sockeye salmon in Brooks river, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A black bear peers through the pine forest near Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. |
A male adult (boar) black bear eating walnuts in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. |
A young black bear walking through the forest, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. |
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