Black Bear Portrait.

I spent a couple of hours photographing this boar as he fed hungrily on fallen walnuts at the forest edge here. The bear rarely looked up, hardly glancing at me when he did so. After a while a tourist came over, and walked brazenly within a few feet of the bear. He lunged at her, then turned and disappeared into the forest. She could have been badly hurt, but was simply upset at why the bear had frightened her. People need to be aware that wild animals, even those habituated and tolerant of people, are indeed "wild", and need to dealt with carefully, and with respect. Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN.

(ursus americanus)

 

 

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