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"The Grizzly walks: there is a dignity, a lordliness of carriage, and an indifference to all the world that impress themselves on the attention. Some one speaks quietly to him:he halts, stands on hind legs, and shows a childlike eagerness of interest in his expressive face. His attitude and responsiveness are most companionable and never fail to wake the best in everyone who sees him in these moments." -- Enos Mills, "The Grizzly".
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Sub-family: Ursinae
Genus: Ursus
Species: arctos
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A big adult male grizzly bear, (Ursus arctos) Katmai National Park, Alaska. |
A young blond grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) standing on a rock, fall foliage, in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A full grown adult grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) walking in the river, fishing for salmon, in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A large adult boar grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
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A cute young grizzly bear cub (Ursus arctos) and dawn's first light, in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A young grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) cub, with a very distinct collar and markings, in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A young brown bear cub (Ursus arctos) in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
Blond brown bear cub climbing a tree in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
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An adult coastal brown bear shaking water from his fur (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A large and very dominant coastal brown bear male fishing for salmon (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
This adult coastal brown bear stood and yawned wide. Ursus arctos, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
Another large adult male coastal brown bear standing by a river, fishing for salmon in early morning light. (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
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An adult coastal brown bear chasing salmon up a river (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A young coastal brown bear sitting by the river, fall foliage and mountain habitat (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A slow shutter speed used to blur a coastal brown bear as he chases salmon up a river (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
2 young brown bears wrestling, playing and fighting (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
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Dawn's first light glows on this coastal brown bear's fur as she sits by a river (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
Fall foliage surrounds this young brown bear (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
2 cute young brown bear cubs sit by a Kenai Birch tree and await their mother's return from fishing for salmon. (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
Caught! A brown bear catches a salmon at Brooks Falls (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
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Sunrise glows over Naknek lake, as this brown bear is silhouetted against the colorful fog and mist. (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
2 cute young coastal brown bear cubs in late afternoon light, (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
This young brown bear cub standing up to get a better look around. (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
Dramatic sidelight glows on this brown bear (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
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A large adult male coastal brown bear patrols the riverbanks, fishing for spawning Sockeye salmon (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
3 of 4 young brown bear cubs stand by a river (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
What a look he gave me. This young brown bear cub fishing for salmon, while his mom stood nearby (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A cute young blond coastal brown bear drinking from a stream, (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
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Mother and cub. This coastal brown bear sow stood protectively over her young cub (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
A trip to Denali National Park where I saw this grizzly bear sow and her 2 cubs feeding on a bull caribou carcass. A wolf pack had taken down the caribou, and this grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) took it over from there. |
Action, action, action! This coastal brown bear charging after salmon, up and down the river, (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |
Score! A young coastal brown bear emerges from the water with lunch - one bright red Sockeye salmon in his jaws. (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. |