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Brown Bear Observes Surroundings
October 16, 2025, Seattle, Washington, USA: Juniper, a Coastal Brown Bear (Ursus arctos gyas), watches her surroundings at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. As the leaves change, a bear's activity levels change as well. Gone are the hyperactive days of hyperphage, where bears are in a constant state of hunger. As we get closer to winter, bears lounge, play, and ponder their surroundings as they wind down into a state of torpor. Bears that have enough food do not hibernate but will become inactive. (Credit Image: © Shane Srogi/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Brown Bear Observes Surroundings
October 16, 2025, Seattle, Washington, USA: Juniper, a Coastal Brown Bear (Ursus arctos gyas), watches her surroundings. As the leaves change, a bear's activity levels change as well. Gone are the hyperactive days of hyperphage, where bears are in a constant state of hunger. As we get closer to winter, bears lounge, play, and ponder their surroundings as they wind down into a state of torpor. Bears that have enough food do not hibernate but will become inactive. (Credit Image: © Shane Srogi/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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The Alaskan town torn apart by cruise ship tourism
Juneau's residents are divided over whether to embrace the economic benefits of millions of visitors, or reclaim their town from an industry that has reshaped it.
Juneau is one of the US's most remote towns, accessible only by air or sea. The waters surrounding it are the traditional fishing grounds of Alaska's Indigenous communities. It is wedged between towering mountains and the Gastineau Channel, a dramatic vista for more than 1.5 million cruise passengers who visit annually.
Cruise ships arrive in the Gastineau Channel as parkgoers walk their dogs at Savikko Park in Juneau, Alaska, on Sept. 5, 2024. The city is grappling with the effects of mass cruise tourism, as noise, congestion, and environmental concerns clash with its economic reliance on visitors. The community is divided between those who profit from the influx of tourists and those who feel their way of life is being disrupted.
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The Alaskan town torn apart by cruise ship tourism
Juneau's residents are divided over whether to embrace the economic benefits of millions of visitors, or reclaim their town from an industry that has reshaped it.
Juneau is one of the US's most remote towns, accessible only by air or sea. The waters surrounding it are the traditional fishing grounds of Alaska's Indigenous communities. It is wedged between towering mountains and the Gastineau Channel, a dramatic vista for more than 1.5 million cruise passengers who visit annually.
Cruise ships are seen docked in Juneau, Alaska, on Sept. 5, 2024. The city faces a divide between those who profit from tourism and those who feel their way of life is being disrupted. The city is grappling with the effects of mass cruise tourism, as noise, congestion, and environmental concerns clash with its economic reliance on visitors. The community is divided between those who profit from the influx of tourists and those who feel their way of life is being disrupted.
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The Alaskan town torn apart by cruise ship tourism
Juneau's residents are divided over whether to embrace the economic benefits of millions of visitors, or reclaim their town from an industry that has reshaped it.
Juneau is one of the US's most remote towns, accessible only by air or sea. The waters surrounding it are the traditional fishing grounds of Alaska's Indigenous communities. It is wedged between towering mountains and the Gastineau Channel, a dramatic vista for more than 1.5 million cruise passengers who visit annually.
Cruise ship crew members from the Philippines walk around Juneau as their ships are docked on Sept. 5, 2024. The city grapples with the effects of mass tourism, as noise, congestion, and environmental concerns clash with its economic reliance on visitors. This has led to a deep divide within the community between those who profit from tourism and those who feel their way of life is being disrupted.
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The Alaskan town torn apart by cruise ship tourism
Juneau's residents are divided over whether to embrace the economic benefits of millions of visitors, or reclaim their town from an industry that has reshaped it.
Juneau is one of the US's most remote towns, accessible only by air or sea. The waters surrounding it are the traditional fishing grounds of Alaska's Indigenous communities. It is wedged between towering mountains and the Gastineau Channel, a dramatic vista for more than 1.5 million cruise passengers who visit annually.
Cruise passengers explore Juneau, Alaska, on Sept. 5, 2024. The city faces a divide between those who profit from tourism and those who feel their way of life is being disrupted. The city is grappling with the effects of mass cruise tourism, as noise, congestion, and environmental concerns clash with its economic reliance on visitors. The community is divided between those who profit from the influx of tourists and those who feel their way of life is being disrupted.
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The Alaskan town torn apart by cruise ship tourism
Juneau's residents are divided over whether to embrace the economic benefits of millions of visitors, or reclaim their town from an industry that has reshaped it.
Juneau is one of the US's most remote towns, accessible only by air or sea. The waters surrounding it are the traditional fishing grounds of Alaska's Indigenous communities. It is wedged between towering mountains and the Gastineau Channel, a dramatic vista for more than 1.5 million cruise passengers who visit annually.
Manoj Dodani, second from left, sells diamonds to cruise ship passengers in Juneau, Alaska, on Sept. 5, 2024. Diamond stores have become a downtown fixture, catering to tourists during the cruise season.
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The Alaskan town torn apart by cruise ship tourism
Juneau's residents are divided over whether to embrace the economic benefits of millions of visitors, or reclaim their town from an industry that has reshaped it.
Juneau is one of the US's most remote towns, accessible only by air or sea. The waters surrounding it are the traditional fishing grounds of Alaska's Indigenous communities. It is wedged between towering mountains and the Gastineau Channel, a dramatic vista for more than 1.5 million cruise passengers who visit annually.
Cruise ships are seen docked in Juneau, Alaska, on Sept. 4, 2024. The city faces a divide between those who profit from tourism and those who feel their way of life is being disrupted. The city is grappling with the effects of mass cruise tourism, as noise, congestion, and environmental concerns clash with its economic reliance on visitors. The community is divided between those who profit from the influx of tourists and those who feel their way of life is being disrupted.
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The Alaskan town torn apart by cruise ship tourism
Juneau's residents are divided over whether to embrace the economic benefits of millions of visitors, or reclaim their town from an industry that has reshaped it.
Juneau is one of the US's most remote towns, accessible only by air or sea. The waters surrounding it are the traditional fishing grounds of Alaska's Indigenous communities. It is wedged between towering mountains and the Gastineau Channel, a dramatic vista for more than 1.5 million cruise passengers who visit annually.
Karla Hart (seated in front) listens during a town hall discussing cruise ship tourism in Juneau, Alaska, on Sept. 4, 2024. Hart, a former tourism business owner turned activist, leads Proposition 2, a ballot initiative aiming to ban cruise ships from docking on Saturdays and the 4th of July, allowing locals to reclaim the waterfront. “We’ve become an amusement park,” she says. “The soul of Juneau is being sold off piece by piece.”
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The Alaskan town torn apart by cruise ship tourism
Juneau's residents are divided over whether to embrace the economic benefits of millions of visitors, or reclaim their town from an industry that has reshaped it.
Juneau is one of the US's most remote towns, accessible only by air or sea. The waters surrounding it are the traditional fishing grounds of Alaska's Indigenous communities. It is wedged between towering mountains and the Gastineau Channel, a dramatic vista for more than 1.5 million cruise passengers who visit annually.
Karla Hart makes phone calls to fellow activists in Juneau, Alaska, on Sept.4, 2024. Hart, a former tourism business owner turned activist, leads Proposition 2, a ballot initiative aiming to ban cruise ships from docking on Saturdays and the 4th of July, allowing locals to reclaim the waterfront. “We’ve become an amusement park,” she says. “The soul of Juneau is being sold off piece by piece.”
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The Alaskan town torn apart by cruise ship tourism
Juneau's residents are divided over whether to embrace the economic benefits of millions of visitors, or reclaim their town from an industry that has reshaped it.
Juneau is one of the US's most remote towns, accessible only by air or sea. The waters surrounding it are the traditional fishing grounds of Alaska's Indigenous communities. It is wedged between towering mountains and the Gastineau Channel, a dramatic vista for more than 1.5 million cruise passengers who visit annually.
Whale-watching tours load onto busses back to their cruise ships Juneau, Alaska, on Sept. 4, 2024. Local fishermen and boaters have raised concerns about increased marine traffic, wakes, and effluent from cruise ships and related tours. The city faces a divide between those who profit from tourism and those who feel their way of life is being disrupted.
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The Alaskan town torn apart by cruise ship tourism
Juneau's residents are divided over whether to embrace the economic benefits of millions of visitors, or reclaim their town from an industry that has reshaped it.
Juneau is one of the US's most remote towns, accessible only by air or sea. The waters surrounding it are the traditional fishing grounds of Alaska's Indigenous communities. It is wedged between towering mountains and the Gastineau Channel, a dramatic vista for more than 1.5 million cruise passengers who visit annually.
Cruise passengers disembark from their ships to explore Juneau, Alaska, on Sept. 4, 2024. The city faces a divide between those who profit from tourism and those who feel their way of life is being disrupted. The city is grappling with the effects of mass cruise tourism, as noise, congestion, and environmental concerns clash with its economic reliance on visitors. The community is divided between those who profit from the influx of tourists and those who feel their way of life is being disrupted.
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Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, America - May 2015
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The Alaskan landscape
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, America - May 2015
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A photographer has captured a series of striking images of Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska, America.
Photographer Daniel Wildey was travelling through the area and took a series of stunning pictures of glaciers and snow-capped mountains.
He also captured the rare moment an eagle bird stopped for a picture.
Daniel said: "Usually birds disappear as soon as the lens cap comes off, but this bald eagle must have decided to help me out and pose for my shot."
In another of the pictures a calving glacier can be seen, as a large block of ice tumbles to the sea below.
Meanwhile, a picturesque Alaskan airport can also be seen in one of the pictures.
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David Vann
David Vann is an author and creative writing professor at the University of Warwick in England. His internationally-bestselling books have won 15 awards and have appeared on more than 70 Best Books of the Year lists in 12 countries, and are being published in 19 languages. Vann was awarded the 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship for creative arts, fiction, and has been a National Endowment of the Arts fellow, a Wallace Stegner Fellowship, and John L¿ÄôHeureux fellow. His work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, Outside, Men¿Äôs Health, Men¿Äôs Journal, the Sunday Times, the Observer, the Guardian, the Sunday Telegraph, the Financial Times, Elle UK, Esquire (UK Edition), Esquire Russia, National Geographic Adventure, Writer¿Äôs Digest, McSweeney's, and other magazines and newspapers. He has appeared in documentaries with the BBC, Nova, National Geographic, CNN, and E! Entertainment. His books have been selected for the New Yorker Book Club, the Times Book Club, the Samlerens Bogklub in Denmark, read on the BBC and North German Radio, and optioned for film. Vann has done hundreds of interviews and author events, including 40 international book festival.
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David Vann
David Vann is an author and creative writing professor at the University of Warwick in England. His internationally-bestselling books have won 15 awards and have appeared on more than 70 Best Books of the Year lists in 12 countries, and are being published in 19 languages. Vann was awarded the 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship for creative arts, fiction, and has been a National Endowment of the Arts fellow, a Wallace Stegner Fellowship, and John L¿ÄôHeureux fellow. His work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, Outside, Men¿Äôs Health, Men¿Äôs Journal, the Sunday Times, the Observer, the Guardian, the Sunday Telegraph, the Financial Times, Elle UK, Esquire (UK Edition), Esquire Russia, National Geographic Adventure, Writer¿Äôs Digest, McSweeney's, and other magazines and newspapers. He has appeared in documentaries with the BBC, Nova, National Geographic, CNN, and E! Entertainment. His books have been selected for the New Yorker Book Club, the Times Book Club, the Samlerens Bogklub in Denmark, read on the BBC and North German Radio, and optioned for film. Vann has done hundreds of interviews and author events, including 40 international book festival.
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David Vann
David Vann is an author and creative writing professor at the University of Warwick in England. His internationally-bestselling books have won 15 awards and have appeared on more than 70 Best Books of the Year lists in 12 countries, and are being published in 19 languages. Vann was awarded the 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship for creative arts, fiction, and has been a National Endowment of the Arts fellow, a Wallace Stegner Fellowship, and John L¿ÄôHeureux fellow. His work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, Outside, Men¿Äôs Health, Men¿Äôs Journal, the Sunday Times, the Observer, the Guardian, the Sunday Telegraph, the Financial Times, Elle UK, Esquire (UK Edition), Esquire Russia, National Geographic Adventure, Writer¿Äôs Digest, McSweeney's, and other magazines and newspapers. He has appeared in documentaries with the BBC, Nova, National Geographic, CNN, and E! Entertainment. His books have been selected for the New Yorker Book Club, the Times Book Club, the Samlerens Bogklub in Denmark, read on the BBC and North German Radio, and optioned for film. Vann has done hundreds of interviews and author events, including 40 international book festival.
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David Vann
David Vann is an author and creative writing professor at the University of Warwick in England. His internationally-bestselling books have won 15 awards and have appeared on more than 70 Best Books of the Year lists in 12 countries, and are being published in 19 languages. Vann was awarded the 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship for creative arts, fiction, and has been a National Endowment of the Arts fellow, a Wallace Stegner Fellowship, and John L¿ÄôHeureux fellow. His work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, Outside, Men¿Äôs Health, Men¿Äôs Journal, the Sunday Times, the Observer, the Guardian, the Sunday Telegraph, the Financial Times, Elle UK, Esquire (UK Edition), Esquire Russia, National Geographic Adventure, Writer¿Äôs Digest, McSweeney's, and other magazines and newspapers. He has appeared in documentaries with the BBC, Nova, National Geographic, CNN, and E! Entertainment. His books have been selected for the New Yorker Book Club, the Times Book Club, the Samlerens Bogklub in Denmark, read on the BBC and North German Radio, and optioned for film. Vann has done hundreds of interviews and author events, including 40 international book festival.
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Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Sheremeta / Rex Features ( 1417515k )
Alaskan brown bears appear to be dancing while squaring up for a show of strength
Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
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Caught doing the bear-laro? These two grizzlies looked as if they were warming up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Photographer Rick Sheremeta caught the brown bears squaring up to each other at the Mcneil River Game Sanctuary on the Alaska Peninsula.
But they weren't practicing the waltz, in fact the heavyweights were locked in a serious show of strength.
Rick explains: "The McNeil River is home to the largest concentration of brown bears in the world thanks to the abundance of salmon at the waterfall. But with so many bears there it's inevitable that there will be battles for territory.
"They will usually have a face-off until one backs off submissively. It is quite a sight to behold and could almost be viewed as a strange sort of dance.
"These two youngsters reared up at each other but it didn't look as if it would end up with either getting hurt. It may have even been practice fighting as the tussle was soon over."
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Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Sheremeta / Rex Features ( 1417515j )
Alaskan brown bears appear to be dancing while squaring up for a show of strength
Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
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Caught doing the bear-laro? These two grizzlies looked as if they were warming up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Photographer Rick Sheremeta caught the brown bears squaring up to each other at the Mcneil River Game Sanctuary on the Alaska Peninsula.
But they weren't practicing the waltz, in fact the heavyweights were locked in a serious show of strength.
Rick explains: "The McNeil River is home to the largest concentration of brown bears in the world thanks to the abundance of salmon at the waterfall. But with so many bears there it's inevitable that there will be battles for territory.
"They will usually have a face-off until one backs off submissively. It is quite a sight to behold and could almost be viewed as a strange sort of dance.
"These two youngsters reared up at each other but it didn't look as if it would end up with either getting hurt. It may have even been practice fighting as the tussle was soon over."
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Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Sheremeta / Rex Features ( 1417515i )
Alaskan brown bears appear to be dancing while squaring up for a show of strength
Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
FULL WORDS LINK: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/cwir
Caught doing the bear-laro? These two grizzlies looked as if they were warming up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Photographer Rick Sheremeta caught the brown bears squaring up to each other at the Mcneil River Game Sanctuary on the Alaska Peninsula.
But they weren't practicing the waltz, in fact the heavyweights were locked in a serious show of strength.
Rick explains: "The McNeil River is home to the largest concentration of brown bears in the world thanks to the abundance of salmon at the waterfall. But with so many bears there it's inevitable that there will be battles for territory.
"They will usually have a face-off until one backs off submissively. It is quite a sight to behold and could almost be viewed as a strange sort of dance.
"These two youngsters reared up at each other but it didn't look as if it would end up with either getting hurt. It may have even been practice fighting as the tussle was soon over."
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Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Sheremeta / Rex Features ( 1417515h )
Alaskan brown bears appear to be dancing while squaring up for a show of strength
Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
FULL WORDS LINK: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/cwir
Caught doing the bear-laro? These two grizzlies looked as if they were warming up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Photographer Rick Sheremeta caught the brown bears squaring up to each other at the Mcneil River Game Sanctuary on the Alaska Peninsula.
But they weren't practicing the waltz, in fact the heavyweights were locked in a serious show of strength.
Rick explains: "The McNeil River is home to the largest concentration of brown bears in the world thanks to the abundance of salmon at the waterfall. But with so many bears there it's inevitable that there will be battles for territory.
"They will usually have a face-off until one backs off submissively. It is quite a sight to behold and could almost be viewed as a strange sort of dance.
"These two youngsters reared up at each other but it didn't look as if it would end up with either getting hurt. It may have even been practice fighting as the tussle was soon over."
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Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Sheremeta / Rex Features ( 1417515g )
Alaskan brown bears appear to be dancing while squaring up for a show of strength
Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
FULL WORDS LINK: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/cwir
Caught doing the bear-laro? These two grizzlies looked as if they were warming up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Photographer Rick Sheremeta caught the brown bears squaring up to each other at the Mcneil River Game Sanctuary on the Alaska Peninsula.
But they weren't practicing the waltz, in fact the heavyweights were locked in a serious show of strength.
Rick explains: "The McNeil River is home to the largest concentration of brown bears in the world thanks to the abundance of salmon at the waterfall. But with so many bears there it's inevitable that there will be battles for territory.
"They will usually have a face-off until one backs off submissively. It is quite a sight to behold and could almost be viewed as a strange sort of dance.
"These two youngsters reared up at each other but it didn't look as if it would end up with either getting hurt. It may have even been practice fighting as the tussle was soon over."
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Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Sheremeta / Rex Features ( 1417515f )
Alaskan brown bears appear to be dancing while squaring up for a show of strength
Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
FULL WORDS LINK: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/cwir
Caught doing the bear-laro? These two grizzlies looked as if they were warming up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Photographer Rick Sheremeta caught the brown bears squaring up to each other at the Mcneil River Game Sanctuary on the Alaska Peninsula.
But they weren't practicing the waltz, in fact the heavyweights were locked in a serious show of strength.
Rick explains: "The McNeil River is home to the largest concentration of brown bears in the world thanks to the abundance of salmon at the waterfall. But with so many bears there it's inevitable that there will be battles for territory.
"They will usually have a face-off until one backs off submissively. It is quite a sight to behold and could almost be viewed as a strange sort of dance.
"These two youngsters reared up at each other but it didn't look as if it would end up with either getting hurt. It may have even been practice fighting as the tussle was soon over."
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Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Sheremeta / Rex Features ( 1417515e )
Alaskan brown bears appear to be dancing while squaring up for a show of strength
Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
FULL WORDS LINK: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/cwir
Caught doing the bear-laro? These two grizzlies looked as if they were warming up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Photographer Rick Sheremeta caught the brown bears squaring up to each other at the Mcneil River Game Sanctuary on the Alaska Peninsula.
But they weren't practicing the waltz, in fact the heavyweights were locked in a serious show of strength.
Rick explains: "The McNeil River is home to the largest concentration of brown bears in the world thanks to the abundance of salmon at the waterfall. But with so many bears there it's inevitable that there will be battles for territory.
"They will usually have a face-off until one backs off submissively. It is quite a sight to behold and could almost be viewed as a strange sort of dance.
"These two youngsters reared up at each other but it didn't look as if it would end up with either getting hurt. It may have even been practice fighting as the tussle was soon over."
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Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Sheremeta / Rex Features ( 1417515c )
Alaskan brown bears appear to be dancing while squaring up for a show of strength
Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
FULL WORDS LINK: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/cwir
Caught doing the bear-laro? These two grizzlies looked as if they were warming up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Photographer Rick Sheremeta caught the brown bears squaring up to each other at the Mcneil River Game Sanctuary on the Alaska Peninsula.
But they weren't practicing the waltz, in fact the heavyweights were locked in a serious show of strength.
Rick explains: "The McNeil River is home to the largest concentration of brown bears in the world thanks to the abundance of salmon at the waterfall. But with so many bears there it's inevitable that there will be battles for territory.
"They will usually have a face-off until one backs off submissively. It is quite a sight to behold and could almost be viewed as a strange sort of dance.
"These two youngsters reared up at each other but it didn't look as if it would end up with either getting hurt. It may have even been practice fighting as the tussle was soon over."
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Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Sheremeta / Rex Features ( 1417515d )
Alaskan brown bears appear to be dancing while squaring up for a show of strength
Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
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Caught doing the bear-laro? These two grizzlies looked as if they were warming up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Photographer Rick Sheremeta caught the brown bears squaring up to each other at the Mcneil River Game Sanctuary on the Alaska Peninsula.
But they weren't practicing the waltz, in fact the heavyweights were locked in a serious show of strength.
Rick explains: "The McNeil River is home to the largest concentration of brown bears in the world thanks to the abundance of salmon at the waterfall. But with so many bears there it's inevitable that there will be battles for territory.
"They will usually have a face-off until one backs off submissively. It is quite a sight to behold and could almost be viewed as a strange sort of dance.
"These two youngsters reared up at each other but it didn't look as if it would end up with either getting hurt. It may have even been practice fighting as the tussle was soon over."
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Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Sheremeta / Rex Features ( 1417515b )
Alaskan brown bears appear to be dancing while squaring up for a show of strength
Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
FULL WORDS LINK: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/cwir
Caught doing the bear-laro? These two grizzlies looked as if they were warming up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Photographer Rick Sheremeta caught the brown bears squaring up to each other at the Mcneil River Game Sanctuary on the Alaska Peninsula.
But they weren't practicing the waltz, in fact the heavyweights were locked in a serious show of strength.
Rick explains: "The McNeil River is home to the largest concentration of brown bears in the world thanks to the abundance of salmon at the waterfall. But with so many bears there it's inevitable that there will be battles for territory.
"They will usually have a face-off until one backs off submissively. It is quite a sight to behold and could almost be viewed as a strange sort of dance.
"These two youngsters reared up at each other but it didn't look as if it would end up with either getting hurt. It may have even been practice fighting as the tussle was soon over."
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Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Sheremeta / Rex Features ( 1417515a )
Alaskan brown bears appear to be dancing while squaring up for a show of strength
Alaskan brown bears, Mcneil River Game Sanctuary, Alaska Peninsula, America - Jul 2011
FULL WORDS LINK: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/cwir
Caught doing the bear-laro? These two grizzlies looked as if they were warming up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Photographer Rick Sheremeta caught the brown bears squaring up to each other at the Mcneil River Game Sanctuary on the Alaska Peninsula.
But they weren't practicing the waltz, in fact the heavyweights were locked in a serious show of strength.
Rick explains: "The McNeil River is home to the largest concentration of brown bears in the world thanks to the abundance of salmon at the waterfall. But with so many bears there it's inevitable that there will be battles for territory.
"They will usually have a face-off until one backs off submissively. It is quite a sight to behold and could almost be viewed as a strange sort of dance.
"These two youngsters reared up at each other but it didn't look as if it would end up with either getting hurt. It may have even been practice fighting as the tussle was soon over."
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Alaskan Brown Bear sleeps holding fish at McNeil River Falls, Alaskan Peninsula, America - 04 Jul 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Sheremeta / Rex Features ( 1377611c )
Alaskan Brown Bear getting ready to take a nap in river with a fish it has caught
Bear-ly Awake: Brown Bear Snoozes With Fishy Catch
It's hard work catching fish - just ask this dozy bear who took a nap after landing a salmon.
Wildlife photographer Rick Sheremeta snapped the brown bear nodding off in a river while still clutching it's tasty catch.
He explains: "I spent four days observing brown coastal bears at McNeil River Falls on the Alaskan Peninsula some 290 miles southwest of Anchorage.
"One adult female bear named Yolanda, by local guides, was particular interesting to watch - not only was she fairly high up in the bear pecking order thus allowing her unchallenged access to her favorite spot, but she was an excellent fisherwomen - snatching fish repeatedly time after time.
"On my last day out at the Falls, she was particularly active. She would snare a large fish and walk it into the shallows where she would sit and consume it at her leisure. She did this time and time again but never did we see her leave the water to take a nap break like all the other bears routinely did.
"Well, I guess all this frantic activity finally got the best of her - she finally wandered into the calm pool just as she had done numerous times before, sat down, cradled her catch under her arm and promptly nodded off.
"Unfortunately, her nap was fairly short lived since her little slumber pad also happened to be an active byway for other bears traveling to and from the River - after a few moments of blissful slumber she was rudely awakened by other some other denizen splashing through the water.
"Even though the scene was short-lived, it was a once in a million moment that I was lucky enough to document and capture with my camera."
At least she has a delicious snack to wake up to.
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Alaskan Brown Bear sleeps holding fish at McNeil River Falls, Alaskan Peninsula, America - 04 Jul 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Sheremeta / Rex Features ( 1377611b )
Alaskan Coastal Brown Bear catches a Chum Salmon at Alaska's McNeil River Falls before falling asleep with its catch
Bear-ly Awake: Brown Bear Snoozes With Fishy Catch
It's hard work catching fish - just ask this dozy bear who took a nap after landing a salmon.
Wildlife photographer Rick Sheremeta snapped the brown bear nodding off in a river while still clutching it's tasty catch.
He explains: "I spent four days observing brown coastal bears at McNeil River Falls on the Alaskan Peninsula some 290 miles southwest of Anchorage.
"One adult female bear named Yolanda, by local guides, was particular interesting to watch - not only was she fairly high up in the bear pecking order thus allowing her unchallenged access to her favorite spot, but she was an excellent fisherwomen - snatching fish repeatedly time after time.
"On my last day out at the Falls, she was particularly active. She would snare a large fish and walk it into the shallows where she would sit and consume it at her leisure. She did this time and time again but never did we see her leave the water to take a nap break like all the other bears routinely did.
"Well, I guess all this frantic activity finally got the best of her - she finally wandered into the calm pool just as she had done numerous times before, sat down, cradled her catch under her arm and promptly nodded off.
"Unfortunately, her nap was fairly short lived since her little slumber pad also happened to be an active byway for other bears traveling to and from the River - after a few moments of blissful slumber she was rudely awakened by other some other denizen splashing through the water.
"Even though the scene was short-lived, it was a once in a million moment that I was lucky enough to document and capture with my camera."
At least she has a delicious snack to wake up t...
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Alaskan Brown Bear sleeps holding fish at McNeil River Falls, Alaskan Peninsula, America - 04 Jul 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Sheremeta / Rex Features ( 1377611a )
Alaskan Brown Bear falls asleep in river with a fish it has caught
Bear-ly Awake: Brown Bear Snoozes With Fishy Catch
It's hard work catching fish - just ask this dozy bear who took a nap after landing a salmon.
Wildlife photographer Rick Sheremeta snapped the brown bear nodding off in a river while still clutching it's tasty catch.
He explains: "I spent four days observing brown coastal bears at McNeil River Falls on the Alaskan Peninsula some 290 miles southwest of Anchorage.
"One adult female bear named Yolanda, by local guides, was particular interesting to watch - not only was she fairly high up in the bear pecking order thus allowing her unchallenged access to her favorite spot, but she was an excellent fisherwomen - snatching fish repeatedly time after time.
"On my last day out at the Falls, she was particularly active. She would snare a large fish and walk it into the shallows where she would sit and consume it at her leisure. She did this time and time again but never did we see her leave the water to take a nap break like all the other bears routinely did.
"Well, I guess all this frantic activity finally got the best of her - she finally wandered into the calm pool just as she had done numerous times before, sat down, cradled her catch under her arm and promptly nodded off.
"Unfortunately, her nap was fairly short lived since her little slumber pad also happened to be an active byway for other bears traveling to and from the River - after a few moments of blissful slumber she was rudely awakened by other some other denizen splashing through the water.
"Even though the scene was short-lived, it was a once in a million moment that I was lucky enough to document and capture with my camera."
At least she has a delicious snack to wake up to.
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Alaskan Brown Bear sleeps holding fish at McNeil River Falls, Alaskan Peninsula, America - 04 Jul 2011
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Sheremeta / Rex Features (1377611a)
*MAIN PICTURE* (Pic 3) 'Yolanda' the Alaskan coastal brown bear falls asleep in a river with a fish she has caught
Alaskan Brown Bear sleeps holding fish at McNeil River Falls, Alaskan Peninsula, America - 04 Jul 2011
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It's hard work catching fish - just ask this dozy bear who took a nap after landing a salmon.
Wildlife photographer Rick Sheremeta snapped the brown bear nodding off in a river while still clutching it's tasty catch.
He explains: "One adult female bear named Yolanda, by local guides, was particular interesting to watch.
"On my last day out at the Falls, she was particularly active. She would snare a large fish and walk it into the shallows where she would sit and consume it at her leisure. She did this time and time again but never did we see her leave the water to take a nap break like all the other bears routinely did.
"Well, I guess all this frantic activity finally got the best of her - she finally wandered into the calm pool just as she had done numerous times before, sat down, cradled her catch under her arm and promptly nodded off."
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Brown Bears Ursus Arctos in Alaska.
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