Standing Tall :: Photo Of The Day and Natural History Commentary

8/18/2007

Standing Tall

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This coastal brown bear sow caught the scent of an approaching adult male. Nervous for her cubs, who could be attacked by the male, she stands in the deep sedge grass to get a better look around.

A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for other approaching bears that may be a threat to her cubs., Ursus arctos,  Copyright Phillip Colla, image #19139, all rights reserved worldwide.
A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for other approaching bears that may be a threat to her cubs. Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA.
Image: 19139  
Species: Ursus arctos
Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA
 

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