An alaskan brown bear sits poised and ready to fish for the abundant salmon in the stream of katmai national park the summer.

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Alaska, USA

Perfectly suited for the job chasing down and catching salmon, this large brown bear hunts the streams of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Fast, strong and agile, brown bears possess excellent eyesight and reactions. They are further equipped for the job with large, curved front claws up to 3 inches (7.6 cm) in length, and measuring up to 4 inches (10.2 cm) along the curve.

During mid and late summer, they congregate in the backwaters of the Alaskan tundra, focused on gaining weight to prepare for the long winter hibernation. Mature bears here can gain 30-40% of their body weight in the summer, mostly from eating sockeye salmon. They are generally tolerant of human visitors when food is in abundance. This dynamic image captures the rugged beauty of a brown bear on its turf, in its prime.

Photo © copyright by Dr. Edward Mikol.

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