A Brown Bear catches a Sockeye Salmon in Funnel Creek in northern Katmai N. P., AK. But, it wasn't long after this that it's prize catch was stolen by another bear in an interesting fight over the salmon. This aggressive behavior happened twice while we were watching. I'll post an image of their interaction later. (Close crop)
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AK 2017: Katmai N.P. and Preserve. We flew to Mirror Lake from Lake Clark then trekked along Funnel Creek where we spent the day watching and photographing the brown bears. This confrontation was interesting (it happened twice while we were there). The light colored bear caught the sockeye salmon. The more aggressive darker bear came over to check it out and managed to steal it away after a scrimmage. The lighter colored bear looked like s/he was well fed, so this behaviour probably didn't happen too often. (Tight crop)
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AK 2017: Katmai N.P. and Preserve. We flew to Mirror Lake from Lake Clark then trekked along Funnel Creek where we spent the day watching and photographing the brown bears. This confrontation was interesting (it happened twice while we were there). The light colored bear caught the sockeye salmon. The more aggressive darker bear came over to check it out and managed to steal it away after a scrimmage. The lighter colored bear looked like s/he was well fed, so this behaviour probably didn't happen too often. (Tight crop)
Tags: Alaska Katmai National Park and Preserve Lake Clark grizzly bears brown bears agression sockeye salmon spawning red salmon fight winner bear behaviour survival
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AK 2017: Katmai N.P. and Preserve. We flew to Mirror Lake from Lake Clark then trekked along Funnel Creek where we spent the day watching and photographing the brown bears. This confrontation was interesting (it happened twice while we were there). The light colored bear caught the sockeye salmon. The more aggressive darker bear came over to check it out and managed to steal it away after a scrimmage. The lighter colored bear looked like s/he was well fed, so this behaviour probably didn't happen too often. (Tight crop)
Flickr Explore 8/13/17 - Thank You!
Tags: Alaska Katmai National Park and Preserve Lake Clark grizzly bears brown bears agression sockeye salmon spawning red salmon fight winner bear behaviour survival Flickr Explore
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The cub waits patiently as it's mother decides where she's going to share the sockeye salmon she just caught. Funnel Creek, Katmai National Park and Preserve, AK.
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