Black Bear (Ursus americanus) walking through woodland at dusk in Yellowstone National park, Wyoming,USA.

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The black bear (Ursus americanus) is the most common and widely distributed bear species in North America. However, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is one of the few areas south of Canada where black bears coexist with the grizzly bears. From 1910 to the 1960s, park managers allowed visitors to feed black bears along park roads, although the National Park Service officially frowned on this activity. During this time, along with Old Faithful, black bears became the symbol of Yellowstone for many people, and are still what some people think of when Yellowstone bears are mentioned.

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Size: 4289px × 2957px
Location: Yellowstone national park, Wyoming, USA
Photo credit: © Ian Rutherford / Alamy / Afripics
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