American Black Bear claw marks made on the trunk of an American Beech tree in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan, USA

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American Black Bear, Ursus americanus, claw marks made on the trunk of an American Beech, Fagus grandifolia, tree where the bear once ascended the tree in search of beech nuts, viewed along the Munising Ski Trail, which is operated by the National Park Service in the Sand Point area of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA

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