Female brown bear feasting on spawning salmon in Katmai National Park, Alaska

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Each year millions of Pacific salmon return to their natal rivers of Alaska to spawn. Each year hundreds of Alaskan brown bears feast on the returning salmon. The oceanic nutrients the salmon provide helps to fatten up the bears before they enter hibernation in the autumn.

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Size: 4782px × 3188px
Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA
Photo credit: © Tim Plowden / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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