A Black Bear wades in a river to fish for spawning salmon, Tongass National Forest, Southeast 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 black bears feast on the returning salmon. The oceanic nutrients the salmon provide helps to fatten up the bears.

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Size: 4782px × 3188px
Location: Tongass National Forest, Alaska, USA
Photo credit: © Tim Plowden / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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