Two yearling brown bears rest as their mother keep watch in the sedge grass at the remote McNeil River Wildlife Refuge, June 18, 2023 on the Katmai Peninsula, Alaska. The remote site is accessed only with a special permit and contains the world’s largest seasonal population of brown bears.

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Location: McNeil River Refugee, Katmai, Alaska
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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