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Now that's a big grizzly - this is when I really appreciate my long lens.
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Grizzly strolling thru Hayden Valley.
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This black bear is keeping tabs on her twins. Near Phantom Lake.
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Black bear and two cubs. Mom turns her back and the twins scamper up the tree. Above Lamar Canyon.
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I'm not sure why this black bear was growling. Maybe he got up on the wrong side of his hibernation bed.
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Coming thru!
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Safe behind Mom - grizzly and cub
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Black bear poses near Sheepeater Cliffs.
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Cinnamon black bear near Antelope Creek
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Check out those claws! Grizzly near South Twin Lake
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How crazy is this? Junction Butte yearling approaches grizzly with 2-year-old.
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Not a good idea! Grizzly mom chases yearling wolf.
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The chase continued! The wolf escaped with just an injured ego.
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Sub-adult grizzly known as "Snow" due to her light color.
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Sharing the road with a black bear.
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Grizzly and 2-year-old in Lamar Valley
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Grizzly & yearlings in the Slough bowl.
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Grizzly: "I'm hungry for fresh meat." Bison: "Don't even think about it."
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Another grizzly moves thru the deadfall between Norris and Canyon in Yellowstone.
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Grizzly scans Cascade Meadow, drawn by the scent of a deer carcass.
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Grizzly stalks an elk herd in Hayden Valley; all escape unharmed.
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A hot afternoon, grizzly and cub
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Grizzly cubs, ready to rumble
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Young cinnamon-colored black bear near Junction Butte
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Nothing like a good back rub. Near Tower Creek.
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Whipering sweet nothings. Near Tower Creek.
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Stopping to smell the wildflowers, near Antelope Creek
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Yearling cinnamon-colored black bear, Glacier National Park
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