Ursus arctos horribilis
Grizzly (brown) bear (Ursus arctos horribilis).
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center; near Portage Valley, Alaska.
12 April 2008.
Nikon D70s.
Rationally, I understand why Stephen Colbert is afraid of bears. But come on… this is just cute! And this is no small cub.
The AWCC (near Portage Valley, Alaska) helps to rehabilitate wounded animals from the region. Some of the animals aren’t able to be re-released into the wild, but live comfortable lives in the sprawl of land that is the AWCC.
This is one of a few brown bears at the AWCC. Absolutely adorable.
Janson,
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Jocelyn Hyers, 4 months ago
amazing capture of a beautiful creature ….
HELUA, 4 months ago
Strong animal…nice portrait !
ECGardner, 3 months ago
He is cute. When I see a bear of any kind, I can’t help it; I just want to lay down and snuggle with it. Rationally I know this could and would likely result in my death, hence why I refrain, but man are they ever cute. Great capture, as always, of this completely cute little (ok not so little) guy.