18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A mother's love?

A juvenile grizzly bear is being driven away by its mother. The time has come for the adolescent to make his own way in the world, but for him cutting the ties is more difficult.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Canada
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Copyright: © Russell Millner