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14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Bear crossing the Rockaway River

I was watching deer from my porch and all of a sudden they started running. A few moments passed, then a bear appeared. He started down the riverbank, entered the water and swam across to the other side.

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Date Taken: 08.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2016
Photo Location: Denville, New Jersey, United States of America
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