10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Deep in the forests of Finland, on the borders with Russia, brown bears roam. Slightly smaller than their Alaskan cousins, European Brown Bears are very shy and avoid human contact where possible.

Deep in the forests of Finland, on the borders with Russia, brown bears roam. Slightly smaller than their Alaskan cousins, European Brown Bears are very shy and avoid human contact where possible.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2012
Date Uploaded: 11.2012
Photo Location: Finland
Camera: NIKON D3S
Copyright: © Kiat Choon Teo