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16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Spirit Bear Shake

Deep within the Great Bear Rainforest in norther British Columbia, Canada this rare spirit bear (a.k.a Kermode bear) shakes off after a fine salmon meal in this river. There are only a few hundred of these creatures and they only live in BC. The indigenous say the raven made every 10 black bears a white bear to remind the world of the ice age.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2017
Date Uploaded: 10.2018
Photo Location: British Columbia, Canada
Camera: NIKON D5
Copyright: © Michelle Valberg