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14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The Handshake

The love between this mother brown bear and her yearling cub were undeniable as they frolicked through the underbrush, lakes and streams wrestling, play fighting and sharing freshly caught salmon. Then they would lazily curl up together for a well deserved nap in a bed of grass, storing up some energy to begin all over again a little later in the day.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2016
Date Uploaded: 10.2016
Photo Location: King Salmon, Alaska, United States of America
Copyright: © Jennifer Rogers