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Two subadult brown bears play-fight in the Brooks River. Katmai National Park contains some of the most productive ecosystems in the world; at the peak of the sockeye salmon run in mid-July, brown bears can afford to blow off some steam in addition to feasting all season long.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: King Salmon (nearest city), Alaska, United States of America
Copyright: © Rylee Jensen