Swimming Pool Grizzly Bears Only
by John Telfer
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Swimming Pool Grizzly Bears Only
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John Telfer
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Photograph - Photograph
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While visiting the Bronx Zoo on a 91 degree day in July 2013, I came by the Grizzly Bear area where they have three very large and on this day playful Grizzly Bears. While watching this one Grizzly Bear I was amazed to see how fast he could swim in this deep watering hole and also doing it backwards! I put my camera on shudder speed and caught him as he was lying on his back and peeking over the log. Listed below is more information on Grizzly Bears;
The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the silvertip bear, the grizzly, or the North American brown bear, is a subspecies of brown bear (Ursus arctos) that generally lives in the uplands of western North America. This subspecies is thought to descend from Ussuri brown bears which crossed to Alaska from eastern Russia 100,000 years ago, though they did not move south until 13,000 years ago.Except for cubs and females, grizzlies are normally solitary, active animals, but in coastal areas, the grizzly congregates alongside streams, lakes, rivers, and ponds during the salmon spawn. Every other year, females (sows) produce one to four young (commonly two) which are small and weigh only about 500 grams (1 lb). A sow is protective of her offspring and will attack if she thinks she or her cubs are threatened.
FAA WATERCOLOR MARK DOES NOT APPEAR ON FINAL SALES
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July 13th, 2013
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