Brown bears, black bears, grizzly bears and polar bears all make their home in North America. These pictures capture bears in the wild - eating, sleeping, and at play.
Black bears are at home in all of Canada and much of the United States. Their fur is usually black, but can grow brown, blond, and even white. Black bears live in the forest and usually shy away from people. They are omnivores, eating fruit, nuts, greens, insects, and meat, and they can climb trees.
Brown bears and grizzly bears are often confused, though grizzlies are in fact a subspecies of the brown bear. Both are very strong. They can stand in rushing river currents waiting for salmon, and they use their huge forepaws for digging up roots and plants. They are solitary animals, and like the black bear can come in many different shades of brown. Most of these photos are taken... (... more information below the photos)
Polar Bear Ringed Seals Meal Frozen Lake Manitoba A meal of Ringed Seals is just what this Polar Bear ordered as he eats it on a frozen lake near the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Big Polar Bear Paws And Claws Photo A close up of the the massive big paws of a polar bear featuring a row of sharp claws. |
Climate Change Effects On Polar Bear Habitat The Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, evolved from the brown bear over 200,000 years ago, but today their existence is threatened by climate change and it's effects on the polar bear habitat. |
Animal Black Bear Cub Canada A young black bear climbs up a tree in Ontario, Canada to protect himself from the world below. |
Polar Bear Yawn Churchill Manitoba A large Polar Bear, having just woken from a nap in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, yawns before moving on. |
Polar Bear Crossing Churchill Manitoba A bus makes its way along the road in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada just as a Polar Bear is crossing the road. |
Growling Polar Bear Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba A growling Polar Bear wards off any unwanted guests near Camp Nanuq along the Hudson Bay in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Cute Baby Polar Bear Tundra Buggy Exploring A cute baby Polar Bear in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area, spends some time exploring the massive wheels on a tundra buggy. |
Polar Bear Mother Cub Family Churchill Manitoba A mother Polar Bear does not let her cub out of her sight as this family makes its way through the tundra brush in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Arctic Ocean Native Polar Bear Animal A native animal to the arctic regions of the world, the polar bear is equally at home on the icy shores, or in the frigid waters of the arctic such as in Hudson Bay, Canada - a part of the Arctic Ocean. |
Polar Bear Sow Portrait Photo Manitoba Canada A portrait of a tired looking polar bear sow nearing the end of her summer fast in Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Food Hudson Bay Churchill Food is the main train of thought for a Polar Bear when the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba freezes over. |
Polar Bear Weather Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba The snowy weather around the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba is what this Polar Bear thrives on as he stands atop a ridge scoping us out. |
Polar Bear Bellyflop Churchill Wildlife Management Area A Polar Bear looks as though he has just done a bellyflop as he relaxes on the icy tundra of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Hunt Churchill Manitoba A Polar Bear on the hunt as he sniffs around the tundra near the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Climate Change Impact On Wildlife Polar Bears Global warming and climate change both have a direct impact on wildlife especially species who dwell in the arctic regions such as the great Polar Bear. |
Polar Bear Tundra Buggy Adventure Churchill A cute and curious polar bear cub checks out a tundra buggy during an adventure into the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Hudson Bay. |
Polar Bear Journey Churchill Manitoba This picture gives one the impression that this Polar Bear is on a long journey down a dirt road in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Foraging Polar Bear Icy Shoreline Hudson Bay Walking along the icy shoreline of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, a Polar Bear is foraging for a meal. |
Polar Bear Photo Workshop Churchill Manitoba People attending a photo workshop have come to the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba to capture a Polar Bear on film. |
Tired Polar Bear Churchill Rocks Manitoba A tired Polar Bear rests atop the rocks in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area near the Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. |
Black Bear Ursus Americanus Red Lake Ontario Canada This black bear, proper name Ursus americanus, is the most common bear species in North America. It can be found all the way from Alaska to Mexico, and this bear in particular is grazing on lush green grass near the town of Red Lake in Ontario. |
Manitoba Polar Bear Tundra Buggy Tours A polar bear, only 11 months old, is so curious about the tundra buggy that is rolling over his habitat that he has come in investigate and puts his paws up on the wheels. This is in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Hudson Bay, Manitoba. |
Polar Bear Worlds Largest Land Predator Threatened Species Polar bears are the world's largest land predator and the first species officially threatened by global warming, making them the international symbol in the fight against this growing natural disaster. |
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... in Alaska, where grizzly bears number about 40,000.
Polar bears are perhaps the most mysterious of all North American Bears. They are certainly the most rare. Few people venture as far North as the bears, and fewer still can claim they've seen a polar bear in the wild. Some Arctic natives call these massive animals "water bears," as polar bears are powerful swimmers and hunt mainly marine animals such as seals, fish, and walruses. Many of these polar bear pictures are taken near Churchill, Manitoba.
Bears won't usually attack a person unless provoked, so when in bear country, treat these animals with respect. All bears are fiercely protective of their babies, so be sure to hang back when young cubs are out and about.
Bears are one of Rolf's favorite wildlife species to photograph. Here you see Bear Pictures, all captured in North America. Some special places to photograph bears are in Churchill, Manitoba where the Polar Bears are more easily accessed while Grizzly Bears and Brown Bears are mostly photographed in Alaska. Some of the Alaska bear images are taken in Denali National Park and Katmai National Park as well as in the Brooks Range.
The Black Bear Pictures are taken in several Travel Locations such as Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, the Yukon Territory, and Southeast Alaska.
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