Ursus arctos horribilis

[intrepidphotos]

A living reminder for people to slow down when driving though the wilderness. This is a shot from spring of an orphaned North American Brown Bear or Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) who had recently woken up from winter hibernation at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife in North Vancouver. Sadly cubs are often left behind when their mothers are hit by cars or trucks. Orphaned cubs that are human socialised though the rescue process are difficult to reintroduce to the wild, often spending their entire life in reserves such as this one if they are lucky enough not to be put down. Massive in stature, the largest Grizzlies have been known to weigh up to 680 kg (1,500 lb), standing up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall on their hind legs , or 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) at the shoulder when on all four legs. British Columbia, Canada

If you would like to learn a little bit more about my background in photography you can read the interview @photofeed did with me here.

Robert Downie
Love Life, Love Photography

_{All images in this post were taken by and remain the Copyright of Robert Downie - http://www.robertdowniephotography.com}

Comments

[sina-adventure]

Amazing!
It's a perfect movie poster!

[intrepidphotos]

lol that is classic.

[qurator]

Manually curated by ackhoo from the Qurator Team. Keep up the good work!

[ryivhnn]

My what big claws you have O_O

I got fixated on that for way too long while looking ^_^;

This is a nice shot. Probably slightly less dangerous getting this one than with a wild bear? XD

[intrepidphotos]

lol yes

[photofeed]

Superb shot Robert! Absolute worldclass!

[intrepidphotos]

Thanks mate ;-)