Grizzly Fishing 2

A Grizzly bear under a waterfalls fishing and chasing sockeye salmon. A lot of Sockeye salmon runs start in July through August, and grizzlies know... more

by Wildlife Fine Art

Title

Grizzly Fishing 2

Artist

Wildlife Fine Art

Medium

Photograph - Prints / Licensing

Description

A Grizzly bear under a waterfalls fishing and chasing sockeye salmon. A lot of Sockeye salmon runs start in July through August, and grizzlies know it. Bears congregate around waterfalls and steams, where the salmon bunch up in an attempt to leap upstream over the falls. Some bears like the one pictured is sitting in a pool of water at the base of a falls. Bears will catch salmon under the water using their paws. The salmon becomes disoriented in the whirl pool, and often end up in the mouths of bears. Less experienced grizzly bears will feed off the scraps that drift. Some wait for salmon to leap out of the water at the top of the falls. Eating the skin first is common because the skin is full of fat and nutrients. Often, grizzly bears will leave the falls once they catch a fish, opening up a spot for the next bear. Each salmon is roughly worth 4,000 calories in entirety.

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August 19th, 2016