Photo of the Day #741: Black bear

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A black bear (Ursus americanus), photographed in Grand Teton National Park. It was the first of two my wife and I saw walking along the Leigh Lake trail that afternoon.


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Jeff, is that a tracking collar on it's neck?

A touch of blonde too.

By JefFlyingV (not verified) on 23 Oct 2009 #permalink

My apologies Mr. Switek, I meant Brian in the previous post.

By JefFlyingV (not verified) on 23 Oct 2009 #permalink

Jeff; Yes. Both bears we say that day had tracking collars and ear tags. I was also surprised that this particular bear had a somewhat mottled coat.