North America may not be the first place you’d think of as a place of gorgeous wildlife, but nothing could be further from the truth. Lynxes, moose, red deer and white-tailed deer, sea eagles, hawks, owls and bears all call North America home.
And bears are some of the most impressive specimens you’ll find. Over 400 pounds of fur and claw with diets consisting of berries, fish and anything they can find, it’s hard to imagine a North America without bears.
- This wildlife camera in Douglas County, Colorado, has enough photos of bears to keep you busy the whole day.
- This second one seems to be planning a cannonball dive. That posture can’t mean anything else.
- Relaxing is really one of the bear necessities of life.
- And hey, if they want to share their pool photos on social media like most people do, they don’t need to worry about getting good photos.
- Whatever it was, it did barely anything to stop them from enjoying the water.
- Their closest relatives are actually Sun Bears and Asian Black Bears.
- In fact, bears can vary a lot in body size even within the same species or population.
- Literal bear hug.
- More so if they’re having a pool party. Not because they might attack you, but because it’s never cool to crash a party.
This wildlife camera in Douglas County, Colorado, has enough photos of bears to keep you busy the whole day.
Captured on September 19, the HRCA Backcountry Wilderness area shared this plethora of images showing 3 Black bears having the time of their lives in a large pool.
As you can see, one of them seems to notice the camera. I don’t think it cares that much, though. It’s probably too busy enjoying the open swimming pool.
Aside from the obvious coloration, the lack of a shoulder bump is a clear indication that these are Black bears, not brown bears. Their scientific (aka binomial) names are Ursus americanus for the Black bear and Ursus arctos for the Brown bear.
This second one seems to be planning a cannonball dive. That posture can’t mean anything else.
A third one joins in, probably after feeling left out. At least, I guess so.
Relaxing is really one of the bear necessities of life.
Imagine how fun it’d be to be a bear for a day. You’d get to scratch your back on the trees, eat whatever you want and sleep wherever you want. That’s the life I want.
They seem like a happy family. After a long day of backscratching, berry-munching and shrub-eating, a good dip in the tub is a great way to get rid of all that stress. Not that I know what bears get stressed about.
And hey, if they want to share their pool photos on social media like most people do, they don’t need to worry about getting good photos.
This wildlife cam has them covered, and there’s a ton of photos to go around. What’s going on in this one, for example?
A little conversation between a parent and child? Maybe they’re discussing the water’s temperature? It’s anyone’s guess. They’re clearly enjoying themselves, though. So whatever their impression of this place is, it’s probably a positive one.
The American Black bear is the most widespread bear species in North America, and one of the few bear species that isn’t facing the threat of possible extinction.
Black bear’s diets consist of a lot of vegetation, and the occasional fish, bugs, and honey. They’re not quite as carnivorous as Polar bears or Brown bears.
With that said, something seems to have peeked their attention in the distance.
Whatever it was, it did barely anything to stop them from enjoying the water.
In fact, judging from the play splashing that took place right after this, they were hardly bothered at all. When you’re a powerfully built, mammalian biped with teeth and claws to back it up, there’s not much to be afraid of.
Though they may share the same land, American Black Bears are not that closely related to Brown bears within the bear family tree.
Their closest relatives are actually Sun Bears and Asian Black Bears.
Black bears are still sizable animals, despite being one of the smaller members of the bear family. The largest they get is roughly 250 kilos for well-fed, large males. Although they tend to shed a substantial amount of weight during hibernation – about 30%.
In fact, bears can vary a lot in body size even within the same species or population.
American Black Bears from the East Coast are heavier on average than West Coast ones, for instance.
The comparably larger (and more aggressive) Brown bear also boasts quite the diversity in body size. Brown bears from inner North America may top out at 400 pounds, but you may find Brown bears as heavy as 800 pounds the closer to the coasts you go.
Literal bear hug.
On the cuter side of things (as if the previous photos weren’t cute on their own already!), the camera also snaps a photo of this trio snuggling together. It’s so cute that I can hardly bear it.
Seeing these bears this close (at least, this close to the camera) really drives home how dangerous, but still magnificent, they can be.
While mother Black Bears don’t fiercely defend their cubs like their Brown or Grizzly kin, wild animals can still react unpredictably near people. In other words, being a Black or Brown bear shouldn’t make a difference to the fact that you should stay as far away from one as possible.
More so if they’re having a pool party. Not because they might attack you, but because it’s never cool to crash a party.
There’s a tremendous amount of photos from this camera, all capturing the same group of bears. All 55 photos are totally publicly viewable on Facebook.
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