Coastal Brown Bear Photobombed by a Wolf

This is an image from my June 2010 Ultimate Brown Bear Photo Tour in Katmai National Park, Alaska. This wolf spent the day foraging the bear’s leftovers. This image was made after the sun had set.

In Katmai, the documented encounters between the species include wolves stealing fish from bears, wolves harassing courting bears, wolves displacing bears from a moose carcass, bears briefly chasing wolves, wolves travelling with bears, and wolves fishing alongside bears.

Enjoyed the trip completely. Your input was perfect for my taste and I learned several things I had suspected but didn’t understand completely. Now going trough the images and an very pleased.
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Coastal Brown Bear and Wolf (Ursus arctos or Grizzly Bear and Canis lupus) from June 2010. Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park, Alaska, from my Ultimate Brown Bear Photo Tour. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. 500mm ISO 1,600, f/4 @ 1/320s. Manual exposure.