Coyote, Bear, & Elk - Same Location, Summer 2023

[@EducatedSkeptic]

Pretty awesome imagery - and obviously a high-quality camera to get such great recording, with sound, without exhausting battery power.

[@ambavsv9255]

❤ просто фантастика, спастбо за эту красоту 😊

[@marranewman2224]

What type of bear is that?

[@EducatedSkeptic]

@marranewman2224 ....... Looks like a brown bear (grizzly). From the coloration, you'd think it was pretty mature, but I'd expect it should be much bigger. Still, massive head and shoulders with a hump says not likely a black bear.

[@marranewman2224]

Thank you for identifying that bear. @@EducatedSkeptic

[@SwanValleyConnectionsCondon]

A grizzly bear

[@SwanValleyConnectionsCondon]

The grizzly bears in the Swan Valley (part of the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem) are not as big as those found in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem or Alaska. Some believe it to be the diet composition, as the bears in the NCDE rely most heavily on berries and forage, whereas in the GYE and Alaska they primarily eat meat. @@EducatedSkeptic