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Animals of Denali National Park
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This picture of a Grizzly Bear was taken
about the second week of June, springtime in the high, cold
country inside the Park. This bear seemed quite content to
snack on grasses along the side of the park road. |
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This is one of the most beautiful bears
we've seen in Denali. This Grizzly Bear had a thick, silky coat
that seemed to glow in the sun. Many people are surprised to see
just how much of the bear's diet is vegetarian. This bear was
slurping down blueberries about 50 feet off the Park road, and didn't
even seem to notice that people were stopping their vehicles to watch it. |
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This Griz was also foraging close to
the Park road. One of the Park bus drivers told us that up to that
point in the summer there had been 190 reported human-bear encounters in
the backcountry, and not a single aggressive incident. |
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This is one happy Red Fox. It was
enjoying a bright, warm late spring day, and casually sniffing along
some dwarf birch and willow for mice. It just happened to sit down
right in front of us to scratch. Such a smile of
contentment.
Ahh! Life is good! |
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This is a small group of Dall Sheep ewes
with lambs. They were soaking up the sun and settling in for an
early afternoon nap. Two got up, faced each other, then stood
quietly with their heads together. After a minute they separated and
went back to the nap. |
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This is a bull Caribou with one of its'
harem. The bull was constantly moving around to keep the 30 or so
cows from wandering off. This picture taken in fall shows them at
their best. |
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