Captain Cook State Recreation Area is a park on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. It is located on the shores of Cook Inlet at the northern terminus of the Kenai Spur Highway, about 25 miles north of Ken
View from the bluff of a rocky portion of the beach, and the mudflats that can be seen at low tide. Mount Spurr is visible in the distance.
A portion of the nature trail in autumn
Stormy Lake
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The American black bear, or simply black bear, is a species of medium-sized bear which is endemic to North America. It is the continent's smallest and most widely distributed bear species. It is an om
An American black bear at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
American black bears can be distinguished from brown bears by their smaller size, their less concave skull profiles, their shorter claws and the lack of a shoulder hump.
Some individuals develop a white "crescent moon" blaze on the chest. This blaze, which is constant in Asian black bears, occurs in up to 80% of American black bear cubs, but only persists into adulthood for approx. 25%.