Grizzly Bears in Katmai National Park, Alaska.
Oh, no! I went the wrong way. Wait for me.
Please don’t get mad at me.
Six bears are on this steep hill above a grassy meadow and beach.
This young Grizzly bear is enjoying the stems of cow-parsnips. These are an important plant for bears and other herbivores.
Elephant greeting. Young elephants greeting each other in Kruger Park, South Africa.
Resting a tired trunk. An elephant has 40,000 muscles just in her trunk, while a human has 639 in her entire body.
Her trunk is so strong it can lift 770 lbs.
African elephants have two finger-like tips on their trunk so they can pick up small objects and give their eye a careful rub.
A Red Lechwe watches over his herd while they graze in the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
A lion pair rest after coitus. Lions will mate multiple times a day for several days without stopping to eat.
A young male lion in the Okavango Delta.
In the heat of the day a three year old lion rests in the shade.
Near Nome, Alaska a large bull Musk Ox stands watching a hill covered with with lichen and flowers while the rest of the heard eats. His winter coat is shedding and will be collected to be spun into wool and knitted into extremely warm hats and scarves.
The Elkhorn Slough has the largest population of Southern Sea Otters in California. They are on the “threatened” list and need continued protection.
Southern Sea Otters nose-to-nose. Elkhorne Slough, CA.
Southern Sea Otters. Elkhorne Slough, CA.