Great Bear Rain Forest Adventure



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Lots of swimming and curious looks. The bears generally paid little attention to us as we remained passive and non-threatening. They were far more worried about being surprised by a larger bear and spent a significant part of the time with their backs turned to us as they scanned the forest for sounds, sights and scents that might warn them of the arrival of a more dominant bear. Wait, I got this ... Ahhh .. yes, right there! I hope we can get back to the boat. We spent a good deal of time on shore watching the bears feed. Those who were not eating grass, dug clams or turned over stones to get at the barnacles underneath. Something has his attention This bear is digging for clams. They are very skilled at using a claw to hold the open shell so they can slurp up the tasty meat. That's a clam dangling from this bear's mouth Taking a break from clam digging to check out a new smell Aha ... there's the reason for the alarm ... Lefty! A little sweet talk for his honey. Aw, Baby, ain't I been good to you? What are your intentions? OK ... OK ... OK The mating went on for at least 20 minutes, after which Lefty staggered around a bit until he got his What's all that clicking, Mama? Sure is annoying ... Pfffttt ... This large female, is known as Lucy, although our guide, Tom, did not like to give names to the bears. Lucy is credited with saving the area by repopulating the These young (~ 4years old) guys had a lot of fun 'rasslin' and we certainly enjoyed watching. I'm gonna get you ... I told you! As I mentioned earlier the bears were always concerned about who might come out of the forest. In this case the wind was blowing from us to the bears, and they were unconcerned with us. Far more worried about not being able to get Something has really startled these young bears as they exercise discretion. The head bear of the Khutzeymateen, Brutus returns triumphantly. He was conservatively estimated to weigh about 1000 pounds and was the size of a Mini-Cooper. Brutus marches on, single mindedly seeking feamles in season and reclaiming his throne. We heard that the day after we left, he was the only bear to be found in the

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