I know this is not a great photo, but the bear is right in the middle if you zoom in. This was taken coming down the mountain on the Whistler Village gondola line, at a little before 2pm.

I guess I always imagined bears curling up and finding a hidden spot in which to sleep, so seeing a bear potentially taking a sunbathing nap seemed unnatural, and I wondered if it was instead taking the eternal nap.

I’d be grateful for any educating anyone would be willing to provide that might help me understand what this bear was doing!

Mom and her 3 cubs came by a few minutes ago. She walked around the house, inspected our new driveway and decided that its new so they must walk on it thinking they would leave paw prints and mess it up… thankfully they did not and it was dry. She also came over to inspect the new trees. They all were standing straight up, she decided she did not like one and knocked it over and walked over it….

I did run into them on my way home today about 6 hours ago. I didn’t see any bears at the zoo today but saw her and the cubs. They were in the middle of the road, one cub walked to the side and stared at me… mom and the others went to the guard rail and half went under it. I gave them as much room as I could and partially drove off the road to give them max space very slowly. When I passed they went back to the middle of the road.

Spotted this big black bear leaving our camper spot in the Targhee National Forest. Big boar?

I am going camping for 2 weeks north of Stockholm. We will mainly hike around Hamra Nationalpark, Sonfjället Nationalpark and Töfsingdalen Nationalpark.

I read not to be concerned about bears, especially when respecting the go-to guidelines regarding how we should behave. Still: would bear spray - just as a safety backup - be reasonable?

Sorry for the quality, but I thought this was too neat not to share. I was recently up caribou hunting and caught this interacting through my spotting scope. The golden eagle made several apparent passes at the cubs before landing in a spruce where the sow took a swat at it.

A lot of places online, including the National Park Service, say polar bears (and grizzlies to some extent) have webbed feet. But, visually, how webbed are they? Like ducks? Both bear types always have so much fur on their paws that you can’t see it. Have you ever seen a picture from someone brave enough to shave the fur?

I think my friend is being deceived by the tour.

Taken at welsh mountain zoo

Human hand approx 6.5'' pinky tip to wrist.

There's a scratching post (utility pole) near the same spot with bear sign. I'll try to share a picture into r/bears soon.

Came across this momma and her cubs. Tried to snap a few photos. Mom waited till this cub climbed down then they took off. I backed up and tried to give more space as soon, I realized what I walked in too.

We have both in the area, hard to tell.

10 minutes prior there was a moose and calf running the same way. Sow grizzly was on their scent.

I read online that they eat nests and their fur protects them from the stings except around their face. He was eating the nest then ran off. I always thought they eat honey and bee hives but not wasp nests.

Seen in Pemberton, BC. We see a lot of Black bear around here, but this one had a hump.

She likes the dog pool. No swimming that night, though. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Edit: Location is the San Bernardino mountains.