Album: Alaskan brown bear
The brown bear enjoys the widest distribution of any bear species, is called by different names and varies widely in size depending on habitat.The most regognized races of the brown bear are, the grizzly,found mainly in the lower 48 of the US, the Alaskan brown bear, the Kodiak, the largest of the sub-species and found exclusivly on Kodiak island, and the Eurasian. This album contains photos of both grizzly and Alaskan brown bears. Although mostly herbivorous, brown bears readily eat meat and a favorite feeding opportunity is salmon as they swim upstream to spawn.Many of the photos here were taken at Brooks lodge during the summer salmon run.To avoid winter food shortages bears will den up for as long as 6 months, The lifespan of a brown bear is about 25 years in the wild.

Album: Alligators
These large reptiles are among the few survivors from the age of dinosaurs and have changed little over the last 65 million years. They are formidable semiaquatic predators with powerful jaws, and eyes and nostrils on the top of their head so that they can see and breathe while partially submerged. They are black with a broad head and rounded snout which is much shorter than the crocodile's. They feed in and near freshwater ponds and streams taking animals of all kinds, including birds snatched from low branches. Once widely hunted for its skin, alligators became seriously endangered by the 1950s but strong conservation efforts have successfully brought back the North American population.

Album: Artic Fox
Artic foxes are almost pure white in winter as camouflage for the snow and ice of the open tundra which is their habitat.In summer their coats are half as thick and turn a grey-brown. They eat a wide variety of foods, from lemmings to fruits and seeds, Like most carnivors they are oppurtunists and will feed on carcasses of whales and other animals they might find.

Album: Badger
The badger's flattened shape, short, powerful front legs tipped with 1 1/2" claws, and tremendous strength combine to make it the premier excavator in North America. It uses this digging ability to obtain food by digging for small rodents.Badgers may sleep through cold periods, but they do not hibernate and must find food throughout the winter. When threatened, badgers dig a hole, back into it to protect thier rear and face its attacker with bared teeth. Few animals are willing to take on this formidable defense.

Album: Bighorn Sheep
Bighorn sheep are best known for their ritulistic battles for dominance that occur every November as they gather on their winter range for the rut. Moving at speeds of more than 40 miles per hour just before impact the rams collide with a bone- jarring crash. The sound of this crash echoes through the canyons. The winner is usully the ram with the largest horns.After a month or so, the rut ends and the herd settles down toto its winter routine of feeding and resting. The most sociable of the large ungulates, mountain sheep live in herds segregated by age an sex.

Album: Birds

Album: Bison

Album: Black Bear

Album: Bobcat