1116-53245 - A brown bear (Ursus arctos) standing upright among the sedges, appears to dance to music only it can hear overlooking McNeil Cove in Southwestern Alaska, Alaska, United States of America

1116-53246 - A brown bear (Ursus arctos) standing upright among the sedges, appears to dance to music only it can hear overlooking McNeil Cove in Southwestern Alaska, Alaska, United States of America

1116-53244 - Close-up of a sign at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary. McNeil River Camp is operated by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The Department hosts guests in small numbers throughout the summer and early fall and provides bear-viewing tours. Guests must enter and be drawn in an annual lottery to be granted access to this world-famous brown bear sanctuary, Alaska, United States of America

1116-53241 - Brown bear (Ursus arctos) pauses on a spit extending into southwestern Alaska's McNeil Cove, Alaska, United States of America

1116-53240 - Brown bear (Ursus arctos) encountered near the sedge flats near McNeil River, Alaska. Brown bears feed heavily on nutritious sedges each spring and early summer prior to the arrival of local salmon runs, Alaska, United States of America

1116-53239 - Yearling brown bear siblings (Ursus arctos) roughhousing near McNeil River, Alaska, while their mother feeds nearby on sedges, Alaska, United States of America

1116-53237 - Sow brown bear (Ursus arctos) feeds on sedges as her yearling cub looks on near McNeil River, Alaska. Brown bears gather in the area each spring and early summer to feed heavily on nutritious sedges prior to the arrival of local salmon runs, Alaska, United States of America

1116-53238 - Yearling Brown bear siblings (Ursus arctos) take a break from roughhousing near McNeil River, Alaska, while their mother feeds nearby on sedges. Brown bears gather in the area each spring and early summer to feed heavily on nutritious sedges prior to the arrival of local salmon runs, Alaska, United States of America