The BLT are the only bear, lion and tiger in the world that live in the same enclosure. In 2001, Baloo an American Black Bear, Leo an African Lion, and Shere Khan a Bengal Tiger; were discovered in an Atlanta home’s basement by police officers during a drug raid. At only a few months…
Just add this to the long list of reasons bears are awesome. These guys can rock climb better than me and I have opposable thumbs! Spotted at Big Bend National Park in Texas, a black bear and its cub were spotted climbing the Santa Elena Canyon wall on 21 March 2014 by a pair…
Photographer Unknown via innuendoPL The story goes that this amber bear amulet was found in 1887 in a peat bog near Slupsk, a city in northern Poland. The amber bear is believed to be from the Neolithic period and was dated between 1700 and 650 BC. Until 1945 the ‘amber bear of happiness‘ was…
Photograph by LASSI RAUTIAINEN/WILD FINLAND Website | Wild Finland on Facebook | Lassi Rautiainen on Facebook In this remarkable capture by Lassi Rautiainen we see an unlikely friendship between a bear and a wolf. The two were spotted in the wilderness of Northern Finland where Rautiainen organizes wilderness trips for photographers and nature lovers…
On February 5th, 2014, the Toronto Zoo closed early due to a record-breaking snow fall. Da Mao, the zoo’s giant panda decided to make the best of the situation.
NAT GEO’S 2013 PHOTO CONTEST GRAND PRIZE WINNER Photograph by Paul Souders/National Geographic Photo Contest During the month of November, National Geographic magazine invited photographers from around the world to submit photos in three categories: People, Places and Nature. The 2013 National Geographic Photo Contest received more than 7,000 entries from over…
BEAR WITH ME Photograph by MrAuneeb on Reddit This fantastic close-up was taken by Reddit user MrAuneeb who proclaimed it the best picture he had ever taken. The photo was captured recently at the Columbus Zoo in Powell, Ohio. According to the zoo’s official website, this is one of three Brown/Grizzly bears…