Blond colored grizzly bear scratching, Katmai National Park
Alaska
A blond grizzly bear standing in a river reaches behind his ear to scratch with his hind foot claws.
Grizzlies, or brown bears, range in color from a very light blond, like this young male, to a deep brown so dark they’re almost black.
Grizzly bear (Brown bear, Ursus arctos) Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
Ursus arctos. Photo © copyright by Carl Donohue.