Ursus arctos, coastal brown (grizzly) bear sow digging for razor clams at low tide.


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David Chudnov

One of the wonderful things one can observe with these bears is their skill at discovering these tasty razor clams, extracting them from the sand, and opening the shells without destroying the meaty Siliqua patula inside.

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Alaska
Lake Clark National Park
Grizzly Bears
Bears
Mammals
Animals
Cook Inlet
Silver Salmon Creek Lodge

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