They say bears are solitary creatures. However, if you find yourself around an Alaskan salmon spawning river in late summer, that myth is quickly busted. This is a veritable bears’ banquet, as grizzlies gather en masse to devour the salmon which look like they were merely invited to dance at the party. Nature is harsh. And nowhere better to see that in action than in the world of bears. Which may sound like the name of a toy store, but watch a polar bear savage a seal and all notions of cuddly will be long gone.
Salmon do all that work swimming upstream to spawn, with one final glorious leap upp a waterfall. Only to be caught by an army of primed, greedy grizzlies. Life's a bitch.
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There is a lot of choice when it comes to bear watching too, budget wise and bear wise, and our bear watching travel guide reveals all the best spots. And species. Because with grizzlies in Canada, brown bears in Finland, Romania and Spain, and polar bears in the Arctic and Alaska, you have a great chance for sightings. These bears get everywhere. One even made it all the way to London from Peru.