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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Eighty-six: An American safari -- wildlife photography in southeast Alaska’s wilderness > Cub at play, Kasnyku Hatchery, Baranof Island, Alaska, 2013
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11-JUN-2013

Cub at play, Kasnyku Hatchery, Baranof Island, Alaska, 2013

One of the bear cubs pictured in the previous image left its mother and siblings to enjoy a spontaneous tug of war with a net floating in the stream bordering the salmon hatchery. I caught the cub as it sat down in the stream and took one of the net’s floats in its mouth to gain extra traction. (Hatchery personnel are not amused by such antics. They make loud noises to keep bears off the property.)

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Date/Time11-Jun-2013 10:50:47
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Phil Douglis01-Sep-2013 20:01
Playfulness is a quality found in child play, as well.The cub is also a kid here -- having fun with a net and a pair of floats. The fact that this is a bear cub and not a human child, makes the image incongruous and more memorable.
Tim May01-Sep-2013 15:45
Playfulness is a human value - who wonderful to capture it in an animal.
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