Brown bear (ursus arctos) playing in the pond in the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, South-central Alaska; Portage, Alaska, United States of America

Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, South-central Alaska; Portage, Alaska, United States of America

A captive female Brown bear (Ursus arctos) rests and sleeps on a driftwood log at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center with a pond in the background, South-central Alaska; Portage, Alaska, United States of America

A captive female Brown bear (Ursus arctos) rests and sleeps on a driftwood log at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center with a pond in the background, South-central Alaska; Portage, Alaska, United States of America

Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) buck with antlers in velvet, Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, South-central Alaska; Portage, Alaska, United States of America

A Gray wolf (Canis lupus) female yawns while showing a good wolf profile, captive at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, South-central Alaska in winter; Portage, Alaska, United States of America

Sitka Black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) bucks sparring, Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center; Portage, Alaska, United States of America

Bull moose (alces alces) with antlers in velvet, captive in Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, South-central Alaska; Portage, Alaska, United States of America

Bull moose (alces alces) with antlers in velvet, captive in Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, South-central Alaska; Portage, Alaska, United States of America

Captive adult Black bear at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage. Southcentral Alaska. Summer.

Captive adult Black bear at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage, Southcentral Alaska. Summer.

CAPTIVE: Black bear in a Cottonwood tree at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear (ursus americanus) in the forest in autumn, South-central Alaska; Alaska, United States of America

Black bear (ursus americanus) standing on a log in a lush forest, South-central Alaska; Alaska, United States of America

Black bear (ursus americanus) sticking his head through two large branches of a tree in a forest, South-central Alaska; Alaska, United States of America

Black bear (ursus americanus) standing among the plants and shrubs in a forest, South-central Alaska; Alaska, United States of America

Adult Black bear climbing a tree, Southcentral Alaska, USA

High angle view of a black bear (ursus americanus) standing among the plants and shrubs in a forest, South-central Alaska; Alaska, United States of America

Black bear cub climbs a tree in summer, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear in wetlands, Southcentral Alaska

Black bear sow and cub in summer, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear cub lying up high on a tree branch in summer, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear among autumn foliage, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear among fall foliage, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear cub (ursus americanus) climbing a tree, Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, South-central Alaska; Portage, Alaska, United States of America