A characteristic of this mighty animal is that they are large and solidly built. In physique, the sexes differ little, but the heavy males sometimes grow to be twice as heavy as the more petite females. The thick fur is usually dark brown, although the colour can vary from blond to black. On the strong front legs are long, non-retractable claws. Furthermore, they have a distinctive shoulder hump. Body length is 1.7 to 2.8 m,[5] tail length is 5 to 20 cm and weight 80 to over 600 kg.[6]
This sleepy bear I "shot" in animal park Hoenderdaell near Anna Paulowna.
This park is also home to SOS dolphin so definitely worth a visit.
Amateur photographer who absolutely loves this hobby .
Photographing animals and preferably macro is becoming my passion and hopefully one of my creations will soon be hanging on someone's wall...
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