Current relationship status: Caught dinner for two. Ate both. Bears are generally solitary creatures, but they do congregate around high quality food sources. (Ah…I see you’re having the salmon too?”) Right now, eating is the number one goal as bears begin to bulk up for the long winter months. During the peak of the salmon migration in July and August, bears were fishing daily for salmon all along the Brooks River. The falls create a temporary barrier to migrating salmon which gives bears the opportunity to more easily catch fish and possibly the eyes of another bear. What a catch! Also, what a catch! Umm, they just want the fish. Weigh in on who you think will be the champion of bulking up for the winter during #FatBearWeek beginning October 4th! Learn more at: nps.gov/katm/learn/fat-bear-week.htm Image: A bear standing upright in water dines on a fish. /D. Kopshever #bear #alaska #katmai #fatbearweek #october #nationalparks