# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cedvbeos8E9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21024036-nationalparkservice-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/3eaa062ae3.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-06-06T13:01:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

Just a bear trying to leave a mark on this all too wild world! 🐻 Bears use rub trees to communicate with each other, assert dominance, or establish territory. By leaving their scent or hair behind, they can make their presence known: BEAR WAS HERE ❤️

NPS Video: A brown bear at @glacierbaynps exuberantly rubbing its back against a forest tree, pausing at one point to look around, before continuing his back scratching. The tree's bark is disturbed, indicating that this tree has served as a marker for scores of animals over the years.

#mondaymood #bear #sway #itch #glacierbaynationalpark #greatoutdoors

## Stats

- **Views:** 377,402
- **Likes:** 42,273
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 251

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

## Tags

glacierbaynationalpark, greatoutdoors, itch, mondaymood, sway, bear

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