{"id":68219,"date":"2025-08-14T05:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T05:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/68219\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T05:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T05:12:14","slug":"14-stunning-photos-of-water-loving-bears-from-the-icy-rivers-of-alaska-to-russias-crystal-clear-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/68219\/","title":{"rendered":"14 stunning photos of water-loving bears \u2013 from the icy rivers of Alaska to Russia&#8217;s crystal-clear lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rivers, lakes and seas play a crucial role in the lives of bears all around the world. Brown bears in Alaska scoop salmon from fast-flowing streams, while polar bears in the Arctic swim between ice floes in search of seals. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/mammals\/moon-bears-guide\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moon bears<\/a> cool down in forest pools during hot summers. Even the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/mammals\/giant-pandas-facts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">giant panda<\/a>, though largely herbivorous, drinks daily from mountain streams. <\/p>\n<p>Waterways act as feeding grounds, migration routes and playgrounds, shaping bear behaviour and survival. Here, we reveal a series of remarkable images of bears doing their thing in these watery realms.<\/p>\n<p>In pictures: water bears<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alaska-brown-bear.jpeg\" alt=\"Alaska brown bear\" class=\"wp-image-138158\"\/>An Alaska brown bear wades through the tranquil waters of a lake at sunrise. Credit: Getty<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Polar-bear-Hudson-Bay.jpeg\" alt=\"Polar bear, Hudson Bay, Nunavut, Canada\" class=\"wp-image-138161\"\/>A polar bear paws its way through Hudson Bay in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brown-bear-cub.jpeg\" alt=\"Brown bear cubs, Katmai National Park, Alaska\" class=\"wp-image-138197\"\/>Two brown bear cubs follow their mother on a salmon-hunting trip in Alaska&#8217;s Katmai National Park. Credit: Getty<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brown-bear-in-Poland-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Brown bear in Poland\" class=\"wp-image-138260\"\/>A brown bear pauses midway through a river crossing in the Bieszczady Mountains, Poland. Credit: Getty<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Polar-bear-and-cub-.jpeg\" alt=\"Polar bear and cub\" class=\"wp-image-138160\"\/>A polar bear and young cub cling to an iceberg at Repulse Bay in Canada&#8217;s Nunavut Territory. Credit: Getty<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brown-bear-and-salmon-Katmai-National-Park-Alaska.jpeg\" alt=\"Brown bear and salmon, Katmai National Park, Alaska\" class=\"wp-image-138166\"\/>A coastal brown bear fishes for spawning red salmon in the shallow pools of a river in Alaska&#8217;s Katmai National Park. Credit: Getty<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Eurasian-brown-bears-in-Finland-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Eurasian brown bears in Finland\" class=\"wp-image-138262\"\/>A family of Eurasian brown bears emerge from a lake in Finland. Credit: Getty<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kamchatka-brown-bear.jpeg\" alt=\"Kamchatka brown bear\" class=\"wp-image-138196\"\/>A brown bear fishing in the Ozernaya River, Kamchatka, Russia. Credit: Getty<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/European-brown-bear.jpeg\" alt=\"Brown bear swimming in a lake. North East Finland.&#10;\" class=\"wp-image-138157\"\/>A brown bear takes a dip in a lake in north-east Finland. Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brown-Bear-Katmai-National-Park.jpeg\" alt=\"Brown bear, Katmai National Park, Alaska\" class=\"wp-image-138159\"\/>A grizzly bear fishes for spawning chum salmon in a stream near Kuliak Bay in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Polar-bear.jpeg\" alt=\"Polar bear, Hudson Bay, Nunavut, Canada&#10;\" class=\"wp-image-138156\"\/>A polar bear swimming near Sentry Island in Hudson Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada . Credit: Getty<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brown-bears-in-Alaska.jpeg\" alt=\"Brown bears in Alaska\" class=\"wp-image-138267\"\/>A mother brown bear teaches her cub to fish at Crescent Lake in Lake Craig National Park, USA. Credit: Getty<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Black-bear-swims-between-Islands-in-Canada--scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Black bear swimming\" class=\"wp-image-138266\"\/>A black bear swims between islands in the Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park on the Canadian coast. Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1659\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Grizzly-bears-fishing-for-salmon-Brooks-Falls-Katmai-NP-Alaska-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Grizzly bears\" class=\"wp-image-138269\"\/>Grizzly bears fishing for salmon at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>Top image: brown bear hunting salmon in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>More amazing images of wild animals from around the world<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rivers, lakes and seas play a crucial role in the lives of bears all around the world. 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