• KindredAffiliate@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    For those who don’t know, it is decently rare to see wildlife in Denali when compared to somewhere like Yosemite or Yellowstone. The winters are so cold, dark, and harsh, that 1 in 3 animals die every winter. Also, each animal needs a huge amount of space compared to other parks, because they have to eat crazy amounts of food to stock up fat for the winter.

    Btw, it is a beautiful park in a beautiful state, and mount Denali is a stunning site if you are lucky enough to see it on a clear day. Everyone should visit Alaska at some point in their life.

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      1 year ago

      I didn’t think I would like it as much as I did. It’s one of my favourite places I’ve been and we just spent most of the time driving around the state in a truck.

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    Many years ago I visited Denali and took a tour. I was fortunate enough to see bears mating.

    It was both awesome (knowing the rarity of such an event) and terrifying because the tour was on a retrofitted school bus and when the bears were done doing their thing (bearing down?) the make walked right by the school bus. If id had my arm out the window it would’ve touched him.

    I’ll see if I can find the pic.

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      1 year ago

      I don’t know. People distinguish between brown bears and grizzly bears but I don’t have the knowledge to tell the difference.

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        Grizzly bears are inland brown bears. All grizzly are brown bears, but not all brown bears are grizzlys. Also color isn’t a reliable indicator in all regions. Grizzlys tend to be more aggressive than brown bears with reliable food sources like salmon runs.

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        I actually have read up on ways to distinguish the two. For example, brown bears have a hump on their back that black bears don’t…which makes me think this is a grizzly.