Black Bear Choosing Female Salmon

Nov 12, 2014 | Bears

When salmon are reasonably abundant and available in streams bears often select the carcasses for certain parts. Sometimes they just bite off the top of the head in order to get the very fat rich brains. At other times they just select female salmon in search of their...

Red Squirrel eating seeds from a spruce cone

Nov 12, 2014 | Mammals, Squirrels

Seeds of Sitka spruce are small, averaging 210,000 per pound. Seeds ripen in southeast Alaska during late August or early September, and dispersal usually begins in October. The seeds of Sitka spruce are a favorite food of red squirrels. This video shows a red...

Chum Salmon Spawning

Nov 12, 2014 | Mammals, Salmon

This video shows the actual spawning act of chum salmon and part of the process of excavating the nest and covering the eggs. Salmon nests are typically called redds. The female salmon does all the work of preparing the redd for depositing her eggs. Her goal is to...

Sitka black-tailed Deer Nursing Twin Fawns

Nov 12, 2014 | Deer, Mammals

These Sitka black-tailed Deer twin fawns were just born and the mother (doe) is starting to take care of them by nursing them and licking. At this stage the fawns have some difficulty walking and standing — note the one that falls down. Fawns usually weigh 6.0...