The Bear Who Fishes · Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

Viewer Role: A wet basalt boulder right on the lip of Brooks Falls, as salmon leap past (July · Peak Sockeye Salmon Run · Permitted Remote Camera).

Transparency Disclosure: Generated 360° wildlife reconstruction built to peer-reviewed field biology and natural spatial acoustics: stationary eye-level camera (zero motion), 5 sustained shots (≥40 s each) joined by 1 s fades, starting at yaw 0°.

Verified Scientific Sources

• Egbert, A. L., & Stokes, A. W. (1976). The social behaviour of brown bears on an Alaskan salmon stream. Bears: Their Biology and Management (IUCN Publications New Series), 3, 41–56; Stonorov, D., & Stokes, A. W. (1972). — Linear social dominance hierarchy among Alaskan brown bears (Ursus arctos) on salmon streams, with large adult males occupying prime fishing stations ('the lip') while subordinates use plunge pools and margins via ritualized spacing rather than constant combat. [Source ↗]
• Gende, S. M., Quinn, T. P., & Willson, M. F. (2001). Consumption choice by bears feeding on salmon. Oecologia, 127(3), 372–382; Helfield, J. M., & Naiman, R. J. (2006), Ecosystems, 9, 167–180. — Selective high-grading of lipid-rich salmon tissues (skin, brain, roe) during peak sockeye abundance and marine-derived nutrient transfer to riparian forests. [Source ↗]
• Ben-David, M., Titus, K., & Beier, L. R. (2004). Consumption of salmon by Alaskan brown bears: a trade-off between nutritional requirements and the risk of infanticide? Oecologia, 138(3), 465–474. — Spatial segregation of female brown bears with cubs away from adult-male-dominated fishing sites to reduce infanticide risk while foraging. [Source ↗]
• Digital Live Zoo Live Cam Archive — Brooks Falls brown bears (/live/brooks-falls-brown-bears/) & Brooks Falls, low view (/live/brooks-falls-low-view/). — Live Brooks Falls brown bear camera in Katmai National Park on Digital Live Zoo. [Source ↗]