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20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Mom's Sleeping!

A brown bear sow catches a quick nap with the cubs lying on her. She had a long afternoon of clamming on the tide flats and keeping the kids out of trouble.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Alaska, United States of America
Camera: NIKON Z 9
Copyright: © Laura Hedien