Having a Sit Down

by Donna Kennedy

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Having a Sit Down

Artist

Donna Kennedy

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Photograph - Photographs

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Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy-edit in Topaz Studio-
Photographed at Bear Country USA in Rapid City, South Dakota

Nestled over 200 acres amidst towering pines and along rolling meadows just eight miles south of Rapid City, Bear Country U.S.A. offers visitors intimate views of most North American mammals. Visitors take a leisurely three-mile drive thru the park and encounter black bear, elk, reindeer, deer, cougars, bobcats, rocky mountain goats, bighorn sheep, dall sheep, pronghorn and buffalo.
Visitors are asked to stay in your vehicle with windows up for safety. All the animals roam free, the way nature intended.

The American Black Bear is the most common bear native to North America. The black bear is about 4 to 7 feet long from nose to tail, and two to three feet high at the shoulders. It has small eyes, rounded ears, a long brown snout, a large body, and a short tail. Males weigh an average of 150-300 lbs. The black bear’s name is deceptive. It is a species name and does not refer to their color. They can range from pure black to cinnamon to blonde. Black bears in the East are nearly black, while those in the West are black to cinnamon with a white blaze on their chest. The black bears in Alaska can have a blue or white color phase to blend with their snowy surroundings.
Bears in general have the highest brain-to-body mass ratio of all carnivores and black bears are inquisitive, adaptive, intelligent animals that show insight and planning. They are remarkably tolerant of people.
Black bears are omnivorous which means they eats vegetables, fruit, breads and meat.
They are similar to hogs and are even named the same–males are boars and females are sows, but babies are called cubs. They can live to be about 25 years old.

Thank you to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
-Animal Photographs
-Canon Full Frame Cameras
-Fine Art America Professionals
-USA Photographers ONLY
-Animals and Birds in the Wild
-Lady Photographers and Artists
-Wildlife One A Day
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October 19th, 2022

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