The awe-inspiring brown bear (Ursus arctos) is one of the most prominent living terrestrial members of the order Carnivora.

Ashleigh went to Alaska intent on photographing brown bears as families. This was the moment she had been waiting for, a mother leading two cubs across the beach. One of them wanted to stay and play. ...

DESCRIPTION: Brown bears are usually dark brown in color, with shades varying from cream to black. The brown bear is characterized by a distinctive hump on the shoulders, a slightly dished profile to ...