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Bears fishing in rapids move with surprising speed for animals that size—half a ton of muscle crashing through current, water exploding around them in white spray. This one lunged forward through the surge, completely focused on the salmon run, oblivious to everything except the water ahead. But note the gull in the background, calm on the dark rocks, watching the whole show. The bear is working. The gull is waiting. One hunts, the other scavenges. The motion is all bear—water streaming off fur, droplets frozen mid-flight, power made visible. The stillness is all gull—patient, practiced, knowing the bear will leave behind exactly what it needs.
Bears fishing in rapids move with surprising speed for animals that size—half a ton of muscle crashing through current, water exploding around them in white spray. This one lunged forward through the surge, completely focused on the salmon run, oblivious to everything except the water ahead. But note the gull in the background, calm on the dark rocks, watching the whole show. The bear is working. The gull is waiting. One hunts, the other scavenges. The motion is all bear—water streaming off fur, droplets frozen mid-flight, power made visible. The stillness is all gull—patient, practiced, knowing the bear will leave behind exactly what it needs.