October 12, 2026, Seattle, Washington, USA: Rescued grizzly brown bear Fern (Ursus arctos horribilis), left, and coastal brown bear Juniper (Ursus arctos) look out from a rocky perch in their Living Northwest Trail exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Both females were rescued as orphaned cubs in 2022, Fern from Montana and Juniper from Alaska, after being found unable to survive on their own. During autumn hyperphagia, a period of excessive eating before the bears enter winter torpor, coastal and interior brown bears can pack on 4 to 6 pounds of body weight daily. (Credit Image: © Shane Srogi/ZUMA Press Wire)
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