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	Photograph Galleries Deer, elk, moose and   sheep photos Bears, bison, cougars and   wolves photos Ducks, geese and other   birds photos Beavers, snakes,   chipmunks and gophers photos Wildlife Photo Gallery	Photos of Canadian Bears, bison, cougars and wolves Click an option below and then click on a picture see a larger version. Photos of Bears Photos of a Polar Bear Photos of Bison Photos of Cougars Photos of a Lynx Photos of Wolves Bears Of all the animals on this page, bears are the easiest to find in Canada. There are four different types of bear in Canada, the black bear (photographed here), the grizzly bear, the brown bear and the polar bear (see below). The black bear is not always black. In fact, it has been found in every shade between black, brown and white (not albino). Black bears are probably the one you are most likely to run into while walking down a trail (as I did in Jasper, face to face – see top photograph). Bears primarily eat vegetation and it is only really the grizzly bear, so called because of its colour not its attitude, that eat meat. Grizzlies have perfected the art of salmon fishing and can be found in rivers catching their dinner in northern British Columbia and the Yukon. Brown bears are forest dwellers and are the smallest of the three mentioned. You can find them along railroad tracks eating grain from freight cars that have spilled on the track. Bears do not often attack people but attacks do occur when a bear is surprised, threatened or frightened. The middle photograph is of a bear that followed me along a forest road that cut through a narrow valley in the Rockies. The third picture is a bear print from an 8’6” female black bear that I came quite close to in a snowy forest. Cougar (mountain lion) Canada's most illusive and effective killer. The cougar, also known as the mountain lion, is very difficult to find and not an animal that you normally want to come face to face with. Cougars live in the Rocky Mountains around the edges where the climate is a little fairer and elk are plentiful. Nocturnal in nature cougars are the biggest predators in Canada. The cougar is slightly smaller than a leopard or cheetah and relies on its stealth to sneak up behind its prey, killing it with sharp teeth from its powerful jaw. Cougars are capable of killing all animals that live in its habitat and any living creature, including humans, are potential dinner. Lynx Lynx are the smaller cousin to the Cougar and are more widespread across Canada. Small mammals and birds provide the primary diet for the lynx which can grow up to 1.1m in length. Forests and rocky terrain in the higher altitude areas of the Canadian Shield, the Laurentians and the northern parts of the Prairy provinces provide the lynx with the best habitat. Wolf Wolves live in the forested areas of Canada and can be found from coast to coast in almost every province. Not often seen during the day, wolves hunt in packs for smaller animals and can be heard at night howling. Contrary to popular believe, wolves are not dangerous to people and are very timid creatures. Generally speaking wolves will avoid contact with humans and run away if approached, but sometimes wolves can attack if either they or their young are threatened. Coyotes are also found in Canada and are becoming more and more common in the city suburbs where they feed from litter, bins and sometimes small pets.

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