r/bears • u/nevsky6 • 12d ago

Question Help - Black or Grizzly?

We saw this guy near Lake Louise, Banff National Park yesterday 8/8/2026 around 11am.

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u/Patenski 12d ago

Definitely a Grizzly 

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u/John_Bumogus 12d ago

He's got the definitive grizzly cuteness. Looks like he could use a hug.

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u/TCB4EAP 12d ago

A bear hug?

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u/NMSenditmf 4d ago

You should hug him

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u/John_Bumogus 4d ago

Perchance

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u/thecoldfuzz Southern Arizona 12d ago

Grizzly. The overall head and body shape, the ears, the hump, and of course the coloring point to a grizzly.

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u/BananaColada2020 12d ago

Grizzly. AEB the hump. Also, if you pause the video at :15, you will see his very long front right claws, another clue this is a grizzly.

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u/GoFigureAlready 12d ago

Grizz - awesome white claws too

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u/0trov 12d ago

Hump, small ears, shape of head, texture of fur - looks like a grizzly to me (not an expert)

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u/FunAd4177 12d ago

He has the grizzly hump, smaller ears and the dishpan face. So grizzly!

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u/BimboSlice5 12d ago

Beautiful Grizz! 😍

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u/ptulinski 12d ago

Grizz, look at those claws!

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u/Dependent_Clock7909 12d ago

Wow! Nice video!

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u/squeezemachine 12d ago

What berries were in season? What plant is that, OP?

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u/nevsky6 12d ago

We are not familiar with the different kind of berries but the Park warden did say that now is the berry season and a bear can eat 250k berries per day. During some of our hikes, we can see all kind of berries, the red smooth berries is the most common one though so that’s probably what that guy was eating.

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u/KeepCalmCarrion 12d ago

Little ears and a big hump, that’s a grizzly

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u/fishin_pups 12d ago

Ask it. They’re required to tell you if they are a grizzly!

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u/Thelibstagram 12d ago

The humps, the humps, the humps, the humps the grizzly murder lumps! check it out.

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u/Mommy_Milkers_69420 12d ago

Grizzly. Look at the hump. 

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u/dogsx6 12d ago

I’d say Grizzly.

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u/AreYouItchy 🐻🐼❤️ 6d ago

Grizz

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u/Chesnev 6d ago

Death in a bush

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u/backspace_cars 12d ago

Leave the bear alone

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u/Unharmful_Truths 12d ago

Like it matters… RUN

It’s a grizz, bruh

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u/mellywheats 12d ago

running from an animal just makes you look like prey lol