Yukon wildlife cameras shared video Wednesday of a black bear scratching a tree with its scent, five days after a grizzly bear took over the same tree in the same manner.
This video reveals a behavior designed to leave a scent for other bears or simply to satisfy an itch.
Grizzly bear runs toward trail camera.
The back scratches are impressive as they reveal the bear’s true size, and the Yukon wildlife camera footage is reminiscent of what may be the most striking scent-marking footage to date, taken in August 2021.
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Click here to view the video shared on Monday and compare it to the 2021 video posted below (or view it via this link ).
The video shows a giant grizzly bear enjoying being scratched before charging ferociously towards the camera in slow motion, shaking its head and displaying its massive claws.
It also gave people an idea of what an attacking grizzly might look like, and inspired one of the top comments: “Can you imagine standing where the trail camera is?”
This article originally appeared in For the Victory: Grizzly bares huge paws as he dashes past trail camera