Here you can spot grizzly bears, moose, wolves, Dall sheep, and other creatures in their natural habitat that most people never encounter. The most arresting is the grizzly bear. Strength and speed are its two most noteworthy characteristics. The grizzly measures from 6 to 9 feet in height and weighs up to 975 pounds. This forbidding animal can be unpredictable and will attack if frightened or provoked.
Alaskan guides are well-versed in techniques to avoid such a confrontation.
During the brief season of salmon spawning, grizzly bears, along with other animals, anxiously line riverbanks. Using their claws and teeth, the grizzlies easily catch the pinkish fish as they struggle upstream. The salmon itself is baffling, with its unique homing ability. One of nature's greatest puzzles is how a salmon, after years at sea, returns to the same streambed it was born in to deposit eggs. Another favorite Denali inhabitant is the wolf.