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Famous bruin ‘Shower Bear’ reveals distinctive fishing method

Footage captured this week on Alaska’s Brooks River shows why a famous brown bear has earned the nickname “Shower Bear.”

Fans of the Exlore.org Bear Cams that feature brown bears feeding in Alaska’s Brooks River are celebrating the return of Bear 164, aka Bucky Dent or Shower Bear.

The accompanying footage shows the adult male bear’s distinctive fishing method, which involves standing under the lip of Brooks Falls with his head submerged and watching for migrating salmon falling backward after failing to leap over the lip.

“Bear 164 – Shower Bear also known as Bucky Dent has returned to Brooks!” Explore.org. announced Thursday via social media.

Brooks River, in Katmai National Park, is home to the stars of Fat Bear Week, a fan-driven competition conducted each fall to celebrate the bears’ success in fattening up in advance of the winter hibernation season.

Bear 164 is nicknamed Bucky Dent – after the former Major League Baseball star – because of the dark, vertical indentation on his upper snout, or muzzle.

It’s not clear if he’s shown catching a fish in the accompanying clip, because he’s mostly submerged, but he apparently was successful Wednesday night.

Reads one comment: “His technique pays off for sure! Was cracking up last night when he was catching them back to back.”

Watch: Fishing bear positions itself perfectly for ‘the catch’

Footage has surfaced showing a brown bear so perfectly positioned atop Brooks Falls that a salmon leaps directly into its mouth.

Brown bears at Brooks Falls in Alaska apparently have turned salmon fishing into an art form.

The accompanying slow-motion footage, captured by Michael Gallo, shows a bear so perfectly positioned that a salmon attempting to clear the falls leaps directly into its mouth.

Kodiak Island Expeditions, which was leading a tour of the falls on Saturday, described the event, simply, as “The catch.”

Brown bears on the Brooks River compete for the best fishing spots and the most dominant bears can consume more than 120 pounds of salmon per day.

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The public can observe the bears and their antics via live cameras operated by Explore.org and the National Park Service. The Brooks River is in Katmai National Park.

Surprise visitor appears on BearCam, reveals fishing expertise

Footage from a live BearCam on Alaska’s Brooks River shows a wolf fishing at twilight and catching a salmon.

Brown bears on Alaska’s Brooks River dominate the fishing holes during the sockeye salmon run, but that doesn’t mean they catch all the fish.

The accompanying footage, captured by a Bear Cam operated by Explore.org, shows a wolf searching for and ultimately catching a salmon at twilight. (Both clips are posted below.)

Explore.org described the footage on Twitter: “Close-up of a wolf in infrared on the river bank as it scans the water for fish. He hops into the water when he sees movement.”

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Another tweet: “If you’re wondering whether our wolf friend caught a fish – yes, yes he did!”

The Brooks River is in Katmai National Park. In the summer and fall, brown bears gather on the rover and at Brooks Falls to catch salmon as they navigate upriver to spawn in Brooks Lake.

Explore.org operates a series of live cameras on the river in conjunction with the National Park Service.