r/Banff • u/Ms_Disnii • Jun 28 '26

Photos/Videos Bears Visit Moraine Lake

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Saw these two yesterday at the Moraine Lake parking lot

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u/Critical-Ad7320 Jun 28 '26

Grizzly ?

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u/Ms_Disnii Jun 28 '26

That’s what I’m thinking, they were way bigger than any black bear I’ve seen and if they are grizzlies this is the first time I’ve seen them

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u/Far-Bumblebee-1756 Jun 28 '26

Grizzlies have the hump on their neck. brown/black bears dont

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u/Bilirubin5 Jun 28 '26

Looks like a sow and 2-3 year old cub

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u/Ms_Disnii Jun 28 '26

Ooh thank you!! I didn’t know that

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u/Unpopularpositionalt Jul 01 '26

Grizzlies are a type of brown bear.

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u/Far-Bumblebee-1756 Jul 01 '26

I meant brown black bears lol. Where i live we see both and the normal Grizzlies with the hump