Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) adult female and cub on a hillside, cub showing curiousity- pulling on a small shrub and affection towards its mother, Mushko valley, Dras, Kargil Distr...

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) cub with amputated front leg following adult female uphill, Mushko valley, Dras, Kargil District, Ladakh, India, October. Critically endangered.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / A Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) at Himalayan Nature Park in Kufri.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) at Himalayan Nature Park in Kufri, India.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) at Himalayan Nature Park in Kufri.