Steaming Bear

Steaming Bear a video by Megan Lorenz on Flickr.

Scarface is an old favorite in Yellowstone. He's apparently around 24 years old and has a knack for getting out of his radio collars. The scars on his face may be a result of rubbing himself against rocks to remove the collars. From what I hear...he's been re-collared since our trip.

We saw him often because for 5 or 6 days he was keeping close to a carcass at the Lamar River Bridge. One night we left him when it was already pitch black outside...at that point he was sleeping on a rock below the bridge. The next morning we arrived before dawn and as we stood on the bridge, he walked underneath us and followed the river until he was out of sight.