00:25Spring's back! Himalayan bear's post-hibernation 'dance routine' caught on camera in Primorsky park
A Himalayan bear was caught on camera at the Leopard Land national park in Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East, marking its territory by rubbing its back against the bark of a tree after waking from its winter hibernation.
Footage released on Friday shows the white-breasted raptor leaving its scent mark on a tree, rubbing its muzzle and back against the tree in a 'wild dance', and then inspecting its work.
"The bear chose a special tree as a platform for posting information about itself - the solid fir, known all over the world thanks to Sergei Gorshkov's famous photo with the Amur tiger. The shot was recognised as the world's best wildlife photo of 2020 in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. In the new video, the bear interacts with the same tree that the tigress was hugging," the press service of the reserve said in a statement.
The Leopard Land National Park is home to two bear species - the Himalayan bear, also known as the white-breasted bear, and the brown bear. The reserve is home to Russia's largest monitoring network, consisting of 400 cameras.
00:25Mandatory credit: Leopard Land National Park
A Himalayan bear was caught on camera at the Leopard Land national park in Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East, marking its territory by rubbing its back against the bark of a tree after waking from its winter hibernation.
Footage released on Friday shows the white-breasted raptor leaving its scent mark on a tree, rubbing its muzzle and back against the tree in a 'wild dance', and then inspecting its work.
"The bear chose a special tree as a platform for posting information about itself - the solid fir, known all over the world thanks to Sergei Gorshkov's famous photo with the Amur tiger. The shot was recognised as the world's best wildlife photo of 2020 in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. In the new video, the bear interacts with the same tree that the tigress was hugging," the press service of the reserve said in a statement.
The Leopard Land National Park is home to two bear species - the Himalayan bear, also known as the white-breasted bear, and the brown bear. The reserve is home to Russia's largest monitoring network, consisting of 400 cameras.