Grizzly bears, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA Oct 7, 2023

The grizzly bear, scientifically known as Ursus arctos horribilis, is a remarkable and iconic species inhabiting various parts of North America, with a notable presence in the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. These imposing creatures are characterised by their humped shoulders, massive size and distinctive silver-tipped fur, which can range from blonde to dark brown.

© oksana.perkins/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Oct 7, 2024Bora Bora in French Polynesia
Oct 7, 2025Autumn colours below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado, United States

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Aug 31, 2023Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona, USA
Apr 17, 2025Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
Dec 4, 2024Male white rhinoceroses
Dec 6, 2024Helsinki, Finland
Feb 8, 2025Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
Feb 3, 2024Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
Aug 30, 2025Whale shark
Feb 19, 2024Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
Jul 9, 2024Talampaya National Park, Argentina
Jul 19, 2024A young jaguar, Pantanal, Brazil
May 8, 2024Château dIf, Marseille, France
Feb 23, 2025Mount Fuji, Lake Kawaguchi, Japan
Oct 15, 2025Amethyst laccaria mushrooms, Seabeck, Washington, United States
Sep 1, 2024River Thames, England, United Kingdom
Apr 11, 2025Tulips, Netherlands
May 15, 2025Palace of Westminster, London, England
Oct 5, 2024Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
Feb 1, 2025Königstein Fortress, Saxon Switzerland, Germany
Sep 29, 2024West Cornwall Covered Bridge, Connecticut, USA
Mar 19, 2025A black heron canopy hunting in Botswana
Jun 6, 2024Greater flamingos at Pont de Gau Ornithological Park, Camargue, France
Jun 4, 2024Chestnut-headed bee-eaters
Dec 7, 2025A pine forest in Alsace, France
Jan 17, 2025Brown pelican, San Diego, California, United States
Jul 10, 2025Turquoise waters of the Bahamas
Nov 14, 2025Mother manatee and calf
Nov 29, 2025Red deer stag in De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands
Jan 9, 2026Muir Woods National Monument, California, United States
Sep 23, 2023Coyote Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah, USA
May 7, 2025Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland