European Brown Bear

I went up to the Camperdown Wildlife Centre today which is set in Dundee, I knew there would be a chance of not seeing some of the animals because of the heat today, yes heat!, 23 degrees today folks. I managed to get a shot of the Bear after he came out of the water; I just missed him shaking himself down.
The European brown bear is a close relative of the American grizzly bear and is of a similar size. Once common throughout classical and medieval Europe, the brown bear was found in the West Country until the woods of Dartmoor were felled, possibly 3000 years ago. Today the brown bear is found in small pockets in Spain and Italy, with the largest populations remaining in the former Eastern Bloc countries such as Romania, with numbers still in the thousands. They have evolved into omnivores, eating a wide range of food from nuts, roots and berries to small animals and birds. In the wild, bears hibernate during the winter months and give birth during this time. However in captivity, bears stay awake the whole year round as they have a constant food supply.