These are Brown Bears in their courtship play. If you ever happen to find this they will appear to be a couple of drunks playing in the woods. It is quite silly to watch. There is lots of "gentle" biting, pushing, and pawing going on during the hours that they court each other.
The courtship dance can appear like a battle at first, but after you watch for a little bit you will notice they are playing quite gentle for such large animals. Lots of biting goes on, but it is very gentle and playful.
Brown bears courting each other. The male is the darker bear on the bottom. They will play sometimes for hours and even up to a couple of days before they are finished.
