Valtteri Mulkahainen was exploring the lush green forests around the Finnish town of Martinselkonen when he stumbled upon a group of bears in a clearing ahead of him.
He saw three baby bear cubs and a mother bear nearby. He was roughly 150 feet away from the animals and stayed as hidden as possible to see what could possibly unfold. It was a daring risk but he is very comfortable outdoors and it paid off big time.
Seeing a bear in the wild is a treat in itself but seeing baby bear cubs is especially rare and something not many people get to experience. If anyone does see baby bear cubs, their very protective mother is usually very close.
Momma bear was walking around foraging for a snack while the baby bears did what baby bears do best. Valtteri said “the cubs behaved like little children. They were playing and even started a few friendly fights. I felt like I was on a playground in front of my house, where small children frolic around. That’s how much they reminded me of little children. At one point, the three of them got up on their hind legs and started pushing each other. It was like they were dancing in a circle.”
These little bear cubs started an adorable dance party out in the woods! Of course not thinking anyone was watching let alone taking pictures! Valtteri was in for a treat and lucky for us, he captured the entire experience with his camera.
I love that mama bear is standing by while her little cubs have the best day ever dancing and playing in the woods.
Valtteri stated that he stayed with the bear family all day and into the night photographing them and studying their playful behavior.
These little guys might have been too busy playing and dancing to notice but I wouldn’t want to be there if momma bear caught a scent of me.
Valtteri lives in a wildlife paradise and it would be hard not to adventure with a camera every single day. I can see why this is such an important hobby for him.
It proves that young bears are just like young children who just want to play, eat and nap.
Absolutely adorable! How lucky Valtteri was to capture these cute baby bear cubs! This is something that a professional photographers dream of and this P. E. teacher from Finland stumble upon it. My congratulations to him in our great wild and wonderful outdoors! Way to go Valtteri!
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Neat!
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