The brown bears of Alaska's bear cam are already fighting for dominance

The salmon run has yet to begin, but the big bruisers are already vying for dominance in Alaska.

One of the five webcams along Katmai National Park's Brooks River captured an early-season confrontation between two of the rivers largest and most dominant bears on June 26.

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Bear 747, spotted earlier this week in the river, was seen waiting for fish beneath the famous Brooks River falls on Tuesday. You can watch the confrontation in the video below:

At the 40 second mark, another bear, numbered 856 by park biologists, enters the picture. Bear 856 sought the prime fishing grounds beneath the waterfall where most fish collect, the very place where 747 was fishing.  Read more...

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