A couple shares their experiences with Smoky Mountain black bears so others will know how to react if they have a close encounter of the ursine kind.
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Black Bears
Black bears are the embodiment of North Carolina’s adventurous spirit, immense and wild.
Cute Cub Alert!
In 1972, legendary photographer and Grandfather Mountain proprietor Hugh Morton took this 10-week-old bear cub on a trip across North Carolina.