The two brown-haired bears became aggressive as they came to blows over their food, digging their paws and teeth into each other. Photographer Kevin Dooley spotted the female bear, thought to be about 16 years old, fighting with the younger five-year-old male bear.
The mum having caught the fish is attacked by the other bear. The two brown-haired bears became aggressive as they came to blows over their food
The younger bear initially caught a fish but when it was snatched away by the female, thought to be about 16 years old, pictured in the foreground
The mum having caught the fish is attacked by the other bear sending the fish flying through the air. Photographer Kevin Dooley spotted the female bear, thought to be about 16 years old, fighting with the younger five-year-old male bear
The fish is pictured flying through the air as the bears fight each other. Mr Dooley, a 59-year-old safari leader, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, said: ‘The female is the senior bear in the area’
The mother bear and other bear tussle. ‘The younger male moved into the fishing area and caught his own fish while the mother was busy with her cubs,’ Mr Dooley said
The mum and other bear tussle. ‘The mother bear saw all the action of the younger bear catching a fish in her area and attacked him and took the fish – she ended up with it,’ Mr Dooley said
The mum and other bear tussle before he manages to grab the fish
The other bear grabs the fish in his mouth. The two brown-haired bears became aggressive as they came to blows over the fish
The mother bear ended up with the fish, and was finally able to share it with her two cubs