:14:08
As summer's warmth deepens
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Alaska's three million lakes
turn to gathering places.
:14:22
Beavers prepare
:14:23
for the ravages
of cold weather ahead
:14:25
by repairing their lodges.
:14:39
Moose feast
on tender aquatic plants
:14:42
hidden on lake bottoms.
:14:46
Wolf pups gorge on mother's milk
:14:48
to reach near-adult size
before winter arrives.
:15:00
But the serenity of summer
:15:02
can be shattered
by the approach of an intruder.
:15:37
The black bear
has a fearsome reputation
:15:39
but it's the most playful
of bear species
:15:43
and with the coast clear
and the water cool
:15:45
even a bear may succumb
:15:47
to the impulse
merely to have fun.