X-ray vision -Fishes

Paws off! Two brown bears get into vicious fight over perfect fishing spot as they try to catch dinner

Fishermen can be very protective over their favourite spot  as these brown bears showed when they got into a fight over salmon.

These images were taken by 15-year-old schoolgirl Elizaveta Tischenko as she watched the animals attempting to catch their dinner in Katmai National Park, in southern Alaska.

Elizaveta said one bear was catching a steady stream of fish when the other grew jealous after hardly catching any and tried to muscle his way in.

While the newcomer was tolerated for a while, eventually he began to treat on the claws of the other bear, which is when the fighting started. 

Elizaveta, who was watching from a grassy verge said: 'I had been watching the bear fish from a safe distance when I noticed another bear wander in.

'The first bear was not happy about the other bear being there and began to get more agitated as it began to try to catch fish in the water.

'It wasn't long before the two approached one another and began roaring ferociously to try and scare each other away. Neither one would back down for quite a while and they began to grapple with each other in the water.

'Eventually, the new bear on the scene decided to cut its loses and sulked off out of sight. When they are fishing they look quite cute and innocent but when they fight you get to see the true nature of the animals.'