It’s true what you’ve heard… that everything in Alaska is bigger and better. Don’t believe me? Check out the pictures of wildlife I’ve put together to prove it. Huge bears, massive moose, even our birds are cooler than your birds!

If you’re a fan of Alaskan wildlife then you’ll love what we’ve got in store for you with these 10 epic shots of animals in Alaska just doing their thing.

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jdegenhardt | Flickr Check out this Humpback whale breaching off the shoreline of Kenai Fjords National Park.

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SandyK29 | Flickr These two young male brown bears are playfully fighting in Brooks River. They are learning how to fight in order to prepare themselves for the challenges of adulthood in Alaska’s wilderness.

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Tom | Flickr This big grizzly is as playful as he is dangerous! Sometimes even a big bad bear needs to stretch out and relax.

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Jean-Guy Dallaire | Flickr Hey… how regal is this eagle? Heh.

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USFWS Endangered Species | Flickr An Eider male at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward!

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Denali National Park and Preserve | Flickr A Boreal Owl glaring down at the camera man from high up in his tree. Owls aren’t seen too often, but when they are it’s a special sight. Don’t get too close though, they can be mean!

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Snowshoe Photography - Alaska | Flickr Lock up your little dogs and cats, folks! In Alaska when food is running low, house pets can sure seem like a tasty treat. If they aren’t plucked off by a bald eagle, your little ones could be pulled off by this handsome Lynx.

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rickz | Flickr In Denali National Park, these Dall Sheep keep themselves safe by bedding down in places where they can see the only angle of attack a predator can take. Plus, I don’t think it would be too life threatening for them to hop right off that cliff side right there, they are pretty solid on their feet.

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Snowshoe Photography | Flickr Wildlife can sure be curious in Alaska and this little Grosbeak is brave enough to get close and check things out!

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Tupulak | Flickr The moose is an animal Alaskans are all too familiar with, but seeing two bulls go head to head has got to be one of the coolest things ever. Imagine two animals of that size running head long into each other with no other intent but to harm, to survive!

What is your favorite animal, native to our state? Let me know in the comments below.

jdegenhardt | Flickr

Check out this Humpback whale breaching off the shoreline of Kenai Fjords National Park.

SandyK29 | Flickr

These two young male brown bears are playfully fighting in Brooks River. They are learning how to fight in order to prepare themselves for the challenges of adulthood in Alaska’s wilderness.

Tom | Flickr

This big grizzly is as playful as he is dangerous! Sometimes even a big bad bear needs to stretch out and relax.

Jean-Guy Dallaire | Flickr

Hey… how regal is this eagle? Heh.

USFWS Endangered Species | Flickr

An Eider male at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward!

Denali National Park and Preserve | Flickr

A Boreal Owl glaring down at the camera man from high up in his tree. Owls aren’t seen too often, but when they are it’s a special sight. Don’t get too close though, they can be mean!

Snowshoe Photography - Alaska | Flickr

Lock up your little dogs and cats, folks! In Alaska when food is running low, house pets can sure seem like a tasty treat. If they aren’t plucked off by a bald eagle, your little ones could be pulled off by this handsome Lynx.

rickz | Flickr

In Denali National Park, these Dall Sheep keep themselves safe by bedding down in places where they can see the only angle of attack a predator can take. Plus, I don’t think it would be too life threatening for them to hop right off that cliff side right there, they are pretty solid on their feet.

Snowshoe Photography | Flickr

Wildlife can sure be curious in Alaska and this little Grosbeak is brave enough to get close and check things out!

Tupulak | Flickr

The moose is an animal Alaskans are all too familiar with, but seeing two bulls go head to head has got to be one of the coolest things ever. Imagine two animals of that size running head long into each other with no other intent but to harm, to survive!

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