Surreal trail-cam footage shows giant, ‘big-headed’ grizzly bear

One characteristic that distinguishes male grizzly bears from female grizzly bears is a larger head.

With that in mind, check out the grizzly bear featured this week on the Mission Valley Montana Grizz Cam Facebook page. (Photo and video posted below; view Instagram version here.)

The imagery, captured after dusk on July 3, shows a large grizzly bear pausing and sniffing in front of the camera before exiting the frame. Several followers commented on the beauty of the the striking bruin.

“Absolutely MAGNIFICENT!” one person exclaimed.

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But others remarked about the size and shape of the grizzly bear’s head, and the appearance of thicker fur on its shoulders.

This, along with the gray lighting, lends a surreal quality to the footage. (Click here if video player doesn’t appear below.)

“No doubt that’s a big-headed male griz,” one follower remarked. “It looks like he picked up some scent left at the camera site and moved off!”

“Look at that head! YEOW!” another follower exclaimed. “What an amazing critter.”

The folks behind Mission Valley Montana Grizz Cam use motion-sensor cameras in different locations to capture footage of grizzly bears in Mission Valley, in northwestern Montana.

The Grizz Cam website states: “In 2015 we started seeing a lot of Grizzly Bears on our property so we decided that setting up some trail cameras might lead to some interesting footage and give us insight.

“Several cameras were put in various locations, and we came to realize there were more bears than any of us had anticipated.”

While many Grizz Cam clips look similar, and some feature brilliant daytime colors and audio, this post stands out because of the unique appearance of the bear.

As one follower stated, “That’s a bad boy there.”