Under stars in the mountains overlooking the San Gabriel Valley, wildlife photographer Johanna Turner captured an indelible image of a real-life bear appearing to pose for a photo.
The bear appears to be climbing onto a plateau on the San Gabriel Mountains, a smile on its face, with the lights of Hollywood and Los Angeles shining below.
"So this bear now has some added funding to protect his habitat which is great," she wrote, "for an area with a lot of recreational human use."
"Dogs can startle or scare bears and provoke defensive behaviors," according to the state agency website, so dogs should be kept on a leash on trails.
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