Maybe they were looking for a place to escape a telling off
from mum and dad, but these mischievous young bear
cubs haven't done a very good job of hiding
themselves.
At least 11 of the playful youngsters were photographed
sitting in the spindly-looking tree in North America clinging
to every spare inch of the trunk.
While the cuddly bears look like they could be escaping
danger on the ground, they are actually using the tree as their
playground, affectionately tussling with each other.
One of the bears appears to have taken a rest on the back
of one his siblings while others climb higher, keeping a watchful
eye on the ground.
When fully grown brown bears can reach eight-foot in
height and weigh up to 800 pounds and canbe found throughout North
America as well as in parts of Scandinavia, Russia and central
Asia.