Brown bear (Ursus arctos) male rubbing his back on a pine tree to leave his scent, Finland

brown bear (ursus arctos) summer adult male alone rub portrait profile shot finland ursus tree pine (pinus sp) territory marking fragrant least concern (iucn) lc chemical communication july nobody bear carnivoran mammal wild animal temperate season seasons atmosphere stage of development individual enumeration behavior shot european union europe continent ursidae carnivora mammalia vertebrata woody plant morphology (botany) morphology organism pinaceae family conifer gymnosperm spermatophyte flora social behaviour low risk (iucn) lr iucn red list of threatened species species communicate month of year brown bears (ursus arctos) adults males single lonely only solo one lone rub itself rubbing itself rubbing portraits profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view trees pines (pinus sp) territorial marking territory markings territorial markings smell nice smelling aroma aromas smells sweet smelling pleasant smelling odour odours fragrants flavouring aromatic flavour scent scents fragrances fragrance scented perfumed least concern species chemical communications with nobody ursus arctos pinus sp