Snack à la Jurassic Park for Kamchatka’s brown bears

Massive teeth of a male killer whale reach 13cm. Picture: Aleksey Ineshin

The impressively looking skeleton was noticed on a beach at the Kronotsky Bay, east of Kamchatka Peninsula. 

Wildlife inspector Aleksey Inishen photographed it while patrolling this area of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve. 

This must have been a male killer whale, experts said. 

‘Marine biologist Vladimir Vertyankin explained that this is the skeleton of a male killer whale.

'It is quite likely that the carcass got washed ashore at the end of spring, and it arrived just on time for hungry post-hibernation bear to have their first snack’, said Marina Vorontsova from the administration of the reserve.

Snack à la Jurassic Park for Kamchatka’s brown bears. Pictures: Aleksey Ineshin/Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Massive teeth of a male killer whale reach 13cm.

The impressively looking skeleton was noticed on a beach at the Kronotsky Bay, east of Kamchatka Peninsula. Pictures: Liana Varavskaya/Kronotsky Nature Reserve