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What do you do when your body is covered in a thick, black fur coat and the heat index is more than 100F? The pictured black bear (Ursus americanus) on the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge chose a cool solution by walking into one of the many refuge roadside canals. For information about black bears, check out bearwise.org.

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