brown bears gathered at a river in Alaska
palm trees surrounded by morning mist, Brazil
fruit in a market in Bangkok, Thailand
a natural spring in Bolivia
red-billed queleas taking flight in Zambia
a cow skull hanging on a wall in Alaska
colorful saltwater pools, Niger
a woman in a coffee shop window, London
a cappuccino in a café in Italy
a snow-covered maple tree in Adirondack Park, New York
rusty license plates on a wall in Kentucky
Kara boys standing on a mud-caked riverbank, Ethiopia
a spelunker descending into a cave, Oman
a crowd gathered at the Western Wall, Jerusalem
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Brown Bears, AlaskaIt’s the world’s most common eye color and the shade of both a beloved confection and a drink that starts the day all over the globe. Whether we find it in the clothes we wear, the animals we love, or the trees we climb, brown complements a colorful life.Here, brown bears wait for sockeye salmon to jump at Brooks Falls in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. Fish in the park sustain a sizable number of bears—up to 2,000.(For more pictures of the amazing colors of our world, buy the National Geographic book Life in Color.)
Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic

Life in Color: Brown

The color brown is captured in compelling scenes from all over the world in this new gallery, from our Life in Color series.

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