Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website.

This week we selected black bears in the Great Smoky Mountains.

© Robert Strickland

Photographer Robert Strickland captured the moment a mother nursed her cubs within the quiet of the trees within the national park.

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