article_snippet: As the two animals faced one another on the tidal flats of the Katmai National Park in southern Alaska, it seemed there would only be one inevitable ending.
article_snippet: And despite the tense stand-off the tense stand-off soon became clear that an approaching bear just wanted to play.
article_snippet: It wasn't aggressive enough in It behaviour to be meaning to actually kill, it just really seemed to want a chase!
article_snippet: Photographer Nate Zeman said neither animal was aggressive and both seemed to be playing a game .
highlights_snippet: The two appeared to be locked in a stand-off but played a game of chase .
  