Now that 's a bear hug ! The adorable moment a mother bear races up to her cub to give it a loving embrace was captured in an incredible series of images , taken by Canadian nature photographer Marc Latremouille . In slow motion the brown bear - which weighs around 400 pounds - is pictured running towards its fearless baby , as it stands ready and waiting to meet its mum . Scroll down for video . The mother bear charges towards her cub at high speed . The two had become separated when the younger had gone to chase gulls in the water . As the mother beer approaches , splashing water as she goes , her adventurous baby stands firm waiting to meet her . Mother and baby meet , in a loving moment captured in a series of extraordinary images by Canadian photographer Marc Latremouille . The baby bear is nearly lifted off the ground by the strength of the hug as mother and cub come together in the Lake Clark National Park in Alaska . I 'll race you ! Two baby brown bears play in the water of the Lake Clark National Park . Rangers there have recorded 219 bears living in a 50-mile radius , making the area one of biggest homes to brown bears in the world . The heart-warming pictures are part of a series of photographs taken when Marc , 47 , travelled to the Lake Clark National Park , based in Alaska . The others show a pair of cute cubs play-fighting , racing together and hunting for clams at the salt marshes . They later sit in the grasslands to relax . Marc explained how he took the incredible sequence of pictures of a mother bear charging at its young . Watch where you 're going ! The baby brown cub 's claws covers its mother 's eyes , as it 's nearly knocked off its feet by the 400-pound bear . Close-up : The cub snuggles into its mother for protection in a loving bear hug . Photographer Marc Latremouille said being so close to the creatures was 'nerve-racking ' but enjoyable ... once he realised they did n't want to eat him . Two bears run through the water at the national park in Alaska , described on its website as a 'land of stunning beauty ' ' I was photographing mother bear and two spring cubs digging for razor clams in the mud flats , ' he said . 'As we all know , little ones are always curious and playful , and this particular cub decided it was playtime and started chasing gulls for fun . 'Moments later , the mother realised that one of her cub was way too far from her . The mother bear guides her two young cubs and keeps them close to her side . Photographer Marc Latremouille , who shot the images , said they had been digging for clams in the mud . 'She ran straight towards him and as you can see from the cub 's expression - he knew he was in trouble . 'She quickly led him back to his sibling and continued digging for clams . ' Around 95 per cent of America 's brown bear population make their home in the northern state of Alaska . Two brown bear clubs sit close together as they relax in the grasslands . Lake Clark National Park has recorded 219 bears in a 50-mile radius , meaning this area has one of the highest brown bear population density in the world . 'These bears are some of the biggest bears on the planet , ' said Marc . 'Being close to one for the first time , without a fence between each other , is nerve-racking . 'But you soon realise , in this particular area , you are not on the menu . 'They have plenty of food available to them and do n't see us as a threat . ' A young brown bear explores his surroundings in grasslands at the Lake Clark National Park . The bears are one of 37 different types of mammals who live in the area . A brown bear and a cub stand happily side-by-side in the national park , which is towered over by two active volcanos .
Astonishing series of photographs capture a real - life bear exhibit in the Clark National Park in Alaska , Alaska . Canadian nature photographer Marc brown said it was ' nerve - tingling ' being so close to the animals . Park has one of the highest numbers of brown bears in the world , with 219 bears living in a 50-mile radius .