Massive 'Grizzly 399' Takes Down Elk Calf, Photographer Captures the Brutal Nature Scene

There’s something about God’s creation that is so incredibly humbling to us humans.

As societies grapple with conflict, culture wars and political battles, out in the wild, the circle of life continues as it has for millennia.

One of the world’s most famous grizzly bears, dubbed 399, was recently captured in a series of stunning photographs chasing and taking down an elk calf with her four youngsters in tow.

Outdoor Life explains that Grizzly 399 is a 7-foot, 400-lb sow who lives in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park and Bridger-Teton National Forest. While she lives near humans, she’s never had a bad run-in with them. But she has made quite the impact on the local elk population; for the sake of feeding her cubs, of course!

399 was born in a den in Pilgrim Creek, Wyoming, when she was given the tracking number 399 by the Yellowstone Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team. She has since reared 16 cubs and attracted quite an admirable following for a bear.

The massive creature is so well-known, in fact, that she has her own Facebook and Twitter accounts — unbeknownst to her, I’m sure.

No, the big mama is certainly far more interested in the things that concern bears, namely, the basics of survival.