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Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

Photo by AdamRiley
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

For the four months leading to 23rd August, Spitsbergen is basked in 24-hours of Arctic sunlight. I weas fortunate to observe this Polar Bear moving across the pack-ice in the soft glow of this first sunset, a melancholy reminder that these bears are heading into the dark night of extinction.

Habitat:

Pack ice and tundra

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Comments (1)
LarsKorb
It's sad, indeed. Great bears.

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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Arctic Wildlife
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PublishedOctober 20, 2011

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