Female Polar Bear climbs out of the sea onto an ice floe, in summer ice. Spitsbergen. Svalbard.
Polar bear
Young female Polar Bear wanders on summer pack ice looking for seals to hunt. Svalbard.
Polar bear
Polar bear has trouble crossing from one ice floe to another in summer pack ice. Spitsbergen.
Polar bear
The iconic road sign with a white bear on a black background, and the mountains of Adventdalen in the distance. Spitsbergen.
Polar bear
Bears, A Year in the Life
Polar bear
Bears, A Year in the Life
Polar bear
Bears, A Year in the Life, January.
Polar bear
Bears. A Year in the Life. June. A female with her cubs tests the sturdiness of a sheet of ice. For polar bears a successful hunt often depends on accurately judging the thickness of a layer of ice or snow in order to be able to break through with a single pounce, preventing their prey from escaping.
Polar bear
Bears. A Year in the Life. June
Polar bear
Bears. A Year in the Life. March. The trek out to the sea ice is an ardous undertaking for the new cubs. The female frequently stops to nurse and rest her offspring. *** Bears. A Year in the Life. March. The trek out to the sea ice is an ardous undertaking for the new cubs. The female frequently stops to nurse and rest her offspring.
Bears, A Year in the Life, Cooling off by dissipating heat through his arm and leg pits, a polar bear relaxes spread-eagled on the ice, Polar bear numbers were in steep decline and threatened by increased hunting pressure untile five polar bear nations - Canada, USA, Denmark, Norway and Russia - signed a landmark agreement in 1973 on the protection of the animals and their habitat.
Polar bear
Bears, A Year in the Life
Polar bear
POLAR BEARS Ursus maritimus
Polar bear
Polar bear, Ursus maritimus, in summer,.Spitzbergen, Svalbard
Polar bear
Polar bear, Ursus maritimus, in summer,.Spitzbergen, Svalbard