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Polar Bears 1

Subadult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cleaning his fur on the sea ice after feeding, being watched by an ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea)

Subadult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cleaning his fur on the sea ice after feeding, being watched by an ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea)

Arctic Ocean north of the Svalbard Archipelago, near 81-degrees North.

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) resting on sea ice Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) swimming in an open lead between floes of sea ice. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) traveling on sea ice. Adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on sea ice next to an open lead. Adult male polar bears (Ursus maritimus) play-fighting on sea ice. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother and triplets (about 2 years old) on sea ice. Adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) traveling on sea ice. Adult female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) resting on sea ice next to an open lead. Subadult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) traveling on sea ice. Adult female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sleeping on sea ice. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother and cub (about 6 months old) traveling and hunting on sea ice. An adult female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) swimming stealthily among ice floes. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) resting on sea ice. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), about 6 months old, playing with a fishing net it has discovered on the sea ice, pouncing on it like prey. Adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) following a scent on the sea ice. Adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) "still-hunting" on the sea ice -- waiting for an opportunity to grab an unsuspecting seal as it surfaces to breathe. Adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) "still-hunting" on the sea ice -- waiting for an opportunity to grab an unsuspecting seal as it surfaces to breathe. Adult male polar bears (Ursus maritimus) confront one another on the sea ice at a seal kill site. Adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) warily approaches a seal carcass on the sea ice. Subadult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cleaning his fur on the sea ice after feeding, being watched by an ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother and twin cubs (about 6 months old) hunting on sea ice in a fjord. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother and cub (about 11 months old) traveling on sea ice. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) hunting on sea ice next to an open lead. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) interacting playfully on sea ice at sunset. Adult male polar bears (Ursus maritimus) interacting playfully on sea ice. Adult male polar bears (Ursus maritimus) interacting playfully on sea ice. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother and twin cubs (about 6 months old) on sea ice in a fjord. A friendly encounter on the sea ice at sunset between two adult male polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother and yearling cub traveling on sea ice. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) triplet cubs, about 3 months old, next to their mother. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sleeping in a snowstorm. Adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) resting on sea ice.