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Common Eider Duck, Somateria mollissima near Longyearbyen, on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The eider nest between two enclosures of sle
Common Eider Duck, Somateria mollissima near Longyearbyen, on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The eider nest between two enclosures of sled dogs on the outskirts of Longyearbyen, where the eggs are safe from the arctic fox, which is too scared to come close to the howling dogs.
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Location: Longyearbyen, Svalbard
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