polar bears Ursus maritimus sow and spring cub play with whale sinew string on newly formed pack ice during fall freeze up 1002 ANWR Kaktovik Alaska

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Size: 3770px × 2504px
Location: 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope, Beaufort sea, Alaska, USA
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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