polar bear Ursus maritimus curious cubs playing with and around piece of baleen from a bowhead whale ANWR Arctic Alaska

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Size: 5120px × 3401px
Location: Kaktovik Barter Island 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Alaska
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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