polar bear Ursus maritimus sow with cub emerging from the Beaufort Sea off the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Alaska

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polar bears surfing the waves in the Beaufort sea

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Size: 5050px × 3355px
Location: Bernard sand spit, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1002 costal plain, Beaufort Sea, Alaska
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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