Mother and two cubs waking up from their nap on the shores of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba

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In the fall, polar bears gather on the shores of Hudson Bay to wait for freeze-up so they can go out onto the ice and hunt for seals that constitute the majority source of calories to see them through the ice-free summer periods.

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Size: 5000px × 3333px
Location: Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada
Photo credit: © Terry Allen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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