polar bear Ursus maritimus cub in front of local elder Daniel Akootchook on the pack ice of the frozen 1002 coastal plain Alask

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Size: 3570px × 5355px
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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