bearded seal Erignathus barbatus adult resting on an ice floe

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bearded seal Erignathus barbatus adult rests on an ice floe off the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Brooks Range in the distance Beaufort Sea Arctic Ocean

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Size: 5100px × 3414px
Location: Arctic ocean eastern Beaufort Sea North Slope, ANWR, of Alaska
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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