polar bears Ursus maritimus profile of a sow with her cub scenting with tounge on newly formed ice along the coast, freeze up 1002 ANWR Kaktovik Ak

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Size: 5150px × 3421px
Location: 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope, Beaufort sea, Alaska, USA
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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