Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) scratching back and head on block of sea ice near Svalbard, Norway.

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Polar bear back scratcher. Polar bear near Svalbard, Norway. #svalbard #natgeoyourshot #natgeoexplorer #nationalgeographicexplorer #lindbladexpeditions #natgeoexpeditions #polarbear #arctic #nikonnofilter #nikon600 #nikond500

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Size: 5568px × 3712px
Location: Svalbard
Photo credit: © Kirk Hewlett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, arctic, bear, carnivore, distance, environment, floe, floes, formation, head, ice, landscape, mammal, marine, maritimus, norway, pack, polar, rubbing, scandinavia, scratching, sea, spitsbergen, svalbard, ursidae, ursus, vast, vastness, wild, wildlife