polar bear Ursus maritimus along a barrier island on the Arctic coast, waiting for ocean freeze so it can travel the ice and hunt Alaska

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Location: Kaktovik Barter Island 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Alaska
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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