Enough to go around? | Polar bears dine on the severed head of a bowhead whale in Kaktovik, Alaska, on September 7. Left behind by traditional Inupiat hunters, whale remains this year attracted up to 80 bears a day to the village—a record, according to the Alaska Dispatch news site.- via National Geographic

03 Oct 2012 @ 05:56PM / 114 notes
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Polar bears sniffing the air on the shore of a bay. (JOEL SARTORE)

19 Apr 2012 @ 08:48AM / 35 notes
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Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) sniffing the air on the shore of a bay. (JOEL SARTORE)

12 Mar 2012 @ 10:00PM / 33 notes
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(Bernd Römmelt)

11 Mar 2012 @ 03:00PM / 28 notes
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A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) looks into a rear view mirror. (JOEL SARTORE)

06 Mar 2012 @ 08:00PM / 179 notes
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(Trevor Bauer/www.trafficmedia.ca)

05 Mar 2012 @ 03:00AM / 43 notes
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(Trevor Bauer/www.trafficmedia.ca)

04 Mar 2012 @ 05:04PM / 50 notes
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By Petefoto on Flickr

03 Mar 2012 @ 06:00PM / 52 notes
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