Polar Bears - Data, Pictures and Videos

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(03-13-2016, 04:16 PM)Ngala Wrote: All photo and information credits: Kevin Schafer Photography

"The bears were bored. There's no other way to put it. The legendary polar bears of Churchill, Manitoba came ashore months earlier as the ice melted on Hudson Bay, and now, with nothing to eat, and precious little to do, they must wait for the cold, and for the ice to re-form. For a wildlife photographer, meanwhile, capturing an animal looking a little ridiculous is a time-honored tradition. Some creatures seem to lend themselves to this kind of thing, and few more so than polar bears. There is something about seeing a top predator strike an inelegant pose - in reality just a long, leisurely stretch - that is simply irresistible. 

I took this image a dozen years ago. At the time, autumn freeze-up on Hudson Bay was generally around November 1. Now, with temperatures rising, this has been happening as much six weeks later, reducing the time these bears have available to feed. This may be one of the most vulnerable populations of polar bears on Earth." June 2012

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