Part One

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

Zodiac, 81 degrees N, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016

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Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

Zodiac, 81 degrees N, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016

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Ivory Gulls

Pagophila eburnea - juveniles with black spots and a couple of adults.

Zodiac, 81 degrees N, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016

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Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus - our third close bear of the day, shaking off water.

81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016

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Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus - swimming to another ice floe, closer to our ship.

81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016

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Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus - shaking off a bit of water.

81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016

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Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus - cautiously curious about the ship and us.

81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016

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Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus - belly sliding across a ridge in the ice floe.

81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016

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Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus - seeming to rub off excess water or maybe it just feels good.

81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016

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Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus - having a close look at the photographers lining the rail.

81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016

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Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus - walking around on the ice floe beside out ship.

81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016

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Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus - big paws.

81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016

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