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SmugMug > keywords > white bear > DEBBY THE OLDEST POLAR BEAR IN THE WORLD

I was privileged to photograph Debby on July 17, 2007, just a bit more than a year before her death. As you can see from my portfolio of photos, Debby could still be quite frisky in the water. She seemed to enjoy shaking her head after a dive and sending water flying in all directions. The need for a new set of dentures didn't keep her from smiling obligingly for my camera.
SmugMug > keywords > white bear > POLAR BEAR CONFRONTATION ON SEA ICE

Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) on sea ice off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to the coast of Hudson Bay in Fall waiting for the ice to freeze, and looking for a careless seal or for a dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly anxious as they wait for winter. While they wait, they engage in frequent wrestling matches to determine a mating hierarchy for the breeding season in March and April. During this time they regularly check on the ice to see if it will carry them out to sea.
SmugMug > keywords > white bear > POLAR BEAR ON SEA ICE

Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) on sea ice off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to the coast of Hudson Bay in Fall waiting for the ice to freeze, and looking for a careless seal or for a dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly anxious as they wait for winter. While they wait, they engage in frequent wrestling matches to determine a mating hierarchy for the breeding season in March and April. During this time they regularly check on the ice to see if it will carry them out to sea.
SmugMug > keywords > white bear > I call this photo "ADORATION" because it represents the epitome of a mother's love for her child. I could feel the love through my camera lens!
SmugMug > keywords > white bear > POLAR BEAR ASLEEP IN FRESH SNOW.

Polar bears can, and do, sleep anywhere. They do like their comfort, however, and I have seen them use a rock for a pillow, or push up snow for the same purpose. I guess you would call that the original pile pillow!
SmugMug > keywords > white bear > MALE POLAR BEARS RESTING AFTER A WRESTLING MATCH.

In October, polar bears wrestle for mating status that will occur much later in the dark cold of an Arctic night. After a "friendly" pushing, slapping and biting match that may last for more than an hour, the two combatants lie down for a well-deserved nap.
SmugMug > keywords > white bear > POLAR BEAR IN MORNING SUN AND FOG.

This curious polar bear showed up one morning near Dymond Lake Lodge where I was staying at not far from Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. The combination of early sun and frost in the air took my breath away.
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