SmugMug > all-time keyword > wapusk > POLAR BEAR MOTHER & CUBS.

This mother and her cubs were resting in a secluded nook of small trees. Newly out from her birthing den, she now was faced with a long march to the sea ice to find food for herself and her young cubs. Sometimes going without food for as long as 8 months, mother bears have been known to lose 70% of their body weight in one natal season!
SmugMug > all-time keyword > wapusk > 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 > all-time keyword > wapusk > 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 > all-time keyword > wapusk > 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 > all-time keyword > wapusk > 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.
SmugMug > all-time keyword > wapusk > MALE POLAR BEAR IN FIREWEED

This is one of the most dramatic polar bears photos I have ever taken, and it remains one of my personal favourites. The bear is definitely in a pre-charge threat posture with only a fence between him and myself and sudden death!
POLAR BEAR MOTHER & CUBS.

This mother and her cubs were resting in a secluded nook of small trees. Newly out from her birthing den, she now was faced with a long march to the sea ice to find food for herself and her young cubs. Sometimes going without food for as long as 8 months, mother bears have been known to lose 70% of their body weight in one natal season!
 > POLAR BEAR MOTHER & CUBS.

This mother and her cubs were resting in a secluded nook of small trees. Newly out from her birthing den, she now was faced with a long march to the sea ice to find food for herself and her young cubs. Sometimes going without food for as long as 8 months, mother bears have been known to lose 70% of their body weight in one natal season!
POLAR BEAR MOTHER & CUBS.

This mother and her cubs were resting in a secluded nook of small trees. Newly out from her birthing den, she now was faced with a long march to the sea ice to find food for herself and her young cubs. Sometimes going without food for as long as 8 months, mother bears have been known to lose 70% of their body weight in one natal season!
Photo by: Dennis Fast · see photo in gallery

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