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24 Nov 2018

Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

What an amazing experience it was to see this rare spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus). I spotted it driving to the next destination on my schedule, and could…

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IndiaMaharashtraTadoba Andhari Tiger ReserveMammalsUrsidae

7 May 2018

Indian Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus ursinus)

A brief encounter with the rare Indian sloth bear (Melursus ursinus ursinus) as it quenches its thirst. It's the height of the dry season, with temperature…

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SvalbardNorwayMammalsUrsidae

28 Jul 2016

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

A scruffy and lethargic polar bear (Ursus maritimus) resting on a shore on an islet that not long ago was under a glacier. While the polar bear struggles with…

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SvalbardNorwayUrsidaeMammals

27 Jul 2016

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

A mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and cub checking out new possibilities on the summer sea ice north of Spitsbergen. They evoke so many feelings in humans,…

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SvalbardNorwayUrsidaeMammals

27 Jul 2016

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with one cub after a feed on a seal carcass. The seal was brought down by a huge male, which fed, and fed until it could…

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SvalbardNorwayUrsidaeMammals

27 Jul 2016

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

We had to go further north than ever before to reach the sea ice this year, and after a long while searching in vain we finally noticed a huge male gorging on…

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SvalbardNorwayMammalsUrsidae

27 Jul 2016

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

This is one of several amazing moments this female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and her cub shared with us, at 81.31 degrees north of Svalbard, and here they…

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SvartskogNorwayBillerScarabaeidaeInsekter

5 Jul 2014

Maurgullbasse (Protaetia cuprea)

Om du ikke ser denne fantastiske billen, så kan du høre den dype summingen når den flyr. Hver sommer ser jeg maurgullbasse (Protaetia cuprea) slå seg ned på…

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SvartskogNorwayInsekterBillerScarabaeidae

2 Jul 2010

Gullbasse (Cetonia aurata)

Gullbasse (Cetonia aurata) har en dyp summing når den flyr sin litt klumsete flukt. Jeg ser den flere ganger hver sommer, og her sitter den og spiser av en…

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SvalbardNorwayPattedyrUrsidae

12 Jul 2006

Isbjørn (Ursus maritimus)

På avstand er det ikke lett å se at isflaket huser 3 isbjørner! Disse to ungene og moren hadde nok svømt langt da det på den ene siden var åpent hav på den…

by morten