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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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28 Jul 2016

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

A young walrus resting comfortably on ice from the calving icecap (which can be seen in the back) of the White island (Kvitøya) - the easternmost of the…

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28 Jul 2016

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) utilizes their tusks as ice picks when they haul themselves up onto an ice float, and sometimes they might break as is the case…

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SvalbardNorwayMammals

28 Jul 2016

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

My close encounter with the population of walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) on the eastern side of the White Island (Kvitøya) was magical! First and foremost the…

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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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SvalbardNorwayMammalsUrsidae

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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NorwaySvalbardMammalsUrsidae

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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26 Jul 2016

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

These clumsy and fat mammals on land are amazingly fast and agile in the ocean! This encounter by the Seven Islands (Sjuøyane), Svalbard is from a zodiac, and…

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SvalbardNorwayNaturePanorama

20 Mar 2015

Svalbard spring

Several hours ago I watched the total solar eclipse which coincided with spring equinox. In Svalbard, March is one of the coldest months, and here you can see…

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