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Ursus maritimus
This young Polar Bear approached our ship from a great distance, coming closer and closer until he was peering inside portholes!
Spotted on Aug 28, 2008
Submitted on Dec 28, 2011
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Project Noah Fact of the Day: Shrinking ice is not the only negative effect of climate change upon polar bears. The warmer climate also makes it more hospitable to parasites and other diseases that may have a negative impact on the bears!
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Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) spotted in Svalbard, Norway by PN user AdamRiley.
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No matter when, a polar bear photo like this is always a treat to view.
wonderful, adam!
International Polar Bear Day Fun fact!
There are no bi-polar bears! Polar bears live only in Arctic areas that surround the North Pole—not in Antarctica. Although you may see illustrations of penguins and polar bears together, this could never happen. In fact, the word arctic comes from the Greek word for bear, and Antarctic comes from the Greek meaning the opposite, without bear!
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What a good picture!
wow
Amazing pictures Adam!
You can join this misson with this spotting - http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8086...
Thanks Gordon & LauraMaria - hope you get to see and photograph some Polar Bears! Its a very special experience!
Great spotting Adam! This makes me excited, I'm heading up to Svalbard and Greenland this summer and get to come off our ship for a few hours at Longyearbayen, reeeeally hoping for some polar bear sightings!!! Lovely photographs here :)
What a great story. Would love to photograph these bears sometime....
Thanks Karen and Sachin - Svaldbard is well worth a visit, one of my favourite trips I have done! Hope you manage to get there!
Lovely,
Wonderful!
Svalbard is another destination on my "bucket list"!