polar bears scavenging and fighting over a bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus carcass at night of the Alaska

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Size: 5030px × 3344px
Location: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Kaktovik Barter Beaufort sea Alaska
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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