polar bear Ursus maritimus cub playfully pokes a hole in the pack ice along the arctic coast Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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polar bear Ursus maritimus cub playfully pokes a hole in the pack ice along the arctic coast Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Alaska Beaufort Sea

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Size: 5120px × 3401px
Location: 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope, Beaufort sea, Alaska, USA
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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