Polar Bear on Sea Ice

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) traversing sea ice.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) traversing sea ice. Carnivora Ursidae single one alone lonely isolated individual catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying soft fur furry warm alert ice iced icy cold frigid freeze freezing frozen chill chilly snow walk walking travel traveling travelling |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) hunting on sea ice.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) hunting on sea ice. Carnivora Ursidae single one alone lonely isolated individual catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying soft fur furry warm alert snout snouts nose noses nosey nostril nostrils nostral nostrals nostel nostrels sense sensing sniff sniffing sniffer sniffed smell smelling seaice sea-ice ice iced icy cold frigid freeze freezing frozen chill chilly snow |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) hunting on sea ice.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) hunting on sea ice. Carnivora Ursidae single one alone lonely isolated individual catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying soft fur furry warm alert snout snouts nose noses nosey nostril nostrils nostral nostrals nostel nostrels sense sensing sniff sniffing sniffer sniffed smell smelling seaice sea-ice ice iced icy cold frigid freeze freezing frozen chill chilly snow vertical |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Adult female.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Adult female. Carnivora Ursidae single one alone lonely isolated individual catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying soft fur furry warm alert snout snouts nose noses nosey nostril nostrils nostral nostrals nostel nostrels sense sensing sniff sniffing sniffer sniffed smell smelling seaice sea-ice ice iced icy cold frigid freeze freezing frozen chill chilly snow |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) tracing scent while hunting seals on sea ice.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) tracing scent while hunting seals on sea ice. Carnivora Ursidae single one alone lonely isolated individual catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying soft fur furry warm alert snout snouts nose noses nosey nostril nostrils nostral nostrals nostel nostrels sense sensing sniff sniffing sniffer sniffed smell smelling seaice sea-ice ice iced icy cold frigid freeze freezing frozen chill chilly snow |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) foraging for seals on sea ice.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) foraging for seals on sea ice. Carnivora Ursidae single one alone lonely isolated individual catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying soft fur furry warm alert snout snouts nose noses nosey nostril nostrils nostral nostrals nostel nostrels sense sensing sniff sniffing sniffer sniffed smell smelling seaice sea-ice ice iced icy cold frigid freeze freezing frozen chill chilly snow |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) searching for seal breathing holes on open sea ice flats.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) searching for seal breathing holes on open sea ice flats. Carnivora Ursidae single one alone lonely isolated individual catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying soft fur furry warm alert snout snouts nose noses nosey nostril nostrils nostral nostrals nostel nostrels sense sensing sniff sniffing sniffer sniffed smell smelling seaice sea-ice ice iced icy cold frigid freeze freezing frozen chill chilly snow |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on sea ice flats.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on sea ice flats. Carnivora Ursidae Carnivora Ursidae single one alone lonely isolated individual catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying soft fur furry warm alert snout snouts nose noses nosey nostril nostrils nostral nostrals nostel nostrels sense sensing sniff sniffing sniffer sniffed smell smelling seaice sea-ice ice iced icy cold frigid freeze freezing frozen chill chilly snow |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) testing the air for scent while foraging over sea ice.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) testing the air for scent while foraging over sea ice. Carnivora Ursidae single one alone lonely isolated individual catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying soft fur furry warm alert snout snouts nose noses nosey nostril nostrils nostral nostrals nostel nostrels sense sensing sniff sniffing sniffer sniffed smell smelling seaice sea-ice ice iced icy cold frigid freeze freezing frozen chill chilly snow |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) testing the air for scent while foraging over sea ice.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) testing the air for scent while foraging over sea ice. Carnivora Ursidae single one alone lonely isolated individual catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying soft fur furry warm alert snout snouts nose noses nosey nostril nostrils nostral nostrals nostel nostrels sense sensing sniff sniffing sniffer sniffed smell smelling seaice sea-ice ice iced icy cold frigid freeze freezing frozen chill chilly snow |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) crossing sea ice.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) crossing sea ice. Carnivora Ursidae single one alone lonely isolated individual catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying soft fur furry warm alert ice iced icy cold frigid freeze freezing frozen chill chilly snow walk walking travel traveling travelling |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) climbing onto sea ice.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) climbing onto sea ice. clamber effort trying slipping sliding slide Polar Bears and Otters |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) testing the air for scent while foraging over sea ice.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) testing the air for scent while foraging over sea ice. Carnivora Ursidae single one alone lonely isolated individual catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying soft fur furry warm alert snout snouts nose noses nosey nostril nostrils nostral nostrals nostel nostrels sense sensing sniff sniffing sniffer sniffed smell smelling seaice sea-ice ice iced icy cold frigid freeze freezing frozen chill chilly snow |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on sea ice.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on sea ice. Carnivora Ursidae single one alone lonely isolated individual catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying soft fur furry warm alert ice iced icy cold frigid freeze freezing frozen chill chilly snow |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) pair traveling together over sea ice, hunting for seals in ice fracture zone.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) pair traveling together over sea ice, hunting for seals in ice fracture zone. Carnivora Ursidae two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator search searching searched seek seeking forage foraging sense senses smell smelling scent detect detecting find finding ice iced icy cold frigid freeze freezing frozen chill chilly snow |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) walking across sea ice in search of seals.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) walking across sea ice in search of seals. single one alone lonely isolated individual danger dangerous killer kill predator predater maneater hunt hunter carnivour carnivor carnivore threat threaten swim paddle paddling paddeling paddel Polar Bears and Otters |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) exiting from ocean onto sea ice.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) exiting from ocean onto sea ice. single one alone lonely isolated individual danger dangerous killer kill predator predater maneater hunt hunter carnivour carnivor carnivore threat threaten spray spraying coat hair fur furry wet water Polar Bears and Otters |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) shaking off water after exiting from ocean onto sea ice.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) shaking off water after exiting from ocean onto sea ice. single one alone lonely isolated individual danger dangerous killer kill predator predater maneater hunt hunter carnivour carnivor carnivore threat threaten spray spraying coat hair fur furry wet water Polar Bears and Otters |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) running across sea ice.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) running across sea ice. single one alone lonely isolated individual danger dangerous killer kill predator predater maneater hunt hunter carnivour carnivor carnivore threat threaten swim paddle paddling paddeling paddel Polar Bears and Otters |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) shaking off water after exiting from ocean onto sea ice.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) shaking off water after exiting from ocean onto sea ice. single one alone lonely isolated individual danger dangerous killer kill predator predater maneater hunt hunter carnivour carnivor carnivore threat threaten spray spraying coat hair fur furry wet water Polar Bears and Otters |Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)