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Survivor Bear

Survivor Bear

This very healthy looking male polar bear still bears some signs of a possible fight with a walrus. We did not actually see this bear having a fight but by the ...
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This very healthy looking male polar bear still bears some signs of a possible fight with a walrus. We did not actually see this bear having a fight but by the position of possible injuries and the blood we guessed it to have been an attack on a walrus which fought back most likely with success. Seen in die Canadian Arctic.
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Aperture f/10 ISO 100 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 2000/10

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Dec, 2017

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Thank you. This was taken in the Canadian Arctic - around the area of Baffin Island

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