That wintry cold takes a little getting used to, even for baby polar bears.
Too close to civilisation? Hand-outs and garbage are not good for a bear.
A polar bear waits for dinner to appear at a seal’s air hole.
Always on the lookout for leftovers, the Arctic fox will trail after both wolves and polar bears.
Fancy footwork is needed to navigate the ice floes. But the polar bear is up to it.
Video: The Arctic. A world of ice, snow and bone-chilling water. The environment that would kill a person is only a wintry playground for young polar bears.
Advice: Polar bears can run faster than you can, and they have been known to track their prey for days. But unless you’re planning on exploring the Arctic alone, you’ll never need to outrun a polar bear.
Next: Polar bears can paddle around in icy waters. Another mammal that you might see swimming among the ice floes is the killer whale.
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