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Polar bear in Chukchi Sea

By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
A sniffing polar bear climbing out of the water and onto sea ice, water is dripping off fur.
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Polar bear climbing onto the sea ice after a swim in the Chukchi Sea off the northwest coast of Alaska. USGS photograph taken June 15, 2014.

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Public Domain.