inside a polar bear den

View from inside an empty polar bear den dug into the snow, looking out through the entrance hole toward the white sky.

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

View from inside an empty polar bear den, showing a cave of snow and a hole at the entrance.

Facility

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Tundra

Species

Ursus maritimus

Subject tags

Endangered and/or Threatened species

Mammals

Marine mammals

Snow

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