polar bears sniffing

A polar bear mother and two COYs sniffing the air and the ground as they walk across a frozen landscape.

Photo By/Credit

Susanne Miller/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

A polar bear mother and two cubs of the year sniffing the air and the ground.

Facility

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Tundra

Species

Ursus maritimus

Subject tags

Endangered and/or Threatened species

Mammals

Marine mammals

Snow

Tundra

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