GALLERY 195: POLAR BEARS (2007)
Churchill, Manitoba is the self proclaimed Polar Bear capital of the world. Counterclockwise currents in the Hudson Bay coupled with unique local geography here causes the first ice on Hudson Bay to predictably form near the town of Churchill every year. The ice leaves the Bay in July, forcing the Polar Bears onto the tundra for a four month rest and fast. Bears congregate in this area in late October because as soon as the ice forms Bears can resume hunting and feeding on seals. These pictures are from my second trip to Churchill, November 2007.


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Polar Bear, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear Portrait, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear Environmental, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear Kelp Bed, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear Close Up, Churchill Manitoba
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Sparring Polar Bears, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear on Sea Ice, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear Sow and Twin Cubs, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear Sow and Twin Cubs
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Polar Bear Sow and Twin Cubs on Sea Ice, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear and Cubs, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear and Cub, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear Sow Protecting Her Cubs, Churchill, Manitoba Sparring
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Polar Bear on Sea Ice, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bears Sparring, Close Up, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear Wrestling Close Up, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bears Wrestling, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear Sparring, Close Up, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear Portait, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bears Sparring, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear on Sea Ice, Churchill, Manitoba
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Wandering Polar Bear, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear on Sea Ice, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear on Sea Ice, Churchill, Manitoba
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Wandering Polar Bear, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear Close Up, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear on Sea Ice, Churchill, Manitoba
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Payful Polar Bears, Churchill, Manitoba
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 Playful Polar Bears, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bears Sparring on Sea Ice, Churchill, Manitoba
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Dancing Bears, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear Cooling Off on Sea Ice, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bear on the Tundra, Churchill, Manitoba
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Sparring Polar Bears, Churchill, Manitoba
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Polar Bears Sparring in the Willows, Churchill, Manitoba
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