Arctic wildlife

Summer in the Arctic, which lasts just four months, presents nature enthusiasts a window to the wonderful world of wildlife.

 

An Arctic landscape of blue skies and white peaks.

A polar bear about to embark on a ocean crossing.

This bear swam non-stop for 45 minutes in search of food.

After an exhausting swim.

Polar bear in a fast-changing landscape.

A walrus colony on the beach.

A walrus up close.

A puffin.

Puffins’ resting place in high cliffs, away from the reach of predators.

An Arctic skua returns to his nest in the tundra grass.

A Svalbard reindeer that ventured close.

The Polaris 1.

A pair of Arctic foxes playing.

Guillemots, simulating penguins in their gait.

A harbour seal mother and pup.

A mini colony of black-legged kittiwakes on floating ice.

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A polar bear in his elements.