Image number: 2101273
© Patrick Kientz / Biosphoto
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Image size: 5568x3712 pixels (18.6"x12.4" @300dpi)
Shooting date : 2016-09-22
Each year, between 50 and 100 polar bears gather around the village of Kaktovic to feed on the carcasses of whales fished by the native (Inuit). The bears await the formation of the pack ice to go up to the great North where they will feed mainly on seals.
Keywords
Animal / Wild animal / Chordate / Vertebrate / Synapsid / Therapsid / Mammal / Carnivoran / Bear / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
America / North America / United States of America / North American protected areas (United States)
World sea and ocean / Arctic Ocean / Beaufort Sea
Matter (substance) / Water (matter) / Water surface
America / North America / United States of America / Western United States / Pacific States / Alaska / Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Individual / Female / She-bear
Individual / Stage of development / Young / Bear cub
Species / Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) / CITES Appendix 2
Enumeration / Family / Litter (offspring)
Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Threatened endangered species / Vulnerable (IUCN) VU
Ambiance / Seasons / Temperate season / Autumn
Organism / Morphology / Physical morphology / Wet
Area / Marine area / Sea / Cold sea
America / North America / United States of America / Western United States / Pacific States / Alaska
Species / Diet pattern / Carnivore (diet)
Motion / Locomotion / Gait / Walk
Species / Relation between species / Predation / Predator
Individual / Stage of development / Adult
Latin keywords
Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Deuterostomia / Chordata / Vertebrata / Gnathostomata / Euteleostomi / Sarcopterygii / Rhipidistia / Tetrapodomorpha / Tetrapoda / Synapsida / Eupelycosauria / Therapsida / Cynodontia / Mammalia / Carnivora / Ursidae / Ursus