Polar Bears and Whale Carcass (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Polar Bears and Whale Carcass

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Polar bears are shown scavenging on the carcass of a dead bowhead whale that washed ashore on Wrangel Island, Russia.

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Chris Collins/Heritage Expeditions

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