Polar Bear (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Polar Bear

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A young polar bear sitting on the shore in southern Beaufort Sea, Alaska. In some parts of the Arctic, sea ice loss is causing polar bears to spend longer periods on shore each summer.

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US Fish and Wildlife Service/Eric Regehr

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