Tag: bear

  • Polar bear in Bellot Strait

    Polar bear in Bellot Strait

    When crossing Bellot Strait, so narrow and so emblematic of the centuries-long search for the Northwest Passage, we came across this bear which seemed to be interested in mountain climbing (or those bird nests perched halfway up on the so-colourful rock).   Polar bear (Ursus maritimus, Ours polaire). Bellot Strait, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.

  • Backlit polar bear

    Backlit polar bear

    Lower Savage Island, Nunavut, Canada August 2016.

  • Panoramic polar bear

    Panoramic polar bear

    Polar bear (Ursus maritimus, Ours polaire). Monumental Island, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.

  • Polar bear on a kill

    Polar bear on a kill

    Polar bear (Ursus maritimus, Ours polaire). Monumental Island, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.

  • Polar bear at Lower Savage Island

    Polar bear at Lower Savage Island

    Polar bears are not afraid of water. This is my evidence: Lower Savage Island, Nunavut, Canada August 2016.

  • Grizzli fight

    Grizzli fight

    During a recent visit to the La Flèche zoo (in France, South of Le Mans), I had the opportunity to stop for a small time in front of the grizzlis’ enclosure. Three nice bears (2 males and one female) with enough space to frolic around and young enough to love demonstrating their strength in relatively…