Polar bears and their cubs feed off the carcass of a minke whale that washed ashore last year. As the snow melts and ice retreats, the remains become more accessible to a number of polar bears in the region. We see a mother fend off a lone male at the feeding site with her cub between her legs, and then watch the same mother and cub feed together on a sinewy piece of whale tendon.
wkmpellucid, beach.breeze, meagan ƒ, and 135 other people added this photo to their favorites.
marc.cappelletti 36 months ago | reply
I knew you'd nail this shot! What a crazy moment. Glad you were there to capture it.
beach.breeze 36 months ago | reply
Hi, I am the admin. of a group called Nature Photography (Landscapes, Plants, Animals, Insects, etc.)
I would love to have this picture added!
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flowers410 [deleted] 36 months ago | reply
just incredible!!!!
shipep2 34 months ago | reply
Absolutely adorable! You are soooo lucky!
sigriddebeckker 25 months ago | reply
Hello,
I'm midwife and I want to write a book about breast feeding but targeted at kids.
The idea is to use the animal pictures and drawings to explain them that breastfeeding is natural.
The book is at the moment not much more than a concept. But the plan is to publish it and offer it for sale in specialized shops.
The proceeds of the book will be donated to a charitable organization helping children and mothers.
It is not a commercial undertaking and so we are hoping we can use the picture for free.
We will of course give you credit for the picture in the book. If you are still interested could you attach the picture in your reply? Sigrid.debeckker@yahoo.com
La Lumière 13 months ago | reply
Wonderful !
Artifax Gallery 12 months ago | reply
I hardly if ever use Flickr and the messages are not forwarded via e-mail to me directly. For future reference please contact me directly at artist@rainlongson.com
I'm looking for polar bear photographs to do the same thing - I need reference material for a polar bear wildlife painting competition. If you have any and are interested please let me know as soon as possible.
Thanks,
Rain Longson - Artist
604-727-8062
British Columbia, Canada