Photo of the Day
A mother polar bear and cubs at water's edge
April 5, 2009
Polar Bear and Cubs, Svalbard, Norway
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Environment
In a far north without ice, a mother bear could be stranded a long way from good hunting, struggling to feed herself and her cubs. This snow-free scene near Kapp Fanshawe (Cape Fanshawe) offers a glimpse of what may be the Arctic's rockier future.
See more photographs from the April 2009 feature story "Northern Giant."
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