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Arctic Illusion by schmidchris

Polar bears are tied to the sea ice for nearly all of their life cycle functions. Over the past 25 years, the summer sea ice melt period has lengthened, and summer sea ice cover has declined by over half a million square miles.

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Unforgiving by chasedekker

A polar bear stands alone amongst a desolate and bleak landscape in the frozen seas of Svalbard. Even with his seal carcass, he will eventually have to leave the certainty of his ice floe and swim miles in search of his next meal.

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