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Marine Mammals
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Polar
Bear, Glaucous Gulls and a Thayer's Gull (front) feeding on a dead
Beluga Whale, which came into this shallow bay to rub off
its outer skin, but got stranded at low tide. This provided
food for Polar Bears, gulls and other animals. We saw 17 Polar Bears
at this location, and a record 43 for the trip. Coningham Bay, Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut, on
26 August 2015, with
Worldwide Quest. |
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VIDEO: Polar Bear kills cub - could be upsetting to some. |
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We didn't see what happened so we can
only surmise the chain of events. Possibly this adult male Polar
Bear happened upon a female with a cub or cubs, fought the female, but
being larger and stronger, grabbed the cub and killed it, or this
cub was on its own. This behaviour is normal and well documented,
and occurs in other bears such as Black and Grizzly Bears. 2
September 2015. |
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Female with two cubs
on Baffin Island on 1 September 2015 |
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Polar Bear on sea ice
in Baffin Bay on 1 September 2015. |
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Arctic Fox eating
Beluga Whale carcass at Coningham Bay, Nunavut on 26 August 2015.
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Bearded Seal on ice
flow on 27 August near Bellot Strait. Largest of the seals. |
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Northern Bottlenose
Whale in Baffin Bay on 2 September 2015. A deep-diving whale that is
not often seen. |
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We saw about 60
Walruses at Monumental Island on 4 September, a brilliant sighting
on this outstanding wildlife trip. |
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Polar
Bear, Glaucous Gulls and a Thayer's Gull (front) feeding on a dead
Beluga Whale. |
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4. Please go to page 5 - Arctic Plants and a Spider |
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