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Standing Polar Bear by David & Shiela Glatz Via Flickr: Even from a boat, watching an adult Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) from a safe distance, the bear is an impressive sight. Here an adult Polar Bear caught our scent when the wind shifted. These bears will stalk and kill humans - we are on their menu - so we were happy to be on a boat with a working motor. Stuck around just long enough to get some frame-filling images of this awesome and beautiful animal. Kaktovik, Barter Island, Arctic Alaska