Ursus maritimus, polar bear, Alaska.
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Polar bears are classified as marine mammals, and their scientific name, Ursus maritimus, translates in English as “Sea bear”, from the latin “Ursus” = “bear” and “maritimus” = “sea”. Polar bears spend most of their adult lives on the sea ice of the Arctic Ocean. A young polar bear on the ice of the Beaufort Sea, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
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