Polar Bear cub, Beaufort Sea, Alaska.
Alaska
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) cub standing on the frozen surface of the Southern Beaufort Sea. Freeze-up comes early here, and the polar bears eagerly await the ice formation so they can more successfully hunt seals in the shallow waters. Polar bears, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR, Alaska. Photo © copyright by Carl Donohue.