Polar bears have a very finely-developed sense of smell enabling them to smell seals through 5 feet of ice. (Photo:Orclimber on Flickr)
A polar bear family takes an afternoon nap cuddled up together in Manitoba, Canada. (Thomas D. Mangelsen / Nature’s Best Photography via PhotoBlog - Nature’s Best Photography: Polar bears in Manitoba, Canada)
Photographer’s comments: “After being woken up by its squirming, sleepy sibling, this polar bear cub is wide-awake and ready to play. Greeting the wintry world, he waves his soft paw from the warm haven of his mother’s arms.”
By Ucumari on Flickr
Marina shack in Stonehurt, Nova Scotia. Photo by Amanda White.
RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2011 - A polar bear swims underwater in the St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo in St-Felicien, Quebec October 31, 2011. According to Environment Canada, Canada is home to around 15,000 of the estimated 20,000 polar bears in the world. (via Photo from Reuters Pictures)
A polar bear shakes off water at the St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo in St-Felicien, Quebec, Canada. According to Environment Canada, Canada is home to about 15,000 of the estimated 20,000 polar bear population.
View more from today’s edition of Pictures in the News on Framework.
Photo credit: Mathieu Belanger / Reuters
ATHENS, GREECE - JUNE 30: (EDITORS NOTE: This Image was created with a variable planed lens) Stephan Quick of Canada shows emotions during the 50 meters run medal ceremony after finishing first at the Athens 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games on June 30, 2011 in Athens, Greece. (via Photo from Getty Images)