Polar Bear( Ursus maritimus ),near the water edge along a barrier island outside Kaktovik, Every fall, polar bears (Ursus maritimus) gather near Kaktovik on the northern edge of ANWR, Barter Island, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

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