ADORABLE POLAR BEAR CUBS PLAY-FIGHT IN THE SNOW

A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow. Pictured on the coast of Kaktovik on Barter Island, the young polar bears roll around in the powdery snow as they tickle and wrestle together. Finishing their play-date, one of the cheeky bears teasingly sticks out its tongue before bounding towards their mother.

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OWLS ARE MASTERS OF DISGUISE IN INDIAN FOREST

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RESTLESS BEAR CUB

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SQUIRRELS SQUABBLE OVER LUNCH

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SERENE ICEBERGS

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