909-32 - Young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sitting on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-17 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother protecting her two cubs . WilhelmØya, Svalbard.

909-9 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) walking on snow. Rijpfjorden, Svalbard.

909-23 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) and its mirroring in a meltwater pond. North Spitsbergen, Svalbard

909-31 - Curious polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-242 - A Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) shaking its fur after climbing out of the water . Northwest of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

909-247 - Female Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) with her tired cup who is lying behind on the ice. Northwest of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

909-14 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) walking along a pebbled beach. L¬gØya, Svalbard.

909-30 - Curious polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-12 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother with two cubs walking on sea ice. Rijpfjorden, Svalbard.

909-28 - Curious polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-250 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) standing on a huge pack ice field, in the background a mountain silhouette . Nordenskiàldbukta, North of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

909-33 - Young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sitting on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-19 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother with three cubs feeding on the remains of a walrus skin. WilhelmØya, Svalbard.

909-18 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother with three cubs on an ice terrace. WilhelmØya, Svalbard.

909-235 - Female Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) accompanied by two cubs seeking for mother's protection, all on melting pack ice in the early morning sun. South of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic (rr)

909-24 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-26 - Curious polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-13 - Two young Polar Bears (Ursus Maritimus) feeding of a walrus carcass (Odobenus Rosmarus). WilhelmØya, Svalbard.

909-25 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-16 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother with two cubs standing on an ice terrace. WilhelmØya, Svalbard.

909-11 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother with two cubs. Rijpfjorden, Svalbard.

909-236 - A well fed Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) standing on melting pack ice, looking curiously, in the background a mountain silhouette . Northwest of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

909-15 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother with two cubs standing on an ice terrace. WilhelmØya, Svalbard.

909-234 - Female Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) accompanied by two cubs, hungry and curious, walking on melting pack ice in the early morning sun. South of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

909-20 - Paw with claws of a young Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus). Hinlopenstreet, Svalbard.

909-248 - Female Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) with her one year old cup who want to play . Southeast of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

909-238 - A Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) gets followed by another bear . Northwest of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

909-27 - Curious polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-29 - Curious polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-21 - Female Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) with her cub walking on sea ice. North Spitsbergen, Svalbard

909-6 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on drift ice and looking towards camera. North of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic.

909-10 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) on cracking sea ice. Rijpfjorden, Svalbard.

909-8 - Swimming Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus). Olga Street, Svalbard, High Norwegian Arctic.

909-7 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on drift ice with its mirror on a meltwater pond. North of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic.

909-5 - 'Dirty' face Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) standing on rocks. Hamilton bay, Raudfjord, Svalbard, High Norwegian Arctic.

909-22 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) and its mirroring when walking along a meltwater pond. North Spitsbergen, Svalbard

909-237 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) rolling on the snow for cleaning its fur. Northwest of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

909-249 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) getting up and stretching his legs. Nordenskiàldbukta, North of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

921-203 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-196 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-195 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-198 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-417 - Polar Bear. Longyearbyen, Nordaustlandet, South Severn Is, Svalbard, Norway

921-201 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

1034-29 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) large adult male on snow ice pack. Spitzbergen, Polar High Arctic, North Atlantic.

1034-27 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) female with two first-ear cubs on pack ice. Spitzbergen, Polar High Arctic, North Atlantic.

1034-30 - Head of dead Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Died of natural causes. Spitzbergen, Polar High Arctic, North Atlantic.

921-215 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-416 - Polar Bear. Longyearbyen, Nordaustlandet, South Severn Is, Svalbard, Norway

921-154 - Polar Bears and cubs (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

1034-28 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) rolling on snow ice pack. Spitzbergen, Polar High Arctic, North Atlantic.

1034-31 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with cub at edge of the ice.

1034-26 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Wild, large adult male with radio tracking collar. Spitzbergen, Polar high Arctic, North Atlantic.

1034-153 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and tourists aboard eco-tourism ship. Spitzbergen, Polar High Arctic, North Atlantic.

921-415 - Polar Bear. Longyearbyen, Nordaustlandet, South Severn Is, Svalbard, Norway

921-205 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-192 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-189 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-419 - Polar Bear. Longyearbyen, Nordaustlandet, South Severn Is, Svalbard, Norway

921-188 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-193 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-190 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-222 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-413 - Polar Bear. Longyearbyen, Nordaustlandet, South Severn Is, Svalbard, Norway

921-411 - Polar Bear. Longyearbyen, Nordaustlandet, South Severn Is, Svalbard, Norway

921-200 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-220 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway - EXCLUSIVE Sale for calendar in France for 2012 ONLY

921-412 - Polar Bear. Longyearbyen, Nordaustlandet, South Severn Is, Svalbard, Norway

921-219 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-216 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-418 - Polar Bear. Longyearbyen, Nordaustlandet, South Severn Is, Svalbard, Norway

921-191 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-206 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-199 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway (rr)

921-204 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-214 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-194 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-202 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-218 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-212 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-217 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-213 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-414 - Polar Bear. Longyearbyen, Nordaustlandet, South Severn Is, Svalbard, Norway

921-221 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

921-197 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

979-8691 - Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) adult and cub swimming. Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

979-5389 - A curious adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in the Barents Sea, Edge Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

979-5385 - A curious adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in the Barents Sea, Edge Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

979-863 - Polar Bear Mother protecting cubs, Ursus maritimus, taiga, Churchill, Manitoba, Hudson Bay, Canada

979-8586 - A well-scarred old male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on a fresh bearded seal kill near Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

979-991 - Curious young female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea off the eastern coast of EdgeØya (Edge Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.

979-8620 - Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) adult and cub hunting, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

979-5386 - A curious adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in the Barents Sea, Edge Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

979-2338 - Two adult male Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) swimming in open water in Hudson Bay to avoid the summer heat and insects near boat outside Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

979-911 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on ice and rocks near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

979-865 - Mother Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) with 3 month old cubs near Wapusk Park, northern Manitoba, Canada.

979-5369 - A young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), scavenging a polar bear carcass on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea, Edge Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

979-935 - Adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the beach near pack ice in Isbukta (Ice Bay) in the Barents Sea off the eastern coast of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.

979-894 - Adult male Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, on frozen lake at sunset near Churchill, northern Manitoba, Hudson Bay, Canada