Released 2010-11-01

Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus

Like most animals, polar bears rely heavily on four of their major senses to understand the world: sight, smell, hearing and tactile. Primary among these is their acute sense of smell -- polar bears can smell a seal, buried under three feet of snow, more than a mile away, and seals on the surface more than twenty miles away. Naturally curious animals, they will often investigate unfamiliar objects, sometimes even if said object is much larger than they are. Upon noticing our ship, this bear perked up its ears and spent several minutes sniffing the air, trying to determine what we were, if we posed any threat, and likely, if we represented food. It moved to several different parts of the pack ice, sniffing all the way. Finally, it must have decided that we did not smell like seal, for it went on about its way, completely unconcerned by our presence.

This is a limited edition photograph with a total of 500 photos printed across all sizes, as noted

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