Cooling Off
A mother Polar Bear cools off in a patch of snow on a very hot day in Greenland. This mother and her cub were walking along the side of the fjord and once they saw the ship the mother became immediately curious and eventually and tentatively came right down the waters edge and even entered the water and swam out towards our zodiacs. She was regularly smelling the air and I am sure she was sizing us up for a possible next meal. She and the cub returned to shore after deciding we were not worth the effort. The cub was the hairiest I had ever seen, it looked like it was shampooed and blow-dried. This was one of the most amazing Polar bear encounters I have ever had. The beautiful weather and calm waters made my photos look like they were taken in a zoo!
Image taken in Napassorssuaq Fjord, South Greenland.
Cooling Off
A mother Polar Bear cools off in a patch of snow on a very hot day in Greenland. This mother and her cub were walking along the side of the fjord and once they saw the ship the mother became immediately curious and eventually and tentatively came right down the waters edge and even entered the water and swam out towards our zodiacs. She was regularly smelling the air and I am sure she was sizing us up for a possible next meal. She and the cub returned to shore after deciding we were not worth the effort. The cub was the hairiest I had ever seen, it looked like it was shampooed and blow-dried. This was one of the most amazing Polar bear encounters I have ever had. The beautiful weather and calm waters made my photos look like they were taken in a zoo!
Image taken in Napassorssuaq Fjord, South Greenland.