A Picture is Worth... Playful Polar Bear

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Polar bears are getting quite a lot of media attention these days because of global warming and people are becoming more familiar with them. But here's a side of them that we don't see every day: The playful side. Above is a wild male polar bear, about 1,200lbs and probably hadn't eaten in 4 months, playing with sled dogs in the North of Manitoba, Canada. This is not a unique event, it happens more often than we think in nature. Don't try this at home, though. Via ::Animals at Play

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And just for fun:

Waiting Bear: Built this with my bear hands/Screen capture

Tags: Animals | Arctic | Canada