Polar bears are engaged in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_fighting" class="extiw" title="en:Play fighting">play fight</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill,_Manitoba" class="extiw" title="en:Churchill, Manitoba">Churchill</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" class="extiw" title="en:Canada">Canada</a>. Play fights have an important role in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/social_behavior" class="extiw" title="en:social behavior">social behavior</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/male" class="extiw" title="en:male">male</a> polar bears. During these fights the bears come into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/body_contact" class="extiw" title="en:body contact">body contact</a>, but never injure one another. Play fights might be observed in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/autumn" class="extiw" title="en:autumn">autumn</a> before the ice is formed.
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